Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprometo | |
| tú | comprometes | |
| él / ella / usted | compromete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprometemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprometéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprometen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprometí | |
| tú | comprometiste | |
| él / ella / usted | comprometió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprometimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprometisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprometieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprometía | |
| tú | comprometías | |
| él / ella / usted | comprometía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprometíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprometíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprometían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprometeré | |
| tú | comprometerás | |
| él / ella / usted | comprometerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprometeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprometeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprometerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprometería | |
| tú | comprometerías | |
| él / ella / usted | comprometería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprometeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprometeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprometerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprometa | |
| tú | comprometas | |
| él / ella / usted | comprometa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprometamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprometáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprometan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (reflexive) to promise, to engage to be married
- (reflexive) to compromise, to endanger
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations