French reference
promettre
to promise
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I promise |
| tu | you promise |
| il/elle/on | he/she promises |
| nous | we promise |
| vous | you (plural/formal) promise |
| ils/elles | they promise |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I promised; I have promised |
| tu | you promised; you have promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she promised; he/she has promised |
| nous | we promised; we have promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) promised; you (plural/formal) have promised |
| ils/elles | they promised; they have promised |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to promise |
| tu | you used to promise |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to promise |
| nous | we used to promise |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to promise |
| ils/elles | they used to promise |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had promised |
| tu | you had promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she had promised |
| nous | we had promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had promised |
| ils/elles | they had promised |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will promise |
| tu | you will promise |
| il/elle/on | he/she will promise |
| nous | we will promise |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will promise |
| ils/elles | they will promise |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have promised |
| tu | you will have promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have promised |
| nous | we will have promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have promised |
| ils/elles | they will have promised |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to promise |
| tu | you are going to promise |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to promise |
| nous | we are going to promise |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to promise |
| ils/elles | they are going to promise |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just promised |
| tu | you have just promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just promised |
| nous | we have just promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just promised |
| ils/elles | they have just promised |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I promised |
| tu | you promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she promised |
| nous | we promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) promised |
| ils/elles | they promised |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had promised |
| tu | you had promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she had promised |
| nous | we had promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had promised |
| ils/elles | they had promised |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would promise |
| tu | you would promise |
| il/elle/on | he/she would promise |
| nous | we would promise |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would promise |
| ils/elles | they would promise |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have promised |
| tu | you would have promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have promised |
| nous | we would have promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have promised |
| ils/elles | they would have promised |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have promised |
| tu | you would have promised |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have promised |
| nous | we would have promised |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have promised |
| ils/elles | they would have promised |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I promise |
| tu | (that) you promise |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she promises |
| nous | (that) we promise |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) promise |
| ils/elles | (that) they promise |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have promised |
| tu | (that) you have promised |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has promised |
| nous | (that) we have promised |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have promised |
| ils/elles | (that) they have promised |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I promised |
| tu | (that) you promised |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she promised |
| nous | (that) we promised |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) promised |
| ils/elles | (that) they promised |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had promised |
| tu | (that) you had promised |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had promised |
| nous | (that) we had promised |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had promised |
| ils/elles | (that) they had promised |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | promise! |
| nous | let's promise! |
| vous | promise! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have promised by then! |
| nous | let's have promised by then! |
| vous | have promised by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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