promover Present Conjugation
promover — to promote
Promover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
promover Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current initiatives, ongoing efforts to encourage something, or general truths about what an organization supports.
Notes on promover in the Present
This is an o > ue stem-changing verb. The change happens in the 'boot' forms: promuevo, promueves, promueve, and promueven.
Example Sentences
Yo promuevo el uso de la bicicleta en la ciudad.
I promote the use of bicycles in the city.
yo
Nosotros promovemos la cultura local.
We promote local culture.
nosotros
Esta ley promueve la igualdad de género.
This law promotes gender equality.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: promovo
Correct: promuevo
Why: Promover follows the o > ue stem change pattern in the first person singular.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: promoví
In the preterite, promover is completely regular and follows standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: promovía
The imperfect of promover is regular: promovía, promovías, promovía, promovíamos, promovíais, promovían.
Future
yo: promoveré
The future tense is regular: add endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive promover.
Conditional
yo: promovería
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: promovería, promoverías, promovería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: promueva
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change, using -a endings: promueva, promuevas, promueva...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: promoviera
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: promoviera, promovieras, promoviera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: promueve
The imperative uses 'promueve' (tú) and 'promueva' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no promuevas
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no promuevas, no promueva, no promovamos...