diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
index 80051b60a7..f3898032b2 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Type} from 'facade/lang';
-import {Future} from 'facade/async';
+import {Promise} from 'facade/async';
 import {Element} from 'facade/dom';
 //import {ProtoView} from './view';
 import {TemplateLoader} from './template_loader';
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ export class Compiler {
   }
 
   /**
-   * # Why future?
+   * # Why promise?
    *   - compilation will load templates. Instantiating views before templates are loaded will
    *     complicate the Directive code. BENEFIT: view instantiation become synchrnous.
    * # Why result that is independent of injector?
    *   - don't know about injector in deserialization
    *   - compile does not need the injector, only the ViewFactory does
    */
-  compile(component:Type, element:Element/* = null*/):Future/*<ProtoView>*/ {
+  compile(component:Type, element:Element/* = null*/):Promise/*<ProtoView>*/ {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/template_loader.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/template_loader.js
index b71b688447..cf3cbea1e5 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/template_loader.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/template_loader.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import {Future} from 'facade/async';
+import {Promise} from 'facade/async';
 //import {Document} from 'facade/dom';
 
 export class TemplateLoader {
 
   constructor() {}
 
-  load(url:String):Future/*<Document>*/ {
+  load(url:String):Promise/*<Document>*/ {
     return null;
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/di/src/annotations.js b/modules/di/src/annotations.js
index 13a4c77dfa..5ceecde1db 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/annotations.js
+++ b/modules/di/src/annotations.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export class Inject {
   }
 }
 
-export class InjectFuture {
+export class InjectPromise {
   @CONST()
   constructor(token) {
     this.token = token;
diff --git a/modules/di/src/binding.js b/modules/di/src/binding.js
index 3ceb28a9f4..60d0c7031a 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/binding.js
+++ b/modules/di/src/binding.js
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ import {Key} from './key';
 
 export class Dependency {
   @FIELD('final key:Key')
-  @FIELD('final asFuture:bool')
+  @FIELD('final asPromise:bool')
   @FIELD('final lazy:bool')
-  constructor(key:Key, asFuture:boolean, lazy:boolean) {
+  constructor(key:Key, asPromise:boolean, lazy:boolean) {
     this.key = key;
-    this.asFuture = asFuture;
+    this.asPromise = asPromise;
     this.lazy = lazy;
   }
 }
 
 export class Binding {
-  constructor(key:Key, factory:Function, dependencies:List, providedAsFuture:boolean) {
+  constructor(key:Key, factory:Function, dependencies:List, providedAsPromise:boolean) {
     this.key = key;
     this.factory = factory;
     this.dependencies = dependencies;
-    this.providedAsFuture = providedAsFuture;
+    this.providedAsPromise = providedAsPromise;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/di/src/exceptions.js b/modules/di/src/exceptions.js
index 037ea7e8ec..866356e710 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/exceptions.js
+++ b/modules/di/src/exceptions.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class AsyncBindingError extends ProviderError {
     super(key, function (keys:List) {
       var first = stringify(ListWrapper.first(keys).token);
       return `Cannot instantiate ${first} synchronously. ` +
-        `It is provided as a future!${constructResolvingPath(keys)}`;
+        `It is provided as a promise!${constructResolvingPath(keys)}`;
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/di/src/injector.js b/modules/di/src/injector.js
index d0d7a0fe06..86ac5db99f 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/injector.js
+++ b/modules/di/src/injector.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import {Binding, BindingBuilder, bind} from './binding';
 import {ProviderError, NoProviderError, InvalidBindingError,
   AsyncBindingError, CyclicDependencyError, InstantiationError} from './exceptions';
 import {Type, isPresent, isBlank} from 'facade/lang';
-import {Future, FutureWrapper} from 'facade/async';
+import {Promise, PromiseWrapper} from 'facade/async';
 import {Key} from './key';
 
 var _constructing = new Object();
 
 class _Waiting {
-  constructor(future:Future) {
-    this.future = future;
+  constructor(promise:Promise) {
+    this.promise = promise;
   }
 }
 function _isWaiting(obj):boolean {
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ export class Injector {
     return ListWrapper.createFixedSize(Key.numberOfKeys() + 1);
   }
 
