recomendar Negative Imperative Conjugation
recomendar — to recommend
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no recomiendes, no recomiende.
recomendar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use when telling someone NOT to recommend a specific thing or person.
Notes on recomendar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules, including the 'ie' stem change in all forms except nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
No recomiendes ese taller, es muy caro.
Don't recommend that shop, it's very expensive.
tú
Por favor, no recomiende este libro a niños.
Please, don't recommend (formal) this book to children.
usted
No recomendéis la película si no os gustó.
Don't recommend (plural) the movie if you didn't like it.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no recomienda
Correct: no recomiendes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending, not the indicative 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.
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.
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).