prometer Preterite Conjugation
prometer — to promise
The preterite of prometer is regular: prometí, prometiste, prometió, prometimos, prometisteis, prometieron.
prometer Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when a promise was made at a specific, completed point in time. It focuses on the act of giving one's word rather than the duration of the promise.
Notes on prometer in the Preterite
Prometer is fully regular in the preterite. Note the accent marks on the yo and él/ella/usted forms.
Example Sentences
Me prometiste que no se lo dirías a nadie.
You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone.
tú
El político prometió bajar los impuestos.
The politician promised to lower taxes.
él/ella/usted
Ellos prometieron ayudar con la mudanza.
They promised to help with the move.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prometio
Correct: prometió
Why: Without the accent, the pronunciation and tense change; the accent is required for the third-person singular preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prometo
Prometer is a regular -er verb in the present: prometo, prometes, promete, prometemos, prometéis, prometen.
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.
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.