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“Recomendar” (to recommend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Recomendar”

The preterite of recomendar is used to express when someone recommended something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “The doctor recommended this medicine yesterday” – “El médico recomendó esta medicina ayer.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. It’s commonly used in formal and informal situations for giving recommendations or advice.

How to Use Recomendar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of recomendar expresses specific acts of recommending.

To recommend: Used for making specific recommendations, for example Me recomendó este libro (She recommended this book to me).

To suggest: Refers to giving advice, for example Recomendaron cambiar de trabajo (They recommended changing jobs).

Real Life Examples of Recomendar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me recomendaron este restaurante. (They recommended this restaurant to me.)

Recomendé el libro a todos mis amigos. (I recommended the book to all my friends.)

¿Quién te recomendó este lugar? (Who recommended this place to you?)

El doctor me recomendó hacer ejercicio. (The doctor recommended that I exercise.)

Recomendamos el hotel a otros viajeros. (We recommended the hotel to other travelers.)

¿Por qué recomendaste esa película? (Why did you recommend that movie?)

El profesor me recomendó para la beca. (The professor recommended me for the scholarship.)

Recomendaron cambiar la dieta. (They recommended changing the diet.)

Le recomendé visitar el museo. (I recommended that he visit the museum.)

Nos recomendaron llegar temprano. (They recommended we arrive early.)

Recomendaste un excelente médico. (You recommended an excellent doctor.)

El guía nos recomendó este tour. (The guide recommended this tour to us.)

Recomendamos reservar con anticipación. (We recommended booking in advance.)

Me recomendó estudiar en el extranjero. (He recommended that I study abroad.)

Recomendaron el producto en televisión. (They recommended the product on television.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.