prometer Conditional Conjugation
prometer — to promise
The conditional of prometer uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: prometería, prometerías, prometería, etc.
prometer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would promise' under certain conditions, or to report a promise made in the past (future-in-the-past).
Notes on prometer in the Conditional
Prometer is regular in the conditional. The endings are identical to the imperfect of -er/-ir verbs but added to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo prometería ir, pero no tengo dinero.
I would promise to go, but I don't have money.
yo
Dijo que nos prometería una respuesta pronto.
He said he would promise us an answer soon.
él/ella/usted
¿Nos prometeríais vuestro apoyo?
Would you all promise us your support?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prometeria (missing accent)
Correct: prometería
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the 'i' to differentiate it from other possible forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prometo
Prometer is a regular -er verb in the present: prometo, prometes, promete, prometemos, prometéis, prometen.
Preterite
yo: prometí
The preterite of prometer is regular: prometí, prometiste, prometió, prometimos, prometisteis, prometieron.
Imperfect
yo: prometía
The imperfect of prometer uses regular -ía endings: prometía, prometías, prometía, prometíamos, prometíais, prometían.
Future
yo: prometeré
The future of prometer is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: prometeré, prometerás, prometerá, prometeremos, prometeréis, prometerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prometa
The present subjunctive of prometer follows the -er pattern: prometa, prometas, prometa, prometamos, prometáis, prometan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prometiera
The imperfect subjunctive of prometer uses the -iera endings: prometiera, prometieras, prometiera, prometiéramos, prometierais, prometieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: promete
The imperative of prometer uses the forms: promete (tú), prometa (usted), prometamos (nosotros), prometed (vosotros), prometan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prometas
The negative imperative of prometer uses the present subjunctive forms: no prometas, no prometa, no prometamos, no prometáis, no prometan.