Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prometo | |
| tú | prometes | |
| él / ella / usted | promete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prometemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prometéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prometen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prometí | |
| tú | prometiste | |
| él / ella / usted | prometió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prometimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prometisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prometieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prometía | |
| tú | prometías | |
| él / ella / usted | prometía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prometíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prometíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prometían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prometeré | |
| tú | prometerás | |
| él / ella / usted | prometerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prometeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prometeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prometerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prometería | |
| tú | prometerías | |
| él / ella / usted | prometería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prometeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prometeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prometerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prometa | |
| tú | prometas | |
| él / ella / usted | prometa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prometamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prometáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prometan |
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
- to promise
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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