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To promise in English

Regular verb
promise, promised, promised

Indicative

Present (simple)

  • I promise
  • you promise
  • he promises
  • we promise
  • you promise
  • they promise

Present progressive / continuous

  • I am promising
  • you are promising
  • he is promising
  • we are promising
  • you are promising
  • they are promising

Past (simple)

  • I promised
  • you promised
  • he promised
  • we promised
  • you promised
  • they promised

Past progressive / continuous

  • I was promising
  • you were promising
  • he was promising
  • we were promising
  • you were promising
  • they were promising

Present perfect (simple)

  • I have promised
  • you have promised
  • he has promised
  • we have promised
  • you have promised
  • they have promised

Present perfect progressive / continuous

  • I have been promising
  • you have been promising
  • he has been promising
  • we have been promising
  • you have been promising
  • they have been promising

Past perfect

  • I had promised
  • you had promised
  • he had promised
  • we had promised
  • you had promised
  • they had promised

Past perfect progressive / continuous

  • I had been promising
  • you had been promising
  • he had been promising
  • we had been promising
  • you had been promising
  • they had been promising

Future

  • I will promise
  • you will promise
  • he will promise
  • we will promise
  • you will promise
  • they will promise

Future progressive / continuous

  • I will be promising
  • you will be promising
  • he will be promising
  • we will be promising
  • you will be promising
  • they will be promising

Future perfect

  • I will have promised
  • you will have promised
  • he will have promised
  • we will have promised
  • you will have promised
  • they will have promised

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been promising
  • you will have been promising
  • he will have been promising
  • we will have been promising
  • you will have been promising
  • they will have been promising

Conditional

Simple

  • I would promise
  • you would promise
  • he would promise
  • we would promise
  • you would promise
  • they would promise

Progressive

  • I would be promising
  • you would be promising
  • he would be promising
  • we would be promising
  • you would be promising
  • they would be promising

Perfect

  • I would have promised
  • you would have promised
  • he would have promised
  • we would have promised
  • you would have promised
  • they would have promised

Perfect progressive

  • I would have been promising
  • you would have been promising
  • he would have been promising
  • we would have been promising
  • you would have been promising
  • they would have been promising

Infinitive

Infinitive

  • to promise

Imperative

Imperative

  • promise
  • Let's promise

Examples of conjugation of the verb To promise

Indicative Present (simple): Bruno Delavigne promises his San Francisco staff that every new fragrance line will include a dedicated fire-safety briefing in honor of his grandfather Xavier.
Indicative Present progressive / continuous: The noseless perfumer is promising Horatio Oléré a full week in Pamplona if the new Delavigne Corporation campaign exceeds its targets.
Indicative Past (simple): Standing over his grandfather's workbench in Montmartre, a young Bruno promised to carry on Xavier's legacy no matter the cost.
Indicative Past progressive / continuous: Bruno was promising his surfing instructor a generous tip when a rogue wave sent both of them tumbling into the Pacific.
Indicative Present perfect (simple): The grandson of Xavier has promised environmental activists that the Delavigne Corporation will cut its carbon footprint in half within five years.
Indicative Present perfect progressive / continuous: Horatio Oléré has been promising Bruno's San Francisco staff a surprise bonus for months, and the suspense is becoming unbearable.
Indicative Past perfect: By the time Bruno arrived at the Pamplona starting line, he had already promised three fellow runners he would pace them through the final stretch.
Indicative Past perfect progressive / continuous: The CEO had been promising to overhaul the Delavigne Corporation's fragrance fire prevention policy for years before the board finally held him to it.
Indicative Future: Bruno will promise his new hires the same thing he promises everyone: that hard work and a little courage can build something as grand as the Delavigne Corporation.
Indicative Future progressive / continuous: This time tomorrow, the bull-runner will be promising Horatio he will absolutely not sprint ahead of the pack again — a promise neither of them believes.
Indicative Future perfect: By the end of the charity gala, Bruno will have promised every environmental activist in the room a personal tour of the Delavigne Corporation's green laboratories.
Indicative Future perfect progressive / continuous: By next spring, the perfumer will have been promising to take surfing lessons more seriously for two full years, to the quiet amusement of his San Francisco instructor.
Conditional Simple: Bruno would promise fewer things at Pamplona if the adrenaline from the bull-running did not make him feel utterly invincible.
Conditional Progressive: If the Delavigne Corporation shareholders were in the room, the CEO would be promising them record profits and a brand-new fragrance inspired by the streets of Montmartre.
Conditional Perfect: Bruno would have promised his grandfather Xavier that he would never work with open flames near the perfume vats, had he known what was coming.
Conditional Perfect progressive: Without Horatio's steadying influence, the noseless perfumer would have been promising investors the moon and the stars for the past decade without a single spreadsheet to back it up.
Imperative Imperative: « Promise me, Horatio, promise me you will never store the new candle line next to the alcohol-based serums, » Bruno says, gesturing firmly at the Delavigne Corporation stockroom.

Translation

Français

  • promettre

Deutsch

  • versprechen

Español

  • prometer

Italiano

  • promettere

Português

  • prometer

Nederlands

  • beloven

中文

  • 许诺

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