recommander
to recommend
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Présent
Présent
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| je | recommande |
| tu | recommandes |
| il/elle | recommande |
| nous | recommandons |
| vous | recommandez |
| ils/elles | recommandent |
Je recommande ce restaurant à tous mes amis.
I recommend this restaurant to all my friends.
Elle recommande souvent des livres intéressants.
She often recommends interesting books.
2.Passé Composé
Passé Composé
Completed past actions with present relevance.
| je | ai recommandé |
| tu | as recommandé |
| il/elle | a recommandé |
| nous | avons recommandé |
| vous | avez recommandé |
| ils/elles | ont recommandé |
Nous avons recommandé ce film à notre famille.
We recommended this movie to our family.
Ils ont recommandé un excellent médecin.
They recommended an excellent doctor.
3.Imparfait
Imparfait
Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.
| je | recommandais |
| tu | recommandais |
| il/elle | recommandait |
| nous | recommandions |
| vous | recommandiez |
| ils/elles | recommandaient |
Quand j'étais jeune, je recommandais toujours les mêmes films.
When I was young, I always recommended the same movies.
Elle recommandait souvent des restaurants italiens.
She often recommended Italian restaurants.
4.Futur Simple
Futur Simple
Future events, promises, and formal predictions.
| je | recommanderai |
| tu | recommanderas |
| il/elle | recommandera |
| nous | recommanderons |
| vous | recommanderez |
| ils/elles | recommanderont |
Demain, je recommanderai ce livre à mes collègues.
Tomorrow, I will recommend this book to my colleagues.
Ils recommanderont des vacances en Espagne.
They will recommend a vacation in Spain.
5.Conditionnel Présent
Conditionnel Présent
Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.
| je | recommanderais |
| tu | recommanderais |
| il/elle | recommanderait |
| nous | recommanderions |
| vous | recommanderiez |
| ils/elles | recommanderaient |
Je recommanderais ce produit si j'en avais l'occasion.
I would recommend this product if I had the chance.
Elle recommanderait un bon restaurant si elle le connaissait.
She would recommend a good restaurant if she knew one.
6.Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Présent
Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.
| je | recommande |
| tu | recommandes |
| il/elle | recommande |
| nous | recommandions |
| vous | recommandiez |
| ils/elles | recommandent |
Il faut que je recommande ce livre à mes amis.
I need to recommend this book to my friends.
Il est important qu'elle recommande ce film.
It is important that she recommends this movie.
7.Plus-que-parfait
Plus-que-parfait
Actions completed before another past action.
| je | avais recommandé |
| tu | avais recommandé |
| il/elle | avait recommandé |
| nous | avions recommandé |
| vous | aviez recommandé |
| ils/elles | avaient recommandé |
Avant de partir, j'avais recommandé un hôtel à mes parents.
Before leaving, I had recommended a hotel to my parents.
Ils avaient recommandé ce restaurant avant notre arrivée.
They had recommended this restaurant before our arrival.
"recommander" in other languages
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Common questions
- Is "recommander" regular or irregular in French?
- "recommander" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
- How do you conjugate "recommander" in the present tense?
- In the Présent, "recommander" conjugates as: recommande, recommandes, recommandons, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "recommander" in French?
- In the Passé Composé, "recommander" conjugates as: ai recommandé, as recommandé, avons recommandé, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "recommander" in French?
- "recommander" (to recommend) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.