-  _getByKey(key:Key, returnFuture:boolean, returnLazy:boolean) {
+  _getByKey(key:Key, returnPromise:boolean, returnLazy:boolean) {
     if (returnLazy) {
-      return () => this._getByKey(key, returnFuture, false);
+      return () => this._getByKey(key, returnPromise, false);
     }
 
-    var strategy = returnFuture ? this._asyncStrategy : this._syncStrategy;
+    var strategy = returnPromise ? this._asyncStrategy : this._syncStrategy;
 
     var instance = strategy.readFromCache(key);
     if (isPresent(instance)) return instance;
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ export class Injector {
     if (isPresent(instance)) return instance;
 
     if (isPresent(this._parent)) {
-      return this._parent._getByKey(key, returnFuture, returnLazy);
+      return this._parent._getByKey(key, returnPromise, returnLazy);
     }
     throw new NoProviderError(key);
   }
 
   _resolveDependencies(key:Key, binding:Binding, forceAsync:boolean):List {
     try {
-      var getDependency = d => this._getByKey(d.key, forceAsync || d.asFuture, d.lazy);
+      var getDependency = d => this._getByKey(d.key, forceAsync || d.asPromise, d.lazy);
       return ListWrapper.map(binding.dependencies, getDependency);
     } catch (e) {
       this._clear(key);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class _SyncInjectorStrategy {
     var binding = this.injector._getBinding(key);
     if (isBlank(binding)) return null;
 
-    if (binding.providedAsFuture) throw new AsyncBindingError(key);
+    if (binding.providedAsPromise) throw new AsyncBindingError(key);
 
     //add a marker so we can detect cyclic dependencies
     this.injector._markAsConstructing(key);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class _AsyncInjectorStrategy {
 
   readFromCache(key:Key) {
     if (key.token === Injector) {
-      return FutureWrapper.value(this.injector);
+      return PromiseWrapper.resolve(this.injector);
     }
 
     var instance = this.injector._getInstance(key);
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ class _AsyncInjectorStrategy {
     if (instance === _constructing) {
       throw new CyclicDependencyError(key);
     } else if (_isWaiting(instance)) {
-      return instance.future;
+      return instance.promise;
     } else if (isPresent(instance)) {
-      return FutureWrapper.value(instance);
+      return PromiseWrapper.resolve(instance);
     } else {
       return null;
     }
@@ -192,19 +192,19 @@ class _AsyncInjectorStrategy {
     this.injector._markAsConstructing(key);
 
     var deps = this.injector._resolveDependencies(key, binding, true);
-    var depsFuture = FutureWrapper.wait(deps);
+    var depsPromise = PromiseWrapper.all(deps);
 
-    var future = FutureWrapper.catchError(depsFuture, (e) => this._errorHandler(key, e)).
+    var promise = PromiseWrapper.then(depsPromise, null, (e) => this._errorHandler(key, e)).
       then(deps => this._findOrCreate(key, binding, deps)).
       then(instance => this._cacheInstance(key, instance));
 
-    this.injector._setInstance(key, new _Waiting(future));
-    return future;
+    this.injector._setInstance(key, new _Waiting(promise));
+    return promise;
   }
 
-  _errorHandler(key:Key, e):Future {
+  _errorHandler(key:Key, e):Promise {
     if (e instanceof ProviderError) e.addKey(key);
-    return FutureWrapper.error(e);
+    return PromiseWrapper.reject(e);
   }
 
