Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recomiendo | |
| tú | recomiendas | |
| él / ella / usted | recomienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomiendan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recomendé | |
| tú | recomendaste | |
| él / ella / usted | recomendó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomendaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recomendaba | |
| tú | recomendabas | |
| él / ella / usted | recomendaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomendaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recomendaré | |
| tú | recomendarás | |
| él / ella / usted | recomendará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomendarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recomendaría | |
| tú | recomendarías | |
| él / ella / usted | recomendaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomendarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | recomiende | |
| tú | recomiendes | |
| él / ella / usted | recomiende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | recomendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | recomendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | recomienden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations