prometer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
prometer — to promise
The imperfect subjunctive of prometer uses the -iera endings: prometiera, prometieras, prometiera, prometiéramos, prometierais, prometieran.
prometer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If I promised...') or after past-tense verbs of influence or emotion.
Notes on prometer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Prometer is regular, derived from the third-person plural preterite (prometieron) by dropping -on and adding -a endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo te prometiera un regalo, ¿vendrías?
If I promised you a gift, would you come?
yo
Mis padres querían que nosotros prometiéramos estudiar más.
My parents wanted us to promise to study more.
nosotros
Fue una lástima que no prometieran nada.
It was a shame they didn't promise anything.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prometieramos
Correct: prometiéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel preceding the -ramos ending.
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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.
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.
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.