   _findOrCreate(key:Key, binding:Binding, deps:List) {
diff --git a/modules/di/src/reflector.dart b/modules/di/src/reflector.dart
index bde40d2ff8..bb6657726e 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/reflector.dart
+++ b/modules/di/src/reflector.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 library facade.di.reflector;
 
 import 'dart:mirrors';
-import 'annotations.dart' show Inject, InjectFuture, InjectLazy;
+import 'annotations.dart' show Inject, InjectPromise, InjectLazy;
 import 'key.dart' show Key;
 import 'binding.dart' show Dependency;
 import 'exceptions.dart' show NoAnnotationError;
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ class Reflector {
       final metadata = p.metadata.map((m) => m.reflectee);
 
       var inject = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is Inject, orElse: () => null);
-      var injectFuture = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is InjectFuture, orElse: () => null);
+      var injectPromise = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is InjectPromise, orElse: () => null);
       var injectLazy = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is InjectLazy, orElse: () => null);
 
       if (inject != null) {
         return new Dependency(Key.get(inject.token), false, false);
 
-      } else if (injectFuture != null) {
-        return new Dependency(Key.get(injectFuture.token), true, false);
+      } else if (injectPromise != null) {
+        return new Dependency(Key.get(injectPromise.token), true, false);
 
       } else if (injectLazy != null) {
         return new Dependency(Key.get(injectLazy.token), false, true);
diff --git a/modules/di/src/reflector.es6 b/modules/di/src/reflector.es6
index 6155c60dec..ad62b904ab 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/reflector.es6
+++ b/modules/di/src/reflector.es6
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Type, isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
 import {List} from 'facade/collection';
-import {Inject, InjectFuture, InjectLazy} from './annotations';
+import {Inject, InjectPromise, InjectLazy} from './annotations';
 import {Key} from './key';
 import {Dependency} from './binding';
 import {NoAnnotationError} from './exceptions';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Reflector {
       } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof Inject) {
         return this._createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, false, false);
 
-      } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectFuture) {
+      } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectPromise) {
         return this._createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, true, false);
 
       } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectLazy) {
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class Reflector {
     }
   }
 
-  _createDependency(token, asFuture, lazy):Dependency {
-    return new Dependency(Key.get(token), asFuture, lazy);
+  _createDependency(token, asPromise, lazy):Dependency {
+    return new Dependency(Key.get(token), asPromise, lazy);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/di/test/di/async_spec.js b/modules/di/test/di/async_spec.js
index f4248fa881..cdbdb1df30 100644
--- a/modules/di/test/di/async_spec.js
+++ b/modules/di/test/di/async_spec.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, xit, expect, beforeEach} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
-import {Injector, Inject, InjectFuture, bind, Key} from 'di/di';
-import {Future, FutureWrapper} from 'facade/async';
+import {Injector, Inject, InjectPromise, bind, Key} from 'di/di';
+import {Promise, PromiseWrapper} from 'facade/async';
 
 class UserList {
 }
 
 function fetchUsers() {
-  return FutureWrapper.value(new UserList());
+  return PromiseWrapper.resolve(new UserList());
 }
 
 class SynchronousUserList {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class UserController {
 }
 
 class AsyncUserController {
-  constructor(@InjectFuture(UserList) userList) {
+  constructor(@InjectPromise(UserList) userList) {
     this.userList = userList;
   }
 }
@@ -28,28 +28,28 @@ export function main() {
   describe("async injection", function () {
 
     describe("asyncGet", function () {
-      it('should return a future', function () {
+      it('should return a promise', function () {
         var injector = new Injector([
           bind(UserList).toAsyncFactory(fetchUsers)
         ]);
         var p = injector.asyncGet(UserList);
-        expect(p).toBeFuture();
+        expect(p).toBePromise();
       });
 
-      it('should return a future when the binding is sync', function () {
+      it('should return a promise when the binding is sync', function () {
         var injector = new Injector([
           SynchronousUserList
         ]);
         var p = injector.asyncGet(SynchronousUserList);
-        expect(p).toBeFuture();
+        expect(p).toBePromise();
       });
 
-      it("should return a future when the binding is sync (from cache)", function () {
+      it("should return a promise when the binding is sync (from cache)", function () {
         var injector = new Injector([
           UserList
         ]);
         expect(injector.get(UserList)).toBeAnInstanceOf(UserList);
-        expect(injector.asyncGet(UserList)).toBeFuture();
+        expect(injector.asyncGet(UserList)).toBePromise();
       });
 
       it('should return the injector', function (done) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function main() {
         });
       });
 
