Conjugation of tratar

The Spanish verb tratar means "to try, treat". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning: to try, treat
Type: Regular -ar verb
Gerund: tratando
Past participle: tratado

Quick answer

The present tense of tratar is yo trato, tú tratas, él/ella/usted trata, nosotros tratamos, vosotros tratáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tratan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of tratar

Present Presente
yo	trato
tú	tratas
él/ella/usted	trata
nosotros	tratamos
vosotros	tratáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	tratan

More tenses of tratar

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
yo	traté
tú	trataste
él/ella/usted	trató
nosotros	tratamos
vosotros	tratasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	trataron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
yo	trataba
tú	tratabas
él/ella/usted	trataba
nosotros	tratábamos
vosotros	tratabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	trataban

Future Futuro simple
yo	trataré
tú	tratarás
él/ella/usted	tratará
nosotros	trataremos
vosotros	trataréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	tratarán

Conditional Condicional simple
yo	trataría
tú	tratarías
él/ella/usted	trataría
nosotros	trataríamos
vosotros	trataríais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	tratarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
yo	trate
tú	trates
él/ella/usted	trate
nosotros	tratemos
vosotros	tratéis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	traten

Imperative Imperativo afirmativo
tú	trata
usted	trate
nosotros	tratemos
vosotros	tratad
ustedes	traten

Present perfect Pretérito perfecto compuesto
yo	he tratado
tú	has tratado
él/ella/usted	ha tratado
nosotros	hemos tratado
vosotros	habéis tratado
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han tratado

Notes on tratar

Tratar is regular. It follows the regular -ar pattern throughout the table, with forms such as trato, traté, trataré, and tratado.

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Example sentences with tratar

Trato de llegar temprano al trabajo. I try to arrive early at work.
Ayer tratamos el problema con calma. Yesterday we dealt with the problem calmly.
Mañana trataré de llamar a Ana. Tomorrow I will try to call Ana.
Hemos tratado este tema muchas veces. We have discussed this topic many times.

hablar to speak intentar to try probar to try, taste

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Frequently asked questions

Is tratar a regular Spanish verb?

Yes, tratar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model shown in the table.

What are the preterite forms of tratar?

The preterite forms are traté, trataste, trató, tratamos, tratasteis, and trataron.

What are the participle and gerund of tratar?

The past participle is tratado and the gerund is tratando. The present perfect uses forms of haber plus tratado, such as he tratado.