Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Introduction to the verb promettre
The English translation of the French verb promettre is “to promise.” It is pronounced as “pro-met” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word promettre can be traced back to the Latin word “promittere,” which means “to send forth” or “to promise.” It is most often used in everyday French as a way to make a pledge or commitment to someone.
Examples:
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Je te promets que je serai là à l’heure demain. (I promise you I will be there on time tomorrow.)
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Il a promis à sa mère qu’il étudierait plus pour ses examens. (He promised his mother he would study more for his exams.)
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Nous vous promettons de faire de notre mieux pour vous aider. (We promise to do our best to help you.)
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Promettre – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of promettre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | promets | Je te promets de toujours t’aimer. | I promise to always love you. |
tu | promets | Tu promets de venir à la fête? | Are you promising to come to the party? |
il | promet | Il promet de travailler plus dur. | He promises to work harder. |
elle | promet | Elle promet de garder le secret. | She promises to keep the secret. |
on | promet | On promet de faire mieux la prochaine fois. | We promise to do better next time. |
nous | promettons | Nous promettons de rendre visite à nos amis. | We promise to visit our friends. |
vous | promettez | Vous promettez de ne pas être en retard? | Are you promising not to be late? |
ils | promettent | Ils promettent de ne pas faire la même erreur. | They promise not to make the same mistake. |
elles | promettent | Elles promettent de nous aider avec les devoirs. | They promise to help us with our homework. |
Other Conjugations for Promettre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb promettre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb promettre
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