il promit

promised

→ promettre

promi promise + t il/elle simple past

verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #22,347

promised Literary past-tense form, mostly found in written narratives.

FR: Elle promit de revenir demain.

EN: She promised to come back tomorrow.

Conjugation of promettre

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	promis	—
Second	promis	—
Third	promit	—

Il promit tout ce qu'elle voulut.

He promised her everything she wanted.

Elle promit de l'épouser.

She promised to marry him.

Il promit également une politique étrangère forte.

He also promised a strong foreign policy.

L'artisan promit de venir le jour suivant.

The craftsman promised to come the following day.

Tom se promit de ne plus jamais refaire cela.

Tom promised himself never to do that again.

Il promit de le garder pour lui.

He promised to keep it to himself.

Il promit qu'il ne mentirait plus jamais.

He promised that he would never lie again.

Yu promit de réfléchir à ma question.

You promised to think about my question.

Elle promit que ça n'arriverait plus jamais.

She promised it would never happen again.

Il promit aux esclaves qu'ils seraient libérés.

He promised the slaves that they would be freed.

Il promit de se marier avec elle.

He promised to marry her.

Il fit ce qu'il promit de faire pour moi.

He did what he had promised to do for me.

Il promit de fournir des informations.

He promised to provide information.

Elle me promit qu'elle viendrait.

She promised me she would come.

C'est ce que Tom promit.

That’s what Tom promised.

Tom promit qu'il ne ferait pas cela.

Tom promised he wouldn't do that.

Elle promit de ne le dire à personne.

She promised not to tell anyone.

Mais le chevalier promit de laisser deux indices.

But the knight promised to leave two clues.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Elle promit de ne pas sortir seule.

She promised not to go out alone.

Il me promit d'être plus prudent à l'avenir.

He promised me he would be more careful in the future.