Spanish verb tratar conjugation

tratar
to try, to attempt, to treat
regular verbPast participle: tratadoGerund: tratando

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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Complete conjugation of tratar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrato
Yo trato de aprender cada día.
I try to learn every day.
tratas
¿Tú tratas de mejorar siempre?
Do you try to improve always?
Él / Ella / Ustedtrata
Ella trata de entender la situación.
She tries to understand the situation.
Nosotros / Nosotrastratamos
Nosotros tratamos de ayudar a todos.
We try to help everyone.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratáis
Vosotros tratáis de ser amables.
You all try to be kind.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestratan
Ellos tratan de resolver el problema.
They try to solve the problem.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrató
Él trató de llamar ayer.
He tried to call yesterday.
trató
Tú trataste de entender la explicación.
You tried to understand the explanation.
Él / Ella / Ustedtrató
Ella trató de resolver el problema.
She tried to solve the problem.
Nosotros / Nosotrastratamos
Nosotros tratamos de ayudar.
We tried to help.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratóteis
Vosotros tratasteis de convencerlos.
You all tried to convince them.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestrataron
Ellos trataron de llegar a tiempo.
They tried to arrive on time.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrataba
Yo trataba de entender la lección.
I was trying to understand the lesson.
tratabas
Tú tratabas de ayudarme siempre.
You were trying to help me always.
Él / Ella / Ustedtrataba
Ella trataba de resolver el problema.
She was trying to solve the problem.
Nosotros / Nosotrastratábamos
Nosotros tratábamos de mantener la calma.
We were trying to stay calm.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratabais
Vosotros tratabais de aprender rápido.
You all were trying to learn quickly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestrataban
Ellos trataban de terminar a tiempo.
They were trying to finish on time.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy tratando
Estoy tratando de entender la lección.
I am trying to understand the lesson.
estás tratando
¿Estás tratando de resolver el problema?
Are you trying to solve the problem?
Él / Ella / Ustedestá tratando
Ella está tratando de llamar a su amigo.
She is trying to call her friend.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos tratando
Estamos tratando de mejorar nuestro trabajo.
We are trying to improve our work.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis tratando
Vosotros estáis tratando de aprender español.
You all are trying to learn Spanish.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán tratando
Ellos están tratando de resolver el problema.
They are trying to solve the problem.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a tratar
Voy a tratar de llamar más tarde.
I am going to try to call later.
vas a tratar
¿Vas a tratar ese problema ahora?
Are you going to try that problem now?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a tratar
Ella va a tratar de ayudarme.
She is going to try to help me.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a tratar
Vamos a tratar de resolverlo pronto.
We are going to try to solve it soon.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a tratar
¿Vais a tratar ese problema hoy?
Are you all going to try that problem today?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a tratar
Ellos van a tratar de terminar temprano.
They are going to try to finish early.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrataré
Mañana trataré de terminar el proyecto.
Tomorrow I will try to finish the project.
tratarás
Tú tratarás de ayudar en lo posible.
You will try to help as much as possible.
Él / Ella / Ustedtratará
Ella tratará de llegar a tiempo.
She will try to arrive on time.
Nosotros / Nosotrastrataremos
Nosotros trataremos de resolver el problema.
We will try to solve the problem.
Vosotros / Vosotrastrataréis
Vosotros trataréis de aprender más.
You all will try to learn more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestratarán
Ellos tratarán de convencerte.
They will try to convince you.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrataría
Yo trataría de ayudarte si pudiera.
I would try to help you if I could.
tratarías
Tú tratarías de resolver el problema.
You would try to solve the problem.
Él / Ella / Ustedtrataría
Él trataría de llegar a tiempo.
He would try to arrive on time.
Nosotros / Nosotrastrataríamos
Nosotros trataríamos de mejorar el proyecto.
We would try to improve the project.
Vosotros / Vosotrastrataríais
Vosotros trataríais de aprender más.
You all would try to learn more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestratarían
Ellos tratarían de ayudar en la situación.
They would try to help in the situation.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe tratado
Yo he tratado de llamar varias veces.
I have tried to call several times.
has tratado
Tú has tratado de entender la explicación.
You have tried to understand the explanation.
Él / Ella / Ustedha tratado
Ella ha tratado de mejorar su inglés.
She has tried to improve her English.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos tratado
Nosotros hemos tratado de resolver el problema.
We have tried to solve the problem.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis tratado
Vosotros habéis tratado de ayudarme.
You all have tried to help me.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan tratado
Ellos han tratado de llegar a tiempo.
They have tried to arrive on time.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía tratado
Yo había tratado de llamar antes.
