Prometer

to promise

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

prometer

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

prometiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

prometido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometo I promise	I promise
tú	prometes you promise	you promise
él/ella/usted	promete he/she/you promises	he/she/you promises
nosotros	prometemos we promise	we promise
vosotros	prometéis you all promise	you all promise
ellos/ustedes	prometen they/you all promise	they/you all promise

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometía I used to promise	I used to promise
tú	prometías you used to promise	you used to promise
él/ella/usted	prometía he/she/you used to promise	he/she/you used to promise
nosotros	prometíamos we used to promise	we used to promise
vosotros	prometíais you all used to promise	you all used to promise
ellos/ustedes	prometían they/you all used to promise	they/you all used to promise

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometí I promised	I promised
tú	prometiste you promised	you promised
él/ella/usted	prometió he/she/you promised	he/she/you promised
nosotros	prometimos we promised	we promised
vosotros	prometisteis you all promised	you all promised
ellos/ustedes	prometieron they/you all promised	they/you all promised

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometeré I will promise	I will promise
tú	prometerás you will promise	you will promise
él/ella/usted	prometerá he/she/you will promise	he/she/you will promise
nosotros	prometeremos we will promise	we will promise
vosotros	prometeréis you all will promise	you all will promise
ellos/ustedes	prometerán they/you all will promise	they/you all will promise

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometería I would promise	I would promise
tú	prometerías you would promise	you would promise
él/ella/usted	prometería he/she/you would promise	he/she/you would promise
nosotros	prometeríamos we would promise	we would promise
vosotros	prometeríais you all would promise	you all would promise
ellos/ustedes	prometerían they/you all would promise	they/you all would promise

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometa that I promise	that I promise
tú	prometas that you promise	that you promise
él/ella/usted	prometa that he/she/you promise	that he/she/you promise
nosotros	prometamos that we promise	that we promise
vosotros	prometáis that you all promise	that you all promise
ellos/ustedes	prometan that they/you all promise	that they/you all promise

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prometiera or prometiese that I promised	that I promised
tú	prometieras or prometieses that you promised	that you promised
él/ella/usted	prometiera or prometiese that he/she/you promised	that he/she/you promised
nosotros	prometiéramos or prometiésemos that we promised	that we promised
vosotros	prometierais or prometieseis that you all promised	that you all promised
ellos/ustedes	prometieran or prometiesen that they/you all promised	that they/you all promised

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he prometido I have promised	I have promised
tú	has prometido you have promised	you have promised
él/ella/usted	ha prometido he/she/you have promised	he/she/you have promised
nosotros	hemos prometido we have promised	we have promised
vosotros	habéis prometido you all have promised	you all have promised
ellos/ustedes	han prometido they/you all have promised	they/you all have promised

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había prometido I had promised	I had promised
tú	habías prometido you had promised	you had promised
él/ella/usted	había prometido he/she/you had promised	he/she/you had promised
nosotros	habíamos prometido we had promised	we had promised
vosotros	habíais prometido you all had promised	you all had promised
ellos/ustedes	habían prometido they/you all had promised	they/you all had promised

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube prometido I had promised	I had promised
tú	hubiste prometido you had promised	you had promised
él/ella/usted	hubo prometido he/she/you had promised	he/she/you had promised
nosotros	hubimos prometido we had promised	we had promised
vosotros	hubisteis prometido you all had promised	you all had promised
ellos/ustedes	hubieron prometido they/you all had promised	they/you all had promised

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré prometido I will have promised	I will have promised
tú	habrás prometido you will have promised	you will have promised
él/ella/usted	habrá prometido he/she/you will have promised	he/she/you will have promised
nosotros	habremos prometido we will have promised	we will have promised
vosotros	habréis prometido you all will have promised	you all will have promised
ellos/ustedes	habrán prometido they/you all will have promised	they/you all will have promised

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría prometido I would have promised	I would have promised
tú	habrías prometido you would have promised	you would have promised
él/ella/usted	habría prometido he/she/you would have promised	he/she/you would have promised
nosotros	habríamos prometido we would have promised	we would have promised
vosotros	habríais prometido you all would have promised	you all would have promised
ellos/ustedes	habrían prometido they/you all would have promised	they/you all would have promised

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya prometido that I have promised	that I have promised
tú	hayas prometido that you have promised	that you have promised
él/ella/usted	haya prometido that he/she/you have promised	that he/she/you have promised
nosotros	hayamos prometido that we have promised	that we have promised
vosotros	hayáis prometido that you all have promised	that you all have promised
ellos/ustedes	hayan prometido that they/you all have promised	that they/you all have promised

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera prometido that I had promised	that I had promised
tú	hubieras prometido that you had promised	that you had promised
él/ella/usted	hubiera prometido that he/she/you had promised	that he/she/you had promised
nosotros	hubiéramos prometido that we had promised	that we had promised
vosotros	hubierais prometido that you all had promised	that you all had promised
ellos/ustedes	hubieran prometido that they/you all had promised	that they/you all had promised

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	promete	promise! (you)
usted	prometa	promise! (you formal)
nosotros	prometamos	let's promise!
vosotros	prometed	promise! (you all)
ustedes	prometan	promise! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no prometas	don't promise! (you)
usted	no prometa	don't promise! (you formal)
nosotros	no prometamos	let's not promise!
vosotros	no prometáis	don't promise! (you all)
ustedes	no prometan	don't promise! (you all)

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