Past Tense of
recommend
recommended
Regular Standard -ed
📄 Regular form · Standard -ed

Base Form Recommend

9Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
6Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

Past Tense Recommended

11Letters
4Syllables
4Vowels
7Consonants
RStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "recommend"

This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

Grammar Tips

  • Add -ed to form the past tense. Most common rule.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget the -ed: "Yesterday I recommend" should be "recommended."
Frequently Asked Questions

Is recommend regular or irregular?

Recommend is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.

How do you use recommended in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she recommended to the store."

Does recommended change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not recommend" (not "did not recommended").

About the past tense of recommend

The verb recommend follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, recommend becomes recommended. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why recommend becomes recommended helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.

When using recommended in writing, remember that it functions as a past tense verb and typically appears with time markers like yesterday, last week, or ago. For example: "Yesterday, she recommended to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I recommended, you recommended, he/she recommended, we recommended, they recommended.