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i promised vs I had promised

Both options are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I promised' is used to talk about a promise made in the past but does not specify when it was made. 'I had promised' is used to talk about a promise made before a specific point in the past. The choice between the two depends on the time reference you want to convey.

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Last updated: October 23, 2024 • 11866 views

i promised

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a promise made in the past without specifying when.

This phrase is used to simply state that a promise was made in the past. It does not provide information about the specific time when the promise was made.

Examples:

I promised to help her with her homework yesterday.
He promised to call me back, but he never did.

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"I Promised Myself" is a song written and originally performed by Nick Kamen. It was released as a single twice: first from his album Move Until We Fly in 1990, ...
I promised myself I would go and visit her → me prometí que iría a visitarla buy that new dress you've been promising yourself → cómprate ese nuevo vestido ...

Alternatives:

I made a promise
I gave my word

I had promised

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a promise made before a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that a promise was made before a particular time or event in the past. It emphasizes the completion of the promise before that point.

Examples:

I had promised to finish the project by Friday, but I couldn't meet the deadline.
She had promised to visit her grandmother before she fell ill.

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Pluperfect. I had promised you had promised he had promised we had promised you had promised they had promised. Future. I will promise you will promise
I had promised; you had promised; he had promised; we had promised; you had promised; they had promised. Pluperfect continu. I had been promising; you ...
à â á æ ß ç é ê è ë î ï í ñ ô ö œ ü û ú ù. English Spanish Portugese German French Italian Russian Latin. Conjugation.com automatically conjugates over 15000 ...
Nov 20, 2014 ... 'I had promised': Obama to announce executive action on immigration Thursday in primetime speech. Published November 20, 2014.

Alternatives:

I had made a promise
I had given my word

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