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promettere

to promise

verb irregular Word 396 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate promettere

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io prometto I promise / I am promising
tu prometti you promise / you are promising
lui/lei promette he/she promises / he/she is promising
noi promettiamo we promise / we are promising
voi promettete you all promise / you all are promising
loro promettono they promise / they are promising

Imperfect

io promettevo I was promising / I used to promise
tu promettevi you were promising / you used to promise
lui/lei prometteva he/she was promising / he/she used to promise
noi promettevamo we were promising / we used to promise
voi promettevate you all were promising / you all used to promise
loro promettevano they were promising / they used to promise

Future

io prometterò I will promise
tu prometterai you will promise
lui/lei prometterà he/she will promise
noi prometteremo we will promise
voi prometterete you all will promise
loro prometteranno they will promise

Passato prossimo

io ho promesso I promised / I have promised
tu hai promesso you promised / you have promised
lui/lei ha promesso he/she promised / he/she has promised
noi abbiamo promesso we promised / we have promised
voi avete promesso you all promised / you all have promised
loro hanno promesso they promised / they have promised

In a sentence

Ti prometto che torno presto.

I promise you I'll be back soon.

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