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prometer
to promise
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I promise |
| você, ele, ela | you promise; he/she promises |
| nós | we promise |
| a gente | we promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) promise; they promise |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am promising |
| você, ele, ela | you are promising; he/she is promising |
| nós | we are promising |
| a gente | we are promising |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are promising; they are promising |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was promising |
| você, ele, ela | you were promising; he/she was promising |
| nós | we were promising |
| a gente | we were promising |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were promising; they were promising |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I promised |
| você, ele, ela | you promised; he/she promised |
| nós | we promised |
| a gente | we promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) promised; they promised |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to promise |
| você, ele, ela | you used to promise; he/she used to promise |
| nós | we used to promise |
| a gente | we used to promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to promise; they used to promise |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been promising |
| você, ele, ela | you have been promising; he/she has been promising |
| nós | we have been promising |
| a gente | we have been promising |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been promising; they have been promising |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had promised |
| você, ele, ela | you had promised; he/she had promised |
| nós | we had promised |
| a gente | we had promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had promised; they had promised |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had promised |
| você, ele, ela | you had promised; he/she had promised |
| nós | we had promised |
| a gente | we had promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had promised; they had promised |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will promise |
| você, ele, ela | you will promise; he/she will promise |
| nós | we will promise |
| a gente | we will promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will promise; they will promise |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have promised |
| você, ele, ela | you will have promised; he/she will have promised |
| nós | we will have promised |
| a gente | we will have promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have promised; they will have promised |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to promise |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to promise; he/she is going to promise |
| nós | we are going to promise |
| a gente | we are going to promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to promise; they are going to promise |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to promise |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to promise; he/she was going to promise |
| nós | we were going to promise |
| a gente | we were going to promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to promise; they were going to promise |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would promise |
| você, ele, ela | you would promise; he/she would promise |
| nós | we would promise |
| a gente | we would promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would promise; they would promise |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have promised |
| você, ele, ela | you would have promised; he/she would have promised |
| nós | we would have promised |
| a gente | we would have promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have promised; they would have promised |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I promise |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you promise; (that) he/she promises |
| nós | (that) we promise |
| a gente | (that) we promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) promise; (that) they promise |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I promised |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you promised; (if) he/she promised |
| nós | (if) we promised |
| a gente | (if) we promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) promised; (if) they promised |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have promised |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have promised; (that) he/she has promised |
| nós | (that) we have promised |
| a gente | (that) we have promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have promised; (that) they have promised |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had promised |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had promised; (that) he/she had promised |
| nós | (that) we had promised |
| a gente | (that) we had promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had promised; (that) they had promised |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I promise |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you promise; (when/if) he/she promises |
| nós | (when/if) we promise |
| a gente | (when/if) we promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) promise; (when/if) they promise |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have promised |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have promised; (when/if) he/she has promised |
| nós | (when/if) we have promised |
| a gente | (when/if) we have promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have promised; (when/if) they have promised |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | promise! |
| nós | let's promise! |
| vocês, eles, elas | promise! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not promise! |
| nós | let's not promise! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not promise! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to promise |
| você, ele, ela | for you to promise; for him/her to promise |
| nós | for us to promise |
| a gente | for us to promise |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to promise; for them to promise |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have promised |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have promised; for him/her to have promised |
| nós | for us to have promised |
| a gente | for us to have promised |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have promised; for them to have promised |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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