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Conjugation of the French verb recommander

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb recommander, along with their English translations.

recommander is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
recommander	to recommend

Present		Scored
je recommande	I recommend
tu recommandes	you recommend
il recommande	he recommends
elle recommande	she recommends
nous recommandons	we recommend
vous recommandez	you recommend
ils recommandent	they recommend
elles recommandent	they recommend

Imperfect		Scored
je recommandais	I was recommending
tu recommandais	you were recommending
il recommandait	he was recommending
elle recommandait	she was recommending
nous recommandions	we were recommending
vous recommandiez	you were recommending
ils recommandaient	they were recommending
elles recommandaient	they were recommending

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je recommandai	I recommended
tu recommandas	you recommended
il recommanda	he recommended
elle recommanda	she recommended
nous recommandâmes	we recommended
vous recommandâtes	you recommended
ils recommandèrent	they recommended
elles recommandèrent	they recommended

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai recommandé	I have recommended
tu as recommandé	you have recommended
il a recommandé	he has recommended
elle a recommandé	she has recommended
nous avons recommandé	we have recommended
vous avez recommandé	you have recommended
ils ont recommandé	they have recommended
elles ont recommandé	they have recommended

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais recommandé	I had recommended
tu avais recommandé	you had recommended
il avait recommandé	he had recommended
elle avait recommandé	she had recommended
nous avions recommandé	we had recommended
vous aviez recommandé	you had recommended
ils avaient recommandé	they had recommended
elles avaient recommandé	they had recommended

Future		Scored
je recommanderai	I will recommend
tu recommanderas	you will recommend
il recommandera	he will recommend
elle recommandera	she will recommend
nous recommanderons	we will recommend
vous recommanderez	you will recommend
ils recommanderont	they will recommend
elles recommanderont	they will recommend

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai recommandé	I will have recommended
tu auras recommandé	you will have recommended
il aura recommandé	he will have recommended
elle aura recommandé	she will have recommended
nous aurons recommandé	we will have recommended
vous aurez recommandé	you will have recommended
ils auront recommandé	they will have recommended
elles auront recommandé	they will have recommended

Conditional		Scored
je recommanderais	I would recommend
tu recommanderais	you would recommend
il recommanderait	he would recommend
elle recommanderait	she would recommend
nous recommanderions	we would recommend
vous recommanderiez	you would recommend
ils recommanderaient	they would recommend
elles recommanderaient	they would recommend

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais recommandé	I would have recommended
tu aurais recommandé	you would have recommended
il aurait recommandé	he would have recommended
elle aurait recommandé	she would have recommended
nous aurions recommandé	we would have recommended
vous auriez recommandé	you would have recommended
ils auraient recommandé	they would have recommended
elles auraient recommandé	they would have recommended

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je recommande	(... that) I recommend
(... que) tu recommandes	(... that) you recommend
(... que) il recommande	(... that) he recommends
(... que) elle recommande	(... that) she recommends
(... que) nous recommandions	(... that) we recommend
(... que) vous recommandiez	(... that) you recommend
(... que) ils recommandent	(... that) they recommend
(... que) elles recommandent	(... that) they recommend

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je recommandasse	(... that) I was recommending
(... que) tu recommandasses	(... that) you were recommending
(... que) il recommandât	(... that) he was recommending
(... que) elle recommandât	(... that) she was recommending
(... que) nous recommandassions	(... that) we were recommending
(... que) vous recommandassiez	(... that) you were recommending
(... que) ils recommandassent	(... that) they were recommending
(... que) elles recommandassent	(... that) they were recommending

Imperative		Scored
recommande	Recommend
recommandons	Let's recommend
recommandez	Recommend

Present Participle		Scored
recommandant	recommending

Past Participle		Scored
recommandé	recommended

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