Tratar means to try or attempt to do something, to deal with or handle a situation, or to treat someone or something in a certain way. It is used in various contexts including efforts, treatment, or handling issues.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trato | Yo trato de aprender cada día. I try to learn every day. | |
| Tú | tratas | ¿Tú tratas de mejorar siempre? Do you try to improve always? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trata | Ella trata de entender la situación. She tries to understand the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tratamos | Nosotros tratamos de ayudar a todos. We try to help everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratáis | Vosotros tratáis de ser amables. You all try to be kind. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tratan | Ellos tratan de resolver el problema. They try to solve the problem. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trató | Él trató de llamar ayer. He tried to call yesterday. | |
| Tú | trató | Tú trataste de entender la explicación. You tried to understand the explanation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trató | Ella trató de resolver el problema. She tried to solve the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tratamos | Nosotros tratamos de ayudar. We tried to help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratóteis | Vosotros tratasteis de convencerlos. You all tried to convince them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | trataron | Ellos trataron de llegar a tiempo. They tried to arrive on time. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataba | Yo trataba de entender la lección. I was trying to understand the lesson. | |
| Tú | tratabas | Tú tratabas de ayudarme siempre. You were trying to help me always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trataba | Ella trataba de resolver el problema. She was trying to solve the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tratábamos | Nosotros tratábamos de mantener la calma. We were trying to stay calm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratabais | Vosotros tratabais de aprender rápido. You all were trying to learn quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | trataban | Ellos trataban de terminar a tiempo. They were trying to finish on time. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy tratando | Estoy tratando de entender la lección. I am trying to understand the lesson. | |
| Tú | estás tratando | ¿Estás tratando de resolver el problema? Are you trying to solve the problem? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está tratando | Ella está tratando de llamar a su amigo. She is trying to call her friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos tratando | Estamos tratando de mejorar nuestro trabajo. We are trying to improve our work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis tratando | Vosotros estáis tratando de aprender español. You all are trying to learn Spanish. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están tratando | Ellos están tratando de resolver el problema. They are trying to solve the problem. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a tratar | Voy a tratar de llamar más tarde. I am going to try to call later. | |
| Tú | vas a tratar | ¿Vas a tratar ese problema ahora? Are you going to try that problem now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a tratar | Ella va a tratar de ayudarme. She is going to try to help me. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a tratar | Vamos a tratar de resolverlo pronto. We are going to try to solve it soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a tratar | ¿Vais a tratar ese problema hoy? Are you all going to try that problem today? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a tratar | Ellos van a tratar de terminar temprano. They are going to try to finish early. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataré | Mañana trataré de terminar el proyecto. Tomorrow I will try to finish the project. | |
| Tú | tratarás | Tú tratarás de ayudar en lo posible. You will try to help as much as possible. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tratará | Ella tratará de llegar a tiempo. She will try to arrive on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | trataremos | Nosotros trataremos de resolver el problema. We will try to solve the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | trataréis | Vosotros trataréis de aprender más. You all will try to learn more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tratarán | Ellos tratarán de convencerte. They will try to convince you. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trataría | Yo trataría de ayudarte si pudiera. I would try to help you if I could. | |
| Tú | tratarías | Tú tratarías de resolver el problema. You would try to solve the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trataría | Él trataría de llegar a tiempo. He would try to arrive on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | trataríamos | Nosotros trataríamos de mejorar el proyecto. We would try to improve the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | trataríais | Vosotros trataríais de aprender más. You all would try to learn more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tratarían | Ellos tratarían de ayudar en la situación. They would try to help in the situation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he tratado | Yo he tratado de llamar varias veces. I have tried to call several times. | |
| Tú | has tratado | Tú has tratado de entender la explicación. You have tried to understand the explanation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha tratado | Ella ha tratado de mejorar su inglés. She has tried to improve her English. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos tratado | Nosotros hemos tratado de resolver el problema. We have tried to solve the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis tratado | Vosotros habéis tratado de ayudarme. You all have tried to help me. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han tratado | Ellos han tratado de llegar a tiempo. They have tried to arrive on time. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había tratado | Yo había tratado de llamar antes. I had tried to call earlier. | |
| Tú | habías tratado | Tú habías tratado de explicar bien. You had tried to explain well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había tratado | Ella había tratado de ayudarme. She had tried to help me. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos tratado | Nosotros habíamos tratado de resolverlo. We had tried to solve it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais tratado | Vosotros habíais tratado de entender. You all had tried to understand. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían tratado | Ellos habían tratado de convencerme. They had tried to convince me. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré tratado | Para entonces, ya habré tratado el problema. By then, I will have dealt with the problem. | |
| Tú | habrás tratado | ¿Para mañana, habrás tratado el asunto? By tomorrow, will you have dealt with the matter? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá tratado | Ella habrá tratado de llamarte. She will have tried to call you. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos tratado | Nosotros habremos tratado todas las opciones. We will have tried all the options. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis tratado | Vosotros habréis tratado de resolverlo. You all will have tried to solve it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán tratado | Ellos habrán tratado de evitar el problema. They will have tried to avoid the problem. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría tratado | Yo habría tratado de ayudarte. I would have tried to help you. | |
