Italian reference
promettere
to promise
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I promise |
| tu | you promise |
| lui/lei | he/she promises; you (formal) promise |
| noi | we promise |
| voi | you (plural) promise |
| loro | they promise |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I promised; I have promised |
| tu | you promised; you have promised |
| lui/lei | he/she promised; he/she has promised; you (formal) promised; you (formal) have promised |
| noi | we promised; we have promised |
| voi | you (plural) promised; you (plural) have promised |
| loro | they promised; they have promised |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to promise |
| tu | you used to promise |
| lui/lei | he/she used to promise; you (formal) used to promise |
| noi | we used to promise |
| voi | you (plural) used to promise |
| loro | they used to promise |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had promised |
| tu | you had promised |
| lui/lei | he/she had promised; you (formal) had promised |
| noi | we had promised |
| voi | you (plural) had promised |
| loro | they had promised |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I promised |
| tu | you promised |
| lui/lei | he/she promised; you (formal) promised |
| noi | we promised |
| voi | you (plural) promised |
| loro | they promised |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had promised (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had promised (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had promised (before the next past event); you (formal) had promised (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had promised (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had promised (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had promised (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will promise |
| tu | you will promise |
| lui/lei | he/she will promise; you (formal) will promise |
| noi | we will promise |
| voi | you (plural) will promise |
| loro | they will promise |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have promised |
| tu | you will have promised |
| lui/lei | he/she will have promised; you (formal) will have promised |
| noi | we will have promised |
| voi | you (plural) will have promised |
| loro | they will have promised |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would promise |
| tu | you would promise |
| lui/lei | he/she would promise; you (formal) would promise |
| noi | we would promise |
| voi | you (plural) would promise |
| loro | they would promise |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have promised |
| tu | you would have promised |
| lui/lei | he/she would have promised; you (formal) would have promised |
| noi | we would have promised |
| voi | you (plural) would have promised |
| loro | they would have promised |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I promise |
| tu | (that) you promise |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she promises; (that) you (formal) promise |
| noi | (that) we promise |
| voi | (that) you (plural) promise |
| loro | (that) they promise |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have promised |
| tu | (that) you have promised |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has promised; (that) you (formal) have promised |
| noi | (that) we have promised |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have promised |
| loro | (that) they have promised |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I promised |
| tu | (that) you promised |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she promised; (that) you (formal) promised |
| noi | (that) we promised |
| voi | (that) you (plural) promised |
| loro | (that) they promised |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had promised |
| tu | (that) you had promised |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had promised; (that) you (formal) had promised |
| noi | (that) we had promised |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had promised |
| loro | (that) they had promised |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | promise! |
| lui/lei | promise! (formal) |
| noi | let's promise! |
| voi | promise! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.