tratar Negative Imperative Conjugation
tratar — to try
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no trates, no trate, no tratemos, no tratéis, no traten.
tratar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to try something or not to treat someone in a certain way.
Notes on tratar in the Negative Imperative
Since tratar is regular, the negative imperative follows the present subjunctive forms exactly.
Example Sentences
No trates de mentirme.
Don't try to lie to me.
tú
No traten de abrir la puerta todavía.
Don't try to open the door yet.
ustedes
No tratemos de hacerlo todo hoy.
Let's not try to do it all today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no trata' for a command.
Correct: The negative 'tú' command is 'no trates'.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative present.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tratara
The imperfect subjunctive of tratar is regular: tratara, trataras, tratara, tratáramos, tratarais, trataran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trata
The affirmative imperative of tratar is: trata (tú), trate (usted), tratemos (nosotros), tratad (vosotros), traten (ustedes).