
recomendar Conditional Conjugation
recomendar — to recommend
The conditional uses the full infinitive + ía: recomendaría, recomendarías...
recomendar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Perfect for polite suggestions ('I would recommend...') or hypothetical situations.
Notes on recomendar in the Conditional
This tense is regular. It uses the same stem as the future (the infinitive).
Example Sentences
Yo recomendaría el vino tinto.
I would recommend the red wine.
yo
¿Qué nos recomendarías tú?
What would you recommend to us?
tú
Nosotros recomendaríamos esperar un poco.
We would recommend waiting a bit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: recomendaría sin acento
Correct: recomendaría
Why: The 'í' in the conditional endings must always have an accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recomiendo
Recomendar has a stem change (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: recomendé
Recomendar is completely regular in the preterite; it does NOT have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: recomendaba
Recomendar is regular in the imperfect: recomendaba, recomendabas, recomendaba...
Future
yo: recomendaré
The future of recomendar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recomiende
Uses the 'ie' stem change: recomiende, recomiendes, recomiende...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: recomendara
Formed from the 'recomendaron' stem: recomendara, recomendaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recomienda
Give direct advice: recomienda (tú), recomiende (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recomiendes
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no recomiendes, no recomiende.