Conjugate recomendar in Spanish
to recommend
recomendar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #637 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Te recomiendo este restaurante, la comida es excelente." (I recommend this restaurant to you, the food is excellent.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
recomendar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to recommend · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing-e-ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recomiendo * |
| tú | recomiendas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomienda * |
| nosotros | recomendamos |
| vosotros | recomendáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomiendan * |
Te recomiendo este restaurante, la comida es excelente.
I recommend this restaurant to you, the food is excellent.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recomendé |
| tú | recomendaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomendó |
| nosotros | recomendamos |
| vosotros | recomendasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomendaron |
Ayer yo recomendé.
Yesterday I recommend.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recomendaba |
| tú | recomendabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomendaba |
| nosotros | recomendábamos |
| vosotros | recomendabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomendaban |
Antes yo recomendaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to recommend often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recomendaré |
| tú | recomendarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomendará |
| nosotros | recomendaremos |
| vosotros | recomendaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomendarán |
Mañana yo recomendaré.
Tomorrow I will recommend.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recomendaría |
| tú | recomendarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomendaría |
| nosotros | recomendaríamos |
| vosotros | recomendaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomendarían |
Si pudiera, yo recomendaría.
If I could, I would recommend.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | recomiende * |
| tú | recomiendes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomiende * |
| nosotros | recomendemos |
| vosotros | recomendéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomienden * |
Espero que tú recomiendes.
I hope that you recommend.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | recomienda * |
| él/ella/Ud. | recomiende * |
| nosotros | recomendemos |
| vosotros | recomendad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | recomienden * |
¡Recomienda!
Recommend!
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
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Te recomiendo este restaurante, la comida es excelente.
I recommend this restaurant to you, the food is excellent.
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El médico me recomendó descansar más.
The doctor recommended that I rest more.
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¿Qué libro me recomiendas para el verano?
What book do you recommend for the summer?
Common phrases with recomendar
- recomendar encarecidamente to highly recommend
- es muy recomendable it is highly recommended
- recomendar un libro to recommend a book