tratar Preterite Conjugation
tratar — to try
The preterite of tratar is regular: traté, trataste, trató, tratamos, tratasteis, trataron.
tratar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for specific, completed attempts or a specific instance of how someone was treated at a point in time.
Notes on tratar in the Preterite
Tratar is fully regular in the preterite. Note that 'tratamos' is the same in both the present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Traté de llamarte tres veces ayer.
I tried to call you three times yesterday.
yo
El médico trató mi lesión con hielo.
The doctor treated my injury with ice.
él/ella/usted
¿Trataste de abrir la ventana?
Did you try to open the window?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'trató'.
Correct: The third-person singular is trató.
Why: Without the accent, it could be confused with 'trato' (I treat/deal).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trato
The present of tratar is regular: trato, tratas, trata, tratamos, tratáis, tratan.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no trates
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no trates, no trate, no tratemos, no tratéis, no traten.