Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Recomendar in Spanish
To recommend Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Recomendar
- Recomendar in the Indicative Present
- Recomendar in the Indicative Preterite
- Recomendar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Recomendar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Recomendar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Recomendar in the Indicative Future
- Recomendar in the Indicative Conditional
- Recomendar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Recomendar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Recomendar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Recomendar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Recomendar
- Recomendar in the Subjunctive Present
- Recomendar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Recomendar in the Subjunctive Future
- Recomendar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Recomendar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Recomendar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Recomendar
- Recomendar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Recomendar in the Imperative Negative
- Practice Recomendar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Introduction
Recomendar is the Spanish verb for "to recommend". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | recomendar | to recommend |
| Past participle | recomendado | recommended |
| Gerund | recomendando | recommending |
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Indicative Tenses of Recomendar
Recomendar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of recomendar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "recomiendo", meaning "I recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomiendo | I recommend |
| Tú | recomiendas | you recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomienda | s/he recommend, you (formal) recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendamos | we recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendáis | you (plural) recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomiendan | they recommend, you (plural formal) recommend |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to topRecomendar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of recomendar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "recomendé", meaning "I recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomendé | I recommended |
| Tú | recomendaste | you recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomendó | s/he recommended, you (formal) recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendamos | we recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendasteis | you (plural) recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomendaron | they recommended, you (plural formal) recommended |
Recomendar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of recomendar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "recomendaba", meaning "I used to recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomendaba | I used to recommend |
| Tú | recomendabas | you used to recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomendaba | s/he used to recommend, you (formal) used to recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendábamos | we used to recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendabais | you (plural) used to recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomendaban | they used to recommend, you (plural formal) used to recommend |
Recomendar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of recomendar is used to talk about something that is happening continuosly or right now. For example, "estoy recomendando", meaning "I am recommending".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy recomendando | I am recommending |
| Tú | estás recomendando | you are recommending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está recomendando | s/he is recommending, you (formal) are recommending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos recomendando | we are recommending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis recomendando | you (plural) are recommending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están recomendando | they are recommending, you (plural formal) are recommending |
Recomendar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of recomendar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a recomendar", meaning "I am going to recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a recomendar | I am going to recommend |
| Tú | vas a recomendar | you are going to recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a recomendar | s/he is going to recommend, you (formal) are going to recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a recomendar | we are going to recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a recomendar | you (plural) are going to recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a recomendar | they are going to recommend, you (plural formal) are going to recommend |
Recomendar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of recomendar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "recomendaré", meaning "I will recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomendaré | I will recommend |
| Tú | recomendarás | you will recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomendará | s/he will recommend, you (formal) will recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendaremos | we will recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendaréis | you (plural) will recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomendarán | they will recommend, you (plural formal) will recommend |
Recomendar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of recomendar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "recomendaría", meaning "I would recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomendaría | I would recommend |
| Tú | recomendarías | you would recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomendaría | s/he would recommend, you (formal) would recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendaríamos | we would recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendaríais | you (plural) would recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomendarían | they would recommend, you (plural formal) would recommend |
Recomendar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of recomendar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he recomendado", meaning "I have recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he recomendado | I have recommended |
| Tú | has recomendado | you have recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha recomendado | s/he has recommended, you (formal) have recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos recomendado | we have recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis recomendado | you (plural) have recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han recomendado | they have recommended, you (plural formal) have recommended |
Recomendar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of recomendar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había recomendado", meaning "I had recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había recomendado | I had recommended |
| Tú | habías recomendado | you had recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había recomendado | s/he had recommended, you (formal) had recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos recomendado | we had recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais recomendado | you (plural) had recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían recomendado | they had recommended, you (plural formal) had recommended |
Recomendar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of recomendar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré recomendado", meaning "I will have recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré recomendado | I will have recommended |
| Tú | habrás recomendado | you will have recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá recomendado | s/he will have recommended, you (formal) will have recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos recomendado | we will have recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis recomendado | you (plural) will have recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán recomendado | they will have recommended, you (plural formal) will have recommended |
Recomendar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of recomendar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría recomendado", meaning "I would have recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría recomendado | I would have recommended |
| Tú | habrías recomendado | you would have recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría recomendado | s/he would have recommended, you (formal) would have recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos recomendado | we would have recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais recomendado | you (plural) would have recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían recomendado | they would have recommended, you (plural formal) would have recommended |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Recomendar
Recomendar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "recomiende", meaning "I recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomiende | I recommend |
| Tú | recomiendes | you recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomiende | s/he recommend, you (formal) recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendemos | we recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendéis | you (plural) recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomienden | they recommend, you (plural formal) recommend |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to topRecomendar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "recomendara", meaning "I recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomendara | I recommended |
| Tú | recomendaras | you recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomendara | s/he recommended, you (formal) recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendáramos | we recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendarais | you (plural) recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomendaran | they recommended, you (plural formal) recommended |
Recomendar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "recomendare", meaning "I will recommend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | recomendare | I will recommend |
| Tú | recomendares | you will recommend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomendare | s/he will recommend, you (formal) will recommend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendáremos | we will recommend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendareis | you (plural) will recommend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomendaren | they will recommend, you (plural formal) will recommend |
Recomendar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya recomendado", meaning "I have recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya recomendado | I have recommended |
| Tú | hayas recomendado | you have recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya recomendado | s/he has recommended, you (formal) have recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos recomendado | we have recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis recomendado | you (plural) have recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan recomendado | they have recommended, you (plural formal) have recommended |
Recomendar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera recomendado", meaning "I had recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera recomendado | I had recommended |
| Tú | hubieras recomendado | you had recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera recomendado | s/he had recommended, you (formal) had recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos recomendado | we had recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais recomendado | you (plural) had recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran recomendado | they had recommended, you (plural formal) had recommended |
Recomendar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere recomendado", meaning "I will have recommended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere recomendado | I will have recommended |
| Tú | hubieres recomendado | you will have recommended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere recomendado | s/he will have recommended, you (formal) will have recommended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos recomendado | we will have recommended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis recomendado | you (plural) will have recommended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren recomendado | they will have recommended, you (plural formal) will have recommended |
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Imperative Tenses of Recomendar
Recomendar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "recomiende", meaning "(to you formal) recommend!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | recomienda | (to you) recommend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | recomiende | (to you formal) recommend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | recomendemos | let's recommend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | recomendad | (to you plural) recommend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | recomienden | (to you plural formal) recommend! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to topRecomendar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no recomiende", meaning "(to you formal) don't recommend!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no recomiendes | (to you) don't recommend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no recomiende | (to you formal) don't recommend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no recomendemos | let's not recommend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no recomendéis | (to you plural) don't recommend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no recomienden | (to you plural formal) don't recommend! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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