prometer Imperfect Conjugation
prometer — to promise
The imperfect of prometer uses regular -ía endings: prometía, prometías, prometía, prometíamos, prometíais, prometían.
prometer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a promise that was ongoing, a recurring promise in the past, or to set the scene (e.g., 'He was promising the world while...').
Notes on prometer in the Imperfect
Prometer is regular in the imperfect. All forms carry a written accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre prometía portarme bien.
As a child, I always used to promise to behave well.
yo
Ustedes prometían mejoras cada año.
You all used to promise improvements every year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi abuelo nos prometía dulces si terminábamos la tarea.
My grandfather would promise us sweets if we finished our homework.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prometia
Correct: prometía
Why: All -er imperfect forms require an accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'prometer' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
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.
Future
yo: prometeré
The future of prometer is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: prometeré, prometerás, prometerá, prometeremos, prometeréis, prometerán.
Conditional
yo: prometería
The conditional of prometer uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: prometería, prometerías, prometería, etc.
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.