The Imperfect Tense of recomendar is used to describe recommendations that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Te recomendaba esos libros. (I used to recommend those books to you.)

Recomendar is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Recomendar (to recommend) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of recomendar is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Recommending something: Por ejemplo, mi madre me recomendaba comer más frutas y verduras. (My mother used to recommend that I eat more fruits and vegetables.)

Suggesting or advising: Por ejemplo, el médico le recomendaba hacer ejercicio con regularidad. (The doctor used to recommend that he exercise regularly.)

Colloquial usage: Por ejemplo, mi amigo siempre me recomendaba los mejores bares de la ciudad. (My friend always used to recommend the best bars in the city.)

Examples

Examples of Recomendar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo recomendaba ese restaurante a todos mis amigos. (I used to recommend that restaurant to all my friends.)

Mis padres siempre recomendaban leer más libros. (My parents always recommended reading more books.)

El instructor recomendaba hacer ejercicio con regularidad. (The instructor recommended doing exercise regularly.)

Cuando viajábamos, el guía recomendaba visitar los lugares más populares. (When we traveled, the guide recommended visiting the most popular places.)

Ustedes recomendaban esa película a todo el mundo, ¿no? (You all recommended that movie to everyone, didn’t you?)

Ella recomendaba estudiar un poco cada día para el examen. (She recommended studying a little every day for the exam.)

Vosotros recomendabais ese restaurante vegetariano a menudo. (You all often recommended that vegetarian restaurant.)

El médico recomendaba comer más frutas y verduras. (The doctor recommended eating more fruits and vegetables.)

Mis amigos recomendaban ese lugar para pasar el rato. (My friends recommended that place to hang out.)

Nosotros recomendábamos ese hotel por su excelente servicio. (We recommended that hotel for its excellent service.)

El entrenador recomendaba estirar bien antes de hacer ejercicio. (The coach recommended stretching well before exercising.)

Ellos recomendaban ese curso de idiomas a todos sus conocidos. (They recommended that language course to all their acquaintances.)

Tú recomendabas esa aplicación para aprender vocabulario, ¿verdad? (You recommended that app to learn vocabulary, didn’t you?)

Vosotros recomendabais ese libro de autoayuda a quien quisiera mejorar su vida. (You all recommended that self-help book to anyone who wanted to improve their life.)

Ella recomendaba ese canal de YouTube para aprender a cocinar. (She recommended that YouTube channel to learn how to cook.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Recomendar (to recommend) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.