promover Preterite Conjugation
promover — to promote
In the preterite, promover is completely regular and follows standard -er endings.
promover Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific event or campaign that took place in the past and has concluded.
Notes on promover in the Preterite
Despite being irregular in the present, promover is regular in the preterite. There is no stem change here.
Example Sentences
El gobierno promovió una nueva reforma el año pasado.
The government promoted a new reform last year.
él/ella/usted
Promoví el evento en mis redes sociales.
I promoted the event on my social media.
yo
¿Promovieron ustedes la reunión?
Did you all promote the meeting?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: promuevió
Correct: promovió
Why: Learners often try to carry the o > ue stem change into the preterite, but it only belongs in the present.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: promuevo
Promover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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...