-      it('should return a future when instantiating a sync binding ' +
+      it('should return a promise when instantiating a sync binding ' +
       'with an async dependency', function (done) {
         var injector = new Injector([
           bind(UserList).toAsyncFactory(fetchUsers),
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function main() {
         var ul1 = injector.asyncGet(UserList);
         var ul2 = injector.asyncGet(UserList);
 
-        FutureWrapper.wait([ul1, ul2]).then(function (uls) {
+        PromiseWrapper.all([ul1, ul2]).then(function (uls) {
           expect(uls[0]).toBe(uls[1]);
           done();
         });
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ export function main() {
           UserList
         ]);
 
-        var future = injector.asyncGet(UserList);
+        var promise = injector.asyncGet(UserList);
         var ul = injector.get(UserList);
 
-        expect(future).toBeFuture();
+        expect(promise).toBePromise();
         expect(ul).toBeAnInstanceOf(UserList);
 
-        future.then(function (ful) {
+        promise.then(function (ful) {
           expect(ful).toBe(ul);
           done();
         });
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ export function main() {
           })
         ]);
 
-        var future = injector.asyncGet(UserController);
-        FutureWrapper.catchError(future, function (e) {
+        var promise = injector.asyncGet(UserController);
+        PromiseWrapper.then(promise, null, function (e) {
           expect(e.message).toContain("Error during instantiation of UserList! (UserController -> UserList)");
           done();
         });
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export function main() {
         ]);
 
         expect(() => injector.get(UserList))
-          .toThrowError('Cannot instantiate UserList synchronously. It is provided as a future!');
+          .toThrowError('Cannot instantiate UserList synchronously. It is provided as a promise!');
       });
 
       it('should throw when instantiating a sync binding with an dependency', function () {
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ export function main() {
         ]);
 
         expect(() => injector.get(UserController))
-          .toThrowError('Cannot instantiate UserList synchronously. It is provided as a future! (UserController -> UserList)');
+          .toThrowError('Cannot instantiate UserList synchronously. It is provided as a promise! (UserController -> UserList)');
       });
 
-      it('should resolve synchronously when an async dependency requested as a future', function () {
+      it('should resolve synchronously when an async dependency requested as a promise', function () {
         var injector = new Injector([
           bind(UserList).toAsyncFactory(fetchUsers),
           AsyncUserController
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ export function main() {
         var controller = injector.get(AsyncUserController);
 
         expect(controller).toBeAnInstanceOf(AsyncUserController);
-        expect(controller.userList).toBeFuture();
+        expect(controller.userList).toBePromise();
       });
 
-      it('should wrap sync dependencies into futures if required', function () {
+      it('should wrap sync dependencies into promises if required', function () {
         var injector = new Injector([
           bind(UserList).toFactory(() => new UserList()),
           AsyncUserController
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export function main() {
         var controller = injector.get(AsyncUserController);
 
         expect(controller).toBeAnInstanceOf(AsyncUserController);
-        expect(controller.userList).toBeFuture();
+        expect(controller.userList).toBePromise();
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/modules/facade/src/async.dart b/modules/facade/src/async.dart
index f2bc8096aa..42fc7f428f 100644
--- a/modules/facade/src/async.dart
+++ b/modules/facade/src/async.dart
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ library angular.core.facade.async;
 import 'dart:async';
 export 'dart:async' show Future;
 
-class FutureWrapper {
-  static Future value(obj) {
+class PromiseWrapper {
+  static Future resolve(obj) {
     return new Future.value(obj);
   }
 
-  static Future error(obj) {
+  static Future reject(obj) {
     return new Future.error(obj);
   }
 
-  static Future wait(List<Future> futures){
-    return Future.wait(futures);
+  static Future all(List<Future> promises){
+    return Future.wait(promises);
   }
 
