Many learners of English make the following mistakes:
*I recommend you to visit the museum*
*I recommend you to try the chicken soup*
In natural English, we do not use the structure *recommend somebody to do something*.
Instead, we say:
recommend (that) somebody do (= the subjuctive) something
Study the examples below:
I recommend you come a bit earlier next time.
I recommend you try the apple pie.
I don’t recommend you buy that computer.
I recommend they call me later.
We can use the same structure with the verb suggest:
I suggest you come a bit earlier next time.
I suggest you try the apple pie.
I don’t suggest you buy that computer.
I suggest they call me later.
However, with the verb advise, we use the structure:
advise somebody to do something
Examples:
I advised him to come a little earlier.
I didn’t advise him to buy that computer.
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Hi,
very useful, thank you.
How about these cases:
1/ the 3rd person
I recommend he…
2/ in the past:
I recommended you….
Thank you!
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary gives this sentence structure: recommend somebody to do something. For example, We’d recommend you to book your flight early.
how about
I recommend them to buy a new car
or
I recommend they buy a new car?
You can use both in speaking, but if in you’re in an exam or some other formal situation, use the second as it sounds more natural and correct.
What about the negative form ? Should we say
I recommend you not to make the same mistake
Or
I recommend you not make the same mistake?
Yes, good question. I’d say “I recommend you not …” is technically more correct. But in normal speech, you can use both without sounding too unnatural.