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The past tense form of 'recommending' is recommended. Example: She recommended a good book to me last week. (She recommended a good book to me last week.)

Definition of “recommend”

to suggest or propose something as a course of action
to give advice or guidance on what is best or most suitable

Tense sentence structure and examples:

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed

Past Simple	recommended
Past Continuous	was recommending
Past Perfect	recommended

Past Simple

The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.

Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)

Example

I recommended him to watch that movie.

Example

She recommended a new product to her clients.

Past Continuous

The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.

Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)

Example

At that time, she was recommending a different approach to solve the problem.

Example

He wasn't recommending that course to his students.

Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.

Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)

Example

By the time they arrived, I had recommended several places to visit.

Example

She had recommended him for the job before he applied.

Is recommended an irregular verb in the past?

No, "recommended" is not an irregular past tense verb.

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