-ar verb irregular · stem-changing-e-ie Advanced

recomendar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to recommend

The imperfect conjugation of recomendar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #637). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo recomendaba
recomendabas
él/ella/Ud. recomendaba
nosotros recomendábamos
vosotros recomendabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. recomendaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo recomendaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to recommend often.

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