il a promis

he promised

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phrase Uncommon #16,491
he promised The passé composé of promettre (“to promise”). It is often followed by de and an infinitive: il a promis de venir means “he promised to come.”
FR: Il a promis de m'appeler ce soir.
EN: He promised to call me tonight.

Il a promis de me payer la veille, mais ne l'a pas fait.

He promised to pay me the day before, but he didn't.

— Article 15 (2019)

Il a promis que ça n'arriverait plus jamais.

He promised it would never happen again.

Il a promis d'être ici à six heures.

He promised to be here at six o’clock.

Il a promis qu'il m'écrirait de temps en temps.

He promised he would write to me from time to time.

Il a promis d'appeler.

He promised to call.

Il a promis de venir d'abord chez moi.

He promised to come to my house first.

Il a promis de ne le dire à personne.

He promised not to tell anyone.

Il a promis.

He promised.

Il a promis de m'appeler.

He promised to call me.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Il a promis qu'il ne mourrait pas.

He promised he wouldn’t die.

Il a promis d'arrêter tout ça.

He promised to stop all this.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Il est désolé, mais il a promis de venir.

He's sorry, but he promised to come.

Il a promis de venir mais n'a pas tenu parole.

He promised to come but didn't keep his word.

Il a promis de ne plus le faire.

He promised not to do it again.

Il a promis de me montrer, aussi.

He promised to show me, too.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Il a promis qu'il nous aiderait.

He promised that he would help us.

Il a promis d'écrire tous les jours.

He promised to write every day.

Il a promis qu'il le ferait demain.

He promised he would do it tomorrow.

Il a promis de revenir, mais n'a pas dit quand.

He promised to come back, but he didn't say when.