French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | recommande | recommandais | recommanderai | recommanderais | recommande | recommandasse | ||
| tu | recommandes | recommandais | recommanderas | recommanderais | recommandes | recommandasses | ||
| il | recommande | recommandait | recommandera | recommanderait | recommande | recommandât | ||
| nous | recommandons | recommandions | recommanderons | recommanderions | recommandions | recommandassions | ||
| vous | recommandez | recommandiez | recommanderez | recommanderiez | recommandiez | recommandassiez | ||
| ils | recommandent | recommandaient | recommanderont | recommanderaient | recommandent | recommandassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai recommandé | avais recommandé | aurai recommandé | aurais recommandé | aie recommandé | eusse recommandé | ||
| tu | as recommandé | avais recommandé | auras recommandé | aurais recommandé | aies recommandé | eusses recommandé | ||
| il | a recommandé | avait recommandé | aura recommandé | aurait recommandé | ait recommandé | eût recommandé | ||
| nous | avons recommandé | avions recommandé | aurons recommandé | aurions recommandé | ayons recommandé | eussions recommandé | ||
| vous | avez recommandé | aviez recommandé | aurez recommandé | auriez recommandé | ayez recommandé | eussiez recommandé | ||
| ils | ont recommandé | avaient recommandé | auront recommandé | auraient recommandé | aient recommandé | eussent recommandé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | recommandai | eus recommandé | (tu) | recommande | Present | recommandant | ||
| tu | recommandas | eus recommandé | (nous) | recommandons | Past | recommandé | ||
| il | recommanda | eut recommandé | (vous) | recommandez | Perfect | ayant recommandé | ||
| nous | recommandâmes | eûmes recommandé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | recommandâtes | eûtes recommandé | (tu) | aie recommandé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | recommandèrent | eurent recommandé | (nous) | ayons recommandé | avoir recommandé | |||
| (vous) | ayez recommandé | |||||||
Recommander is a regular -er verb.



The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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