Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Tratarse in Spanish
tratarse to treat (oneself, each other), to deal with, to be about Regular AR Verb Top 100
At a glance: Tratarse (to treat (oneself, each other), to deal with, to be about) is one of the most common reflexive regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me trato, te tratas, se trata, nos tratamos, os tratáis, se tratan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- tratado treated
- Gerund
- tratando treating
- Similar
- despachar, ocuparse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Tratarse
- Tratarse in the Indicative Present
- Tratarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Tratarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Tratarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Tratarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Tratarse in the Indicative Future
- Tratarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Tratarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Tratarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Tratarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Tratarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Tratarse
- Imperative tenses of Tratarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Tratarse conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Tratarse
Tratarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of tratarse 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, “me trato”, meaning “I treat”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me trato | I treat |
| Tú | te tratas | you treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se trata | s/he treats |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tratamos | we treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tratáis | you (plural) treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se tratan | they treat |
How it’s built: Regular: stem trat- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of tratarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me traté”, meaning “I treated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traté | I treated |
| Tú | te trataste | you treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se trató | s/he treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tratamos | we treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tratasteis | you (plural) treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se trataron | they treated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem trat- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of tratarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me trataba”, meaning “I used to treat”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me trataba | I used to treat |
| Tú | te tratabas | you used to treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se trataba | s/he used to treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tratábamos | we used to treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tratabais | you (plural) used to treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se trataban | they used to treat |
How it’s built: Regular: stem trat- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of tratarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy tratando”, meaning “I am treating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy tratando | I am treating |
| Tú | te estás tratando | you are treating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está tratando | s/he is treating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos tratando | we are treating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis tratando | you (plural) are treating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están tratando | they are treating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund tratando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of tratarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a tratar”, meaning “I am going to treat”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a tratar | I am going to treat |
| Tú | te vas a tratar | you are going to treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a tratar | s/he is going to treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a tratar | we are going to treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a tratar | you (plural) are going to treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a tratar | they are going to treat |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive tratar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of tratarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me trataré”, meaning “I will treat”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me trataré | I will treat |
| Tú | te tratarás | you will treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se tratará | s/he will treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos trataremos | we will treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os trataréis | you (plural) will treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se tratarán | they will treat |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tratar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of tratarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me trataría”, meaning “I would treat”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me trataría | I would treat |
| Tú | te tratarías | you would treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se trataría | s/he would treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos trataríamos | we would treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os trataríais | you (plural) would treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se tratarían | they would treat |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive tratar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of tratarse 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, “me he tratado”, meaning “I have treated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he tratado | I have treated |
| Tú | te has tratado | you have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha tratado | s/he has treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos tratado | we have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis tratado | you (plural) have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han tratado | they have treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of tratarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había tratado”, meaning “I had treated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había tratado | I had treated |
| Tú | te habías tratado | you had treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había tratado | s/he had treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos tratado | we had treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais tratado | you (plural) had treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían tratado | they had treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of tratarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré tratado”, meaning “I will have treated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré tratado | I will have treated |
| Tú | te habrás tratado | you will have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá tratado | s/he will have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos tratado | we will have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis tratado | you (plural) will have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán tratado | they will have treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of tratarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría tratado”, meaning “I would have treated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría tratado | I would have treated |
| Tú | te habrías tratado | you would have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría tratado | s/he would have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos tratado | we would have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais tratado | you (plural) would have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían tratado | they would have treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Tratarse
Tratarse 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, “me trate”, meaning “I treat”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me trate | I treat |
| Tú | te trates | you treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se trate | s/he treats |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tratemos | we treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tratéis | you (plural) treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se traten | they treat |
How it’s built: Regular: stem trat- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse 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, “me tratara”, meaning “I treated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me tratara | I treated |
| Tú | te trataras | you treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se tratara | s/he treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tratáramos | we treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tratarais | you (plural) treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se trataran | they treated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, trataron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (tratáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse 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, “me tratare”, meaning “I will treat”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me tratare | I will treat |
| Tú | te tratares | you will treat |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se tratare | s/he will treat |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tratáremos | we will treat |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tratareis | you (plural) will treat |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se trataren | they will treat |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, trataron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (tratáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse 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, “me haya tratado”, meaning “I have treated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya tratado | I have treated |
| Tú | te hayas tratado | you have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya tratado | s/he has treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos tratado | we have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis tratado | you (plural) have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan tratado | they have treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse 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, “me hubiera tratado”, meaning “I had treated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera tratado | I had treated |
| Tú | te hubieras tratado | you had treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera tratado | s/he had treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos tratado | we had treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais tratado | you (plural) had treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran tratado | they had treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Tratarse 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, “me 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 | me hubiere tratado | I will have treated |
| Tú | te hubieres tratado | you will have treated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere tratado | s/he will have treated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos tratado | we will have treated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis tratado | you (plural) will have treated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren tratado | they will have treated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle tratado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Tratarse
Tratarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “trátese”, meaning “(to you formal) treat!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | trátate | (to you) treat! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trátese | (to you formal) treat! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tratémonos | let's treat! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trataos | (to you plural) treat! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trátense | (to you plural formal) treat! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (trátate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (trátese, trátense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (tratémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (trataos).
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Tratarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se 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 te trates | (to you) don't treat! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se trate | (to you formal) don't treat! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos tratemos | let's not treat! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os tratéis | (to you plural) don't treat! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se traten | (to you plural formal) don't treat! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te trates, no se trate, no nos tratemos, no os tratéis, no se traten.
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Frequently asked questions about Tratarse
Is tratarse a regular or irregular verb?
Tratarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate tratarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), tratarse is conjugated as: yo me trato, tú te tratas, él/ella/usted se trata, nosotros nos tratamos, vosotros os tratáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tratan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate tratarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), tratarse is conjugated as: yo me traté, tú te trataste, él/ella/usted se trató, nosotros nos tratamos, vosotros os tratasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se trataron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate tratarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), tratarse is conjugated as: yo me trataba, tú te tratabas, él/ella/usted se trataba, nosotros nos tratábamos, vosotros os tratabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se trataban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate tratarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), tratarse is conjugated as: yo me trataré, tú te tratarás, él/ella/usted se tratará, nosotros nos trataremos, vosotros os trataréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tratarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate tratarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), tratarse is conjugated as: yo me trate, tú te trates, él/ella/usted se trate, nosotros nos tratemos, vosotros os tratéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se traten. The present subjunctive 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.
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