promettre
to promise
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Présent
Présent
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| je | promets |
| tu | promets |
| il/elle | promet |
| nous | promettons |
| vous | promettez |
| ils/elles | promettent |
Je promets de t'aider demain.
I promise to help you tomorrow.
Elle promet de ne pas être en retard.
She promises not to be late.
2.Passé Composé
Passé Composé
Completed past actions with present relevance.
| je | ai promis |
| tu | as promis |
| il/elle | a promis |
| nous | avons promis |
| vous | avez promis |
| ils/elles | ont promis |
Il a promis de venir à la fête.
He promised to come to the party.
Nous avons promis de garder le secret.
We promised to keep the secret.
3.Imparfait
Imparfait
Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.
| je | promettais |
| tu | promettais |
| il/elle | promettait |
| nous | promettions |
| vous | promettiez |
| ils/elles | promettaient |
Quand j'étais enfant, je promettais toujours d'être sage.
When I was a child, I always promised to be good.
Elle promettait de m'appeler chaque semaine.
She promised to call me every week.
4.Futur Simple
Futur Simple
Future events, promises, and formal predictions.
| je | promettrai |
| tu | promettras |
| il/elle | promettra |
| nous | promettrons |
| vous | promettrez |
| ils/elles | promettront |
Je promettrai de faire mes devoirs.
I will promise to do my homework.
Ils promettront de ne pas oublier.
They will promise not to forget.
5.Conditionnel Présent
Conditionnel Présent
Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.
| je | promettrais |
| tu | promettrais |
| il/elle | promettrait |
| nous | promettrions |
| vous | promettriez |
| ils/elles | promettraient |
Je promettrais de t'aider si j'avais le temps.
I would promise to help you if I had the time.
Elle promettrait de venir si elle pouvait.
She would promise to come if she could.
6.Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Présent
Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.
| je | promette |
| tu | promettes |
| il/elle | promette |
| nous | promettions |
| vous | promettiez |
| ils/elles | promettent |
Il faut que je promets de rester en contact.
I must promise to stay in touch.
Il est important qu'elle promette de faire de son mieux.
It is important that she promises to do her best.
7.Plus-que-parfait
Plus-que-parfait
Actions completed before another past action.
| je | avais promis |
| tu | avais promis |
| il/elle | avait promis |
| nous | avions promis |
| vous | aviez promis |
| ils/elles | avaient promis |
J'avais promis de l'aider avant de partir.
I had promised to help him before leaving.
Ils avaient promis de se revoir l'année suivante.
They had promised to see each other the following year.
"promettre" in other languages
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Common questions
- Is "promettre" regular or irregular in French?
- "promettre" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
- How do you conjugate "promettre" in the present tense?
- In the Présent, "promettre" conjugates as: promets, promets, promettons, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "promettre" in French?
- In the Passé Composé, "promettre" conjugates as: ai promis, as promis, avons promis, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "promettre" in French?
- "promettre" (to promise) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.