-  static Future catchError(Future future, Function onError){
-    return future.catchError(onError);
+  static Future then(Future promise, Function success, Function onError){
+    return promise.then(success, onError: onError);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/facade/src/async.es6 b/modules/facade/src/async.es6
index 0d05b1b1bf..49cf45e0e3 100644
--- a/modules/facade/src/async.es6
+++ b/modules/facade/src/async.es6
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-export var Future = Promise;
+export var Promise = window.Promise;
 
-export class FutureWrapper {
-  static value(obj):Future {
-    return Future.resolve(obj);
+export class PromiseWrapper {
+  static resolve(obj):Promise {
+    return Promise.resolve(obj);
   }
 
-  static error(obj):Future {
-    return Future.reject(obj);
+  static reject(obj):Promise {
+    return Promise.reject(obj);
   }
 
-  static wait(futures):Future {
-    if (futures.length == 0) return Future.resolve([]);
-    return Future.all(futures);
+  static all(promises):Promise {
+    if (promises.length == 0) return Promise.resolve([]);
+    return Promise.all(promises);
   }
 
-  static catchError(future:Future, onError:Function):Future {
-    return future.catch(onError);
+  static then(promise:Promise, success:Function, rejection:Function):Promise {
+    return promise.then(success, rejection);
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart b/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart
index a4b1d942d8..507e27c89d 100644
--- a/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart
+++ b/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Expect extends gns.Expect {
   Expect(actual) : super(actual);
 
   void toThrowError(message) => this.toThrowWith(message: message);
-  void toBeFuture() => _expect(actual is Future, equals(true));
+  void toBePromise() => _expect(actual is Future, equals(true));
   Function get _expect => gns.guinness.matchers.expect;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.es6 b/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.es6
index e10a436ec5..fb420eb0ad 100644
--- a/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.es6
+++ b/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.es6
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ window.print = function(msg) {
 
 window.beforeEach(function() {
   jasmine.addMatchers({
-    toBeFuture: function() {
+    toBePromise: function() {
       return {
         compare: function (actual, expectedClass) {
           var pass = typeof actual === 'object' && typeof actual.then === 'function';
           return {
             pass: pass,
             get message() {
-              return 'Expected ' + actual + ' to be a future';
+              return 'Expected ' + actual + ' to be a promise';
             }
           };
         }
diff --git a/tools/transpiler/src/outputgeneration/DartParseTreeWriter.js b/tools/transpiler/src/outputgeneration/DartParseTreeWriter.js
index 94cf6c45f0..1f0a4508c8 100644
--- a/tools/transpiler/src/outputgeneration/DartParseTreeWriter.js
+++ b/tools/transpiler/src/outputgeneration/DartParseTreeWriter.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
 } from 'traceur/src/syntax/TokenType';
 
 import {ParseTreeWriter as JavaScriptParseTreeWriter, ObjectLiteralExpression} from 'traceur/src/outputgeneration/ParseTreeWriter';
+import {ImportedBinding, BindingIdentifier} from 'traceur/src/syntax/trees/ParseTrees';
+import {IdentifierToken} from 'traceur/src/syntax/IdentifierToken';
 
 export class DartParseTreeWriter extends JavaScriptParseTreeWriter {
   constructor(moduleName, outputPath) {
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ export class DartParseTreeWriter extends JavaScriptParseTreeWriter {
       case 'number': return 'num';
       case 'boolean': return 'bool';
       case 'string': return 'String';
+      case 'Promise': return 'Future';
       default: return typeName;
     }
   }
@@ -309,6 +312,18 @@ export class DartParseTreeWriter extends JavaScriptParseTreeWriter {
     this.visitAny(tree.binding);
   }
 
+  visitImportedBinding(tree) {
+    if (tree.binding && tree.binding.identifierToken) {
+      var b = tree.binding;
+      var t = b.identifierToken;
+      var token = new IdentifierToken(t.location, this.normalizeType_(t.value));
+      var binding = new BindingIdentifier(b.location, token);
+      super.visitImportedBinding(new ImportedBinding(tree.location, binding));
+    } else {
+      super.visitImportedBinding(tree);
+    }
+  }
+
   visitImportSpecifierSet(tree) {
     if (tree.specifiers.type == STAR) {
       throw new Error('"*" syntax not supported');