Key facts

Promouvoir

To promote

B2Irregular
Model
mouvoir
Stem
promouv
Past participle
promu

Examples

Je promeus le site.

I promote the site.

Il ne promeut pas l'idée.

He doesn't promote the idea.

Nous promouvions ça.

We were promoting that.

Nous avons promu Paul.

We promoted Paul.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
Jepromeus
Ipromote
Tupromeus
Youpromote
Ilpromeut
Hepromotes
Nouspromouvons
Wepromote
Vouspromouvez
Youpromote
Ilspromeuvent
Theypromote

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais promouvoir
Iam going to promote
Tuvas promouvoir
Youare going to promote
Ilva promouvoir
Heis going to promote
Nousallons promouvoir
Weare going to promote
Vousallez promouvoir
Youare going to promote
Ilsvont promouvoir
Theyare going to promote

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de promouvoir
Ihave just promoted
Tuviens de promouvoir
Youhave just promoted
Ilvient de promouvoir
Hehas just promoted
Nousvenons de promouvoir
Wehave just promoted
Vousvenez de promouvoir
Youhave just promoted
Ilsviennent de promouvoir
Theyhave just promoted

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai promu
Ihave promoted
Tuas promu
Youhave promoted
Ila promu
Hehas promoted
Nousavons promu
Wehave promoted
Vousavez promu
Youhave promoted
Ilsont promu
Theyhave promoted

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jepromouvrais
Iwould promote
Tupromouvrais
Youwould promote
Ilpromouvrait
Hewould promote
Nouspromouvrions
Wewould promote
Vouspromouvriez
Youwould promote
Ilspromouvraient
Theywould promote

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jepromouvrai
Iwill promote
Tupromouvras
Youwill promote
Ilpromouvra
Hewill promote
Nouspromouvrons
Wewill promote
Vouspromouvrez
Youwill promote
Ilspromouvront
Theywill promote

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jepromouvais
Iwas promoting
Tupromouvais
Youwere promoting
Ilpromouvait
Hewas promoting
Nouspromouvions
Were promoting
Vouspromouviez
Youwere promoting
Ilspromouvaient
Theywere promoting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)promeus
Youpromote
(Nous)promouvons
Wepromote
(Vous)promouvez
Youpromote

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

promouvant
promoting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en promouvant
promoting

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