tratar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
tratar — to try
The imperfect subjunctive of tratar is regular: tratara, trataras, tratara, tratáramos, tratarais, trataran.
tratar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or after verbs of emotion/request in the past.
Notes on tratar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (trataron), which makes it regular for this verb.
Example Sentences
Si yo tratara más, lo lograría.
If I tried harder, I would achieve it.
yo
Mis padres querían que yo tratara de estudiar más.
My parents wanted me to try to study more.
yo
Si tratáramos de hablar, nos entenderíamos.
If we tried to talk, we would understand each other.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'tratáramos'.
Correct: The nosotros form always has an accent: tratáramos.
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trato
The present of tratar is regular: trato, tratas, trata, tratamos, tratáis, tratan.
Preterite
yo: traté
The preterite of tratar is regular: traté, trataste, trató, tratamos, tratasteis, trataron.
Imperfect
yo: trataba
The imperfect of tratar is regular: trataba, tratabas, trataba, tratábamos, tratabais, trataban.
Future
yo: trataré
The future of tratar is regular: trataré, tratarás, tratará, trataremos, trataréis, tratarán.
Conditional
yo: trataría
The conditional of tratar is regular: trataría, tratarías, trataría, trataríamos, trataríais, tratarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trate
The present subjunctive of tratar is regular: trate, trates, trate, tratemos, tratéis, traten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trata
The affirmative imperative of tratar is: trata (tú), trate (usted), tratemos (nosotros), tratad (vosotros), traten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no trates
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no trates, no trate, no tratemos, no tratéis, no traten.