recomendar Imperfect Conjugation
recomendar — to recommend
Recomendar is regular in the imperfect: recomendaba, recomendabas, recomendaba...
recomendar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe recommendations you used to give repeatedly, or to describe what someone was recommending as background info.
Notes on recomendar in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular for -ar verbs. There are no stem changes or surprises here.
Example Sentences
Mi abuelo siempre recomendaba leer el periódico.
My grandfather always recommended reading the newspaper.
él/ella/usted
Antes recomendábamos ese bar, pero ya no.
We used to recommend that bar, but not anymore.
nosotros
Ellos recomendaban evitar el tráfico por la mañana.
They used to recommend avoiding traffic in the morning.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: recomendabamos
Correct: recomendábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
Future
yo: recomendaré
The future of recomendar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: recomendaría
The conditional uses the full infinitive + ía: recomendaría, recomendarías...
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.