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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 made a recommendation at a specific time in the past. For example, you might say “I recommended that restaurant to my friends,” indicating a completed action.

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The conjugations are formed by adding the regular preterite endings to the stem ‘recomend-‘.

How to Use Recomendar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The preterite of recomendar expresses a specific instance of making a recommendation in the past.

To recommend/suggest: Describes giving specific advice or recommendations, for example Me recomendó este restaurante (He/she recommended this restaurant to me) or El doctor me recomendó hacer ejercicio (The doctor recommended that I exercise).

To endorse: Used for formal endorsements or recommendations, for example Mi jefe me recomendó para el puesto (My boss recommended me for the position).

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

Le recomendé un buen restaurante. (I recommended a good restaurant to them.)

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

¿Qué película me recomendaste? (What movie did you recommend to me?)

Les recomendamos visitar el museo. (We recommended they visit the museum.)

Mis amigos me recomendaron este libro. (My friends recommended this book to me.)

El profesor recomendó estudiar más. (The professor recommended studying more.)

Te recomendé ese trabajo. (I recommended that job to you.)

¿Por qué me recomendaste ese hotel? (Why did you recommend that hotel to me?)

El guía nos recomendó esta ruta. (The guide recommended this route to us.)

Recomendamos el nuevo café a todos. (We recommended the new café to everyone.)

Los expertos recomendaron cambios importantes. (The experts recommended important changes.)

Mi hermana me recomendó ese dentista. (My sister recommended that dentist to me.)

Le recomendé tomar el curso. (I recommended taking the course to them.)

El médico recomendó reposo absoluto. (The doctor recommended complete rest.)

Les recomendamos llegar temprano. (We recommended they arrive early.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Recomendar (to recommend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Latin American 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.