Promettre conjugation
to promise (someone)
Past participlepromis
Auxiliaryavoir
Present participlepromettant
Future stempromettr-
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Promettre in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Présent present
| je promets |
| tu promets |
| il/elle/on promet |
| nous promettons |
| vous promettez |
| ils/elles promettent |
Passé composé perfect
| j'ai promis |
| tu as promis |
| il/elle/on a promis |
| nous avons promis |
| vous avez promis |
| ils/elles ont promis |
Imparfait imperfect
| je promettais |
| tu promettais |
| il/elle/on promettait |
| nous promettions |
| vous promettiez |
| ils/elles promettaient |
Futur proche near future
| je vais promettre |
| tu vas promettre |
| il/elle/on va promettre |
| nous allons promettre |
| vous allez promettre |
| ils/elles vont promettre |
Futur simple simple future
| je promettrai |
| tu promettras |
| il/elle/on promettra |
| nous promettrons |
| vous promettrez |
| ils/elles promettront |
Conditionnel conditional
| je promettrais |
| tu promettrais |
| il/elle/on promettrait |
| nous promettrions |
| vous promettriez |
| ils/elles promettraient |
Impératif imperative (commands)
| (tu) promets |
| (nous) promettons |
| (vous) promettez |
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Plus-que-parfait pluperfect
| j'avais promis |
| tu avais promis |
| il/elle/on avait promis |
| nous avions promis |
| vous aviez promis |
| ils/elles avaient promis |
Subjonctif présent present subjunctive
| que je promette |
| que tu promettes |
| qu'il/elle/on promette |
| que nous promettions |
| que vous promettiez |
| qu'ils/elles promettent |
Quick questions about promettre
Is promettre regular or irregular?
Promettre is an irregular verb. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
Does promettre take avoir or être in the passé composé?
Promettre takes avoir: j'ai promis.
What is the past participle of promettre?
The past participle of promettre is promis.
What is the future stem of promettre?
The future and conditional stem of promettre is promettr-: je promettrai, je promettrais.
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