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:
We can use the same structure with the verb suggest:
However, with the verb advise, we use the structure:
advise somebody to do something
Examples:
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khuzaimah says
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MiMa says
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!
P. D. J. Jaideep says
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary gives this sentence structure: recommend somebody to do something. For example, We’d recommend you to book your flight early.
ed the tourer says
how about
I recommend them to buy a new car
or
I recommend they buy a new car?
Nestor says
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.
Kian says
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?
Nestor says
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.