| Tú | habrías tratado | Tú habrías tratado de resolverlo. You would have tried to solve it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría tratado | Ella habría tratado de llamar antes. She would have tried to call earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos tratado | Nosotros habríamos tratado de entender. We would have tried to understand. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais tratado | Vosotros habríais tratado de ayudar. You all would have tried to help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían tratado | Ellos habrían tratado de evitarlo. They would have tried to avoid it. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trate | Espero que yo trate bien a todos. I hope that I treat everyone well. | |
| Tú | trates | Es importante que tú trates el tema con respeto. It's important that you treat the subject with respect. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trate | Es bueno que él trate de ayudar. It's good that he tries to help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tratemos | Queremos que nosotros tratemos esto con calma. We want us to handle this calmly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratéis | Es necesario que vosotros tratéis el problema pronto. It's necessary that you all deal with the problem soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | traten | Dudo que ellos traten de engañar. I doubt that they try to deceive. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tratara | Esperaba que él tratara de ayudar. I hoped that he would try to help. | |
| Tú | trataras | Dudaba que tú trataras de mentir. I doubted that you would try to lie. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tratara | No creía que ella tratara de escapar. I didn't believe that she would try to escape. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tratáramos | Era posible que nosotros tratáramos de resolverlo. It was possible that we tried to solve it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratarais | Pensaba que vosotros tratarais de entender. I thought that you all would try to understand. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | trataran | No creía que ellos trataran de abandonar. I didn't think that they would try to leave. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tratare | Si él tratare de ayudar, lo agradeceré. If he tries to help, I will appreciate it. | |
| Tú | tratares | Cuando tú tratares de resolverlo, te apoyaré. When you try to solve it, I will support you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | tratare | Si ella tratare de convencerlo, cambiará de opinión. If she tries to convince him, he will change his mind. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | trataremos | Cuando nosotros trataremos el problema, encontraremos una solución. When we try to address the problem, we will find a solution. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratares | Si vosotros tratares de entender, será más fácil. If you try to understand, it will be easier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | tratares | Cuando ellos tratares de hacerlo, aprenderán más. When they try to do it, they will learn more. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya tratado | Espero que haya tratado bien a todos. I hope I have treated everyone well. | |
| Tú | hayas tratado | Es posible que hayas tratado de ayudar. It's possible that you have tried to help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya tratado | Creo que él haya tratado de explicar. I believe he has tried to explain. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos tratado | Es importante que hayamos tratado el tema. It's important that we have addressed the issue. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis tratado | No creo que hayáis tratado mal. I don't think you have treated badly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan tratado | Me alegra que hayan tratado bien a los invitados. I'm glad they have treated the guests well. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera tratado | Esperaba que hubiera tratado mejor el tema. I hoped that I had handled the topic better. | |
| Tú | hubieras tratado | No creí que hubieras tratado eso así. I didn't think you had handled that like that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera tratado | Ella dudaba que él hubiera tratado la situación. She doubted that he had handled the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos tratado | Si hubiéramos tratado el problema antes, no habría ocurrido. If we had addressed the problem earlier, it wouldn't have happened. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais tratado | No creía que vosotros hubierais tratado el asunto así. I didn't think you all had handled the matter like that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran tratado | Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran tratado el tema tan mal. I was surprised that they had handled the topic so badly. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere tratado | Para entonces, ya hubiere tratado el asunto. By then, I will have already dealt with the matter. | |
| Tú | hubieres tratado | Es posible que tú hubieres tratado el problema. It is possible that you will have dealt with the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere tratado | Es probable que él hubiere tratado la situación. It is likely that he will have handled the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos tratado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos tratado todo. Maybe we will have dealt with everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis tratado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis tratado el tema. By then, you all will have addressed the issue. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren tratado | Es posible que ellos hubieren tratado el asunto. It is possible that they will have handled the matter. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | trata | Trata de entender la situación. Try to understand the situation. | |
| Tú | trata | ¡Trata de no llegar tarde! Try not to arrive late! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | trate | Por favor, trate de ser amable. Please, try to be kind. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | tratemos | Tratemos de resolver el problema juntos. Let's try to solve the problem together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | tratad | Tratad de escuchar con atención. Try to listen carefully. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | traten | Traten de mantenerse calmados. Try to stay calm. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no trate | No trate de resolverlo solo. Don't try to solve it alone. | |
| Tú | no trates | No trates de mentir ahora. Don't try to lie now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no trate | No trate de entenderlo así. Don't try to understand it that way. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no tratemos | No tratemos de discutir más. Let's not try to argue more. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no tratéis | No tratéis de ayudar si no quieren. Don't try to help if they don't want to. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no traten | No traten de convencerlos ahora. Don't try to convince them now. |
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