How to conjugate Tratar in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Tratar
- Tratar in the Indicative Present
- Tratar in the Indicative Preterite
- Tratar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Tratar in the Indicative Future
- Tratar in the Indicative Conditional
- Tratar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Tratar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Tratar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Tratar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Tratar
- Tratar in the Subjunctive Present
- Tratar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Tratar in the Subjunctive Future
- Tratar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Tratar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Tratar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Tratar
- Tratar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Tratar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Tratar is the Spanish verb for to try. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tratar | to try |
| Past participle | tratado | tried |
| Gerund | tratando | trying |
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Indicative Tenses of Tratar
Tratar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of tratar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "trato mejorar cada día", meaning "I try to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trato | I try |
| Tú | tratas | you try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trata | s/he try, you (formal) try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratamos | we try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratáis | you (plural) try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tratan | they try, you (plural formal) try |
Tratar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of tratar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "traté mejorar cada día", meaning "I tried to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | traté | I tried |
| Tú | trataste | you tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trató | s/he tried, you (formal) tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratamos | we tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratasteis | you (plural) tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataron | they tried, you (plural formal) tried |
Tratar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of tratar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "trataba mejorar cada día", meaning "I used to try to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataba | I used to try |
| Tú | tratabas | you used to try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trataba | s/he used to try, you (formal) used to try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratábamos | we used to try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratabais | you (plural) used to try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataban | they used to try, you (plural formal) used to try |
Tratar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of tratar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "trataré mejorar cada día", meaning "I will try to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataré | I will try |
| Tú | tratarás | you will try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tratará | s/he will try, you (formal) will try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trataremos | we will try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trataréis | you (plural) will try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tratarán | they will try, you (plural formal) will try |
Tratar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of tratar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "trataría mejorar cada día", meaning "I would try to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataría | I would try |
| Tú | tratarías | you would try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trataría | s/he would try, you (formal) would try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trataríamos | we would try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trataríais | you (plural) would try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tratarían | they would try, you (plural formal) would try |
Tratar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of tratar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he tratado mejorar cada día", meaning "I have tried to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he tratado | I have tried |
| Tú | has tratado | you have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha tratado | s/he has tried, you (formal) have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos tratado | we have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis tratado | you (plural) have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han tratado | they have tried, you (plural formal) have tried |
Tratar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of tratar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había tratado mejorar cada día", meaning "I had tried to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había tratado | I had tried |
| Tú | habías tratado | you had tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había tratado | s/he had tried, you (formal) had tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos tratado | we had tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais tratado | you (plural) had tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían tratado | they had tried, you (plural formal) had tried |
Tratar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of tratar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré tratado mejorar cada día", meaning "I will have tried to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré tratado | I will have tried |
| Tú | habrás tratado | you will have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá tratado | s/he will have tried, you (formal) will have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos tratado | we will have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis tratado | you (plural) will have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán tratado | they will have tried, you (plural formal) will have tried |
Tratar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tratar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría tratado mejorar cada día", meaning "I would have tried to improve every day".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría tratado | I would have tried |
| Tú | habrías tratado | you would have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría tratado | s/he would have tried, you (formal) would have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos tratado | we would have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais tratado | you (plural) would have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían tratado | they would have tried, you (plural formal) would have tried |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Tratar
Tratar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "trate", meaning "I try".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trate | I try |
| Tú | trates | you try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trate | s/he try, you (formal) try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratemos | we try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratéis | you (plural) try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traten | they try, you (plural formal) try |
Tratar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "tratara", meaning "I tried".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tratara | I tried |
| Tú | trataras | you tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tratara | s/he tried, you (formal) tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratáramos | we tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratarais | you (plural) tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataran | they tried, you (plural formal) tried |
Tratar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "tratare", meaning "I will try".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tratare | I will try |
| Tú | tratares | you will try |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tratare | s/he will try, you (formal) will try |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratáremos | we will try |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratareis | you (plural) will try |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataren | they will try, you (plural formal) will try |
Tratar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya tratado", meaning "I have tried".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tratado | I have tried |
| Tú | hayas tratado | you have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya tratado | s/he has tried, you (formal) have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos tratado | we have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis tratado | you (plural) have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan tratado | they have tried, you (plural formal) have tried |
Tratar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera tratado", meaning "I had tried".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera tratado | I had tried |
| Tú | hubieras tratado | you had tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera tratado | s/he had tried, you (formal) had tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos tratado | we had tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais tratado | you (plural) had tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran tratado | they had tried, you (plural formal) had tried |
Tratar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere tratado", meaning "I will have tried".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere tratado | I will have tried |
| Tú | hubieres tratado | you will have tried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere tratado | s/he will have tried, you (formal) will have tried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos tratado | we will have tried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis tratado | you (plural) will have tried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren tratado | they will have tried, you (plural formal) will have tried |
Imperative Tenses of Tratar
Tratar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "trate", meaning "(to you formal) try!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | trata | (to you) try! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trate | (to you formal) try! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratemos | (to we) try! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratad | (to you plural) try! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traten | (to you plural formal) try! |
Tratar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no trate", meaning "(to you formal) don't try!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no trates | (to you) don't try! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no trate | (to you formal) don't try! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no tratemos | (to we) don't try! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no tratéis | (to you plural) don't try! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no traten | (to you plural formal) don't try! |
Example sentences and usage
- Trata de tener una actitud positiva hacia todo. Try to have a positive attitude about everything.
- ¿Trataste de repasar las clases de inglés? Did you try to review the English lessons?
- Me niego a que me trates como un esclavo. I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.
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