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ENGLISH VERB

recommend

recomendar

  • #271 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: recommending
  • Past participle: recommended

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I eu recomendo
  2. you você recomenda
  3. he, she, it ele recomenda
  4. we nós recomendamos
  5. they eles recomendam

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I eu recomendei
  2. you você recomendou
  3. he, she, it ele recomendou
  4. we nós recomendamos
  5. they eles recomendaram

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I eu vou recomendar
  2. you você vai recomendar
  3. he, she, it ele vai recomendar
  4. we nós vamos recomendar
  5. they eles vão recomendar

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I eu estou recomendando
  2. you você está recomendando
  3. he, she, it ele está recomendando
  4. we nós estamos recomendando
  5. they eles estão recomendando

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I eu já recomendei
  2. you você já recomendou
  3. he, she, it ele já recomendou
  4. we nós já recomendamos
  5. they eles já recomendaram

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I eu recomendaria
  2. you você recomendaria
  3. he, she, it ele recomendaria
  4. we nós recomendaríamos
  5. they eles recomendariam

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. recomende!

How to use recommend

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    What do you recommend for someone who doesn't eat meat?

    O que você recomenda para quem não come carne?

  2. Past

    A friend recommended this dentist to me.

    Um amigo me recomendou este dentista.

  3. Future

    I will recommend you for the position.

    Eu vou te recomendar para a vaga.

  4. Present continuous

    Everyone is recommending that new Italian place.

    Todo mundo está recomendando aquele restaurante italiano novo.

  5. Present perfect

    I have recommended this book to all my friends.

    Eu recomendei este livro para todos os meus amigos.

  6. Conditional

    I would recommend booking early, it fills up fast.

    Eu recomendaria reservar cedo, lota rápido.

  7. Imperative

    Recommend a good beach near here, please.

    Recomende uma praia boa aqui perto, por favor.

Good to know

  • Igual a "suggest": "I recommend trying" ou "I recommend that you try", nunca "recommend you to try".
  • Para pedir uma dica, "What do you recommend?" funciona em qualquer restaurante.

Where you hear recommend

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • We recommend both, paper and a QR code. A gente recomenda os dois, papel e QR code.
  • I recommended a QR code. Eu recomendei um QR code.
  • In my report, I'll recommend two tables at the door. No meu relatório, eu vou recomendar duas mesas na porta.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.