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Today we're learning two new verbs, and we'll start with the verb Prometeer, which means to promise.

For example, can you promise me that you are going to do it?

Can you promise me that you are going to do it? Now, of course, yesterday we learned the verb

jurar, which means to swear.

What's the difference between jurar and Prometere?

Well, jurar can be used in a wide variety of ways, including to swear that something is true.

But Prometer is used specifically when you're promising something for the future.

This is actually traditionally true in English, too.

Sometimes we colloquially say things like, I promise that he is here.

But that's kind of an odd use.

The dictionary correct way to use the word promise is to promise that something is going to happen in the future.

So in summary, you can use jurar for the past, the present, or the future,

but you'll typically use Prometer only for the future.

Here's another example.

I'll be there.

I promise you it.

Estere I'll be there.

Te lo prometo. So as you can see, I'll promise.

So as you can see, just like the verb jurar, this tends to take both direct and indirect objects.

Here's another example where we use Prometer for the future of the past.

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