How to conjugate Tratar in Spanish
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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 Present Continuous
- Tratar in the Indicative Informal Future
- 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
- Imperative tenses of Tratar
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Tratar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Tratar is the Spanish verb for "to treat, to try". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to tratar include: intentar, probar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tratar | to treat, to try |
| Past participle | tratado | treated |
| Gerund | tratando | treating |
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 treat to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trato | I treat |
| Tú | tratas | you treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trata | s/he treats, you (formal) treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratamos | we treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratáis | you (plural) treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tratan | they treat, you (plural formal) treat |
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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 treated to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | traté | I treated |
| Tú | trataste | you treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trató | s/he treated, you (formal) treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratamos | we treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratasteis | you (plural) treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataron | they treated, you (plural formal) treated |
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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 treat to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataba | I used to treat |
| Tú | tratabas | you used to treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trataba | s/he used to treat, you (formal) used to treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratábamos | we used to treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratabais | you (plural) used to treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataban | they used to treat, you (plural formal) used to treat |
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Tratar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of tratar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy tratando mejorar cada día", meaning "I am treating to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy tratando | I am treating |
| Tú | estás tratando | you are treating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está tratando | s/he is treating, you (formal) are treating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos tratando | we are treating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis tratando | you (plural) are treating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están tratando | they are treating, you (plural formal) are treating |
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Tratar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of tratar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a tratar mejorar cada día", meaning "I am going to treat to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a tratar | I am going to treat |
| Tú | vas a tratar | you are going to treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a tratar | s/he is going to treat, you (formal) are going to treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a tratar | we are going to treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a tratar | you (plural) are going to treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a tratar | they are going to treat, you (plural formal) are going to treat |
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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 treat to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataré | I will treat |
| Tú | tratarás | you will treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tratará | s/he will treat, you (formal) will treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trataremos | we will treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trataréis | you (plural) will treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tratarán | they will treat, you (plural formal) will treat |
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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 treat to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataría | I would treat |
| Tú | tratarías | you would treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trataría | s/he would treat, you (formal) would treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trataríamos | we would treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trataríais | you (plural) would treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tratarían | they would treat, you (plural formal) would treat |
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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 treated to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he tratado | I have treated |
| Tú | has tratado | you have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha tratado | s/he has treated, you (formal) have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos tratado | we have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis tratado | you (plural) have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han tratado | they have treated, you (plural formal) have treated |
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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 treated to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había tratado | I had treated |
| Tú | habías tratado | you had treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había tratado | s/he had treated, you (formal) had treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos tratado | we had treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais tratado | you (plural) had treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían tratado | they had treated, you (plural formal) had treated |
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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 treated to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré tratado | I will have treated |
| Tú | habrás tratado | you will have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá tratado | s/he will have treated, you (formal) will have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos tratado | we will have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis tratado | you (plural) will have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán tratado | they will have treated, you (plural formal) will have treated |
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Tratar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tratar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría tratado mejorar cada día", meaning "I would have treated to improve every day".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría tratado | I would have treated |
| Tú | habrías tratado | you would have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría tratado | s/he would have treated, you (formal) would have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos tratado | we would have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais tratado | you (plural) would have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían tratado | they would have treated, you (plural formal) would have treated |
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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 treat".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trate | I treat |
| Tú | trates | you treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trate | s/he treats, you (formal) treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratemos | we treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratéis | you (plural) treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traten | they treat, you (plural formal) treat |
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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 treated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tratara | I treated |
| Tú | trataras | you treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tratara | s/he treated, you (formal) treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratáramos | we treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratarais | you (plural) treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataran | they treated, you (plural formal) treated |
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Tratar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "tratare", meaning "I will treat".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tratare | I will treat |
| Tú | tratares | you will treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tratare | s/he will treat, you (formal) will treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratáremos | we will treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratareis | you (plural) will treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trataren | they will treat, you (plural formal) will treat |
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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 treated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tratado | I have treated |
| Tú | hayas tratado | you have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya tratado | s/he has treated, you (formal) have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos tratado | we have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis tratado | you (plural) have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan tratado | they have treated, you (plural formal) have treated |
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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 treated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera tratado | I had treated |
| Tú | hubieras tratado | you had treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera tratado | s/he had treated, you (formal) had treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos tratado | we had treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais tratado | you (plural) had treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran tratado | they had treated, you (plural formal) had treated |
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Tratar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere tratado", meaning "I will have treated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere tratado | I will have treated |
| Tú | hubieres tratado | you will have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere tratado | s/he will have treated, you (formal) will have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos tratado | we will have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis tratado | you (plural) will have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren tratado | they will have treated, you (plural formal) will have treated |
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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) treat!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | trata | (to you) treat! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trate | (to you formal) treat! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratemos | let's treat! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tratad | (to you plural) treat! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traten | (to you plural formal) treat! |
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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 treat!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no trates | (to you) don't treat! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no trate | (to you formal) don't treat! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no tratemos | let's not treat! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no tratéis | (to you plural) don't treat! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no traten | (to you plural formal) don't treat! |
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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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