All verbs

/pʁomɛtʁ/to promiseB1

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; à for who, de + infinitive for what

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
promettons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

promet-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

promett-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

promett-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

promett-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

promett-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
promettre
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

promettr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

promettr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

promettre

Past participle
promis

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

promis

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

promis

Conjugation

présent
Ije promets/ʒə pʁomɛ/I promise
youtu promets/ty pʁomɛ/you promise
he/sheil promet/il pʁomɛ/he promises
wenous promettons/nu pʁomɛtɔ̃/we promise
youvous promettez/vu pʁomɛte/you promise
theyils promettent/il pʁomɛt/they promise

Examples

  • Je promets.

    /ʒə pʁo.mɛ/

    I promise.

  • Il promet.

    /il pʁo.mɛ/

    He promises.

  • Que promets-tu ?

    /kə pʁo.mɛ.ty/

    What are you promising?

Notes

  • Built on mettre: je promets, nous promettons, promis.

  • C'est promis is "it's a promise" — the everyday confirmation.