Recommend a place or suggest an action to someone.
The idea
Recomendar means to recommend. In the present, stressed e changes to ie: recomiendo, recomiendas, recomienda, recomiendan; recomendamos and recomendáis keep e. An infinitive can name an action; with que and a different subject, use the subjunctive.
| Persona | Presente |
|---|---|
| yo | recomiendo |
| tú | recomiendas |
| él / ella / usted | recomienda |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomiendan |
Examples
- Recomiendo este café por su terraza.I recommend this café for its terrace.
- ¿Recomiendas visitar el mercado temprano?Do you recommend visiting the market early?
- La guía recomienda un sendero junto al río.The guide recommends a trail beside the river.
- Recomendamos llevar agua durante la excursión.We recommend taking water on the hike.
- ¿Recomendáis alguna película para esta noche?Do you recommend a film for tonight?
- Mis colegas recomiendan que reserve con antelación.My colleagues recommend that I book in advance.
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Watch out
Do not say recomiendamos: the stem does not change in the nosotros form.
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Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la sopa de lentejas. (recomiendo / recomendo)
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recomiendo
Recomiendo matches the first-person singular subject.
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ salir antes. (recomendamos / recomiendamos)
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recomendamos
Recomendamos keeps e because the subject is first-person plural.
Choose the correct form: La profesora recomienda que tú ___ el texto. (leas / lees)
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leas
Leas is subjunctive after the recommendation and refers to the person addressed.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la sopa de lentejas. (recomiendo / recomendo)
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ salir antes. (recomendamos / recomiendamos)
Choose the correct form: La profesora recomienda que tú ___ el texto. (leas / lees)
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