I had tried to call earlier.
habías tratado
Tú habías tratado de explicar bien.
You had tried to explain well.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía tratado
Ella había tratado de ayudarme.
She had tried to help me.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos tratado
Nosotros habíamos tratado de resolverlo.
We had tried to solve it.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais tratado
Vosotros habíais tratado de entender.
You all had tried to understand.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían tratado
Ellos habían tratado de convencerme.
They had tried to convince me.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré tratado
Para entonces, ya habré tratado el problema.
By then, I will have dealt with the problem.
habrás tratado
¿Para mañana, habrás tratado el asunto?
By tomorrow, will you have dealt with the matter?
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá tratado
Ella habrá tratado de llamarte.
She will have tried to call you.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos tratado
Nosotros habremos tratado todas las opciones.
We will have tried all the options.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis tratado
Vosotros habréis tratado de resolverlo.
You all will have tried to solve it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán tratado
Ellos habrán tratado de evitar el problema.
They will have tried to avoid the problem.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría tratado
Yo habría tratado de ayudarte.
I would have tried to help you.
habrías tratado
Tú habrías tratado de resolverlo.
You would have tried to solve it.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría tratado
Ella habría tratado de llamar antes.
She would have tried to call earlier.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos tratado
Nosotros habríamos tratado de entender.
We would have tried to understand.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais tratado
Vosotros habríais tratado de ayudar.
You all would have tried to help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían tratado
Ellos habrían tratado de evitarlo.
They would have tried to avoid it.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrate
Espero que yo trate bien a todos.
I hope that I treat everyone well.
trates
Es importante que tú trates el tema con respeto.
It's important that you treat the subject with respect.
Él / Ella / Ustedtrate
Es bueno que él trate de ayudar.
It's good that he tries to help.
Nosotros / Nosotrastratemos
Queremos que nosotros tratemos esto con calma.
We want us to handle this calmly.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratéis
Es necesario que vosotros tratéis el problema pronto.
It's necessary that you all deal with the problem soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestraten
Dudo que ellos traten de engañar.
I doubt that they try to deceive.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotratara
Esperaba que él tratara de ayudar.
I hoped that he would try to help.
trataras
Dudaba que tú trataras de mentir.
I doubted that you would try to lie.
Él / Ella / Ustedtratara
No creía que ella tratara de escapar.
I didn't believe that she would try to escape.
Nosotros / Nosotrastratáramos
Era posible que nosotros tratáramos de resolverlo.
It was possible that we tried to solve it.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratarais
Pensaba que vosotros tratarais de entender.
I thought that you all would try to understand.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestrataran
No creía que ellos trataran de abandonar.
I didn't think that they would try to leave.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotratare
Si él tratare de ayudar, lo agradeceré.
If he tries to help, I will appreciate it.
tratares
Cuando tú tratares de resolverlo, te apoyaré.
When you try to solve it, I will support you.
Él / Ella / Ustedtratare
Si ella tratare de convencerlo, cambiará de opinión.
If she tries to convince him, he will change his mind.
Nosotros / Nosotrastrataremos
Cuando nosotros trataremos el problema, encontraremos una solución.
When we try to address the problem, we will find a solution.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratares
Si vosotros tratares de entender, será más fácil.
If you try to understand, it will be easier.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestratares
Cuando ellos tratares de hacerlo, aprenderán más.
When they try to do it, they will learn more.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya tratado
Espero que haya tratado bien a todos.
I hope I have treated everyone well.
hayas tratado
Es posible que hayas tratado de ayudar.
It's possible that you have tried to help.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya tratado
Creo que él haya tratado de explicar.
I believe he has tried to explain.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos tratado
Es importante que hayamos tratado el tema.
It's important that we have addressed the issue.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis tratado
No creo que hayáis tratado mal.
I don't think you have treated badly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan tratado
Me alegra que hayan tratado bien a los invitados.
I'm glad they have treated the guests well.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera tratado
Esperaba que hubiera tratado mejor el tema.
I hoped that I had handled the topic better.
hubieras tratado
No creí que hubieras tratado eso así.
I didn't think you had handled that like that.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera tratado
Ella dudaba que él hubiera tratado la situación.
She doubted that he had handled the situation.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos tratado
Si hubiéramos tratado el problema antes, no habría ocurrido.
If we had addressed the problem earlier, it wouldn't have happened.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais tratado
No creía que vosotros hubierais tratado el asunto así.
I didn't think you all had handled the matter like that.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran tratado
Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran tratado el tema tan mal.
I was surprised that they had handled the topic so badly.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere tratado
Para entonces, ya hubiere tratado el asunto.
By then, I will have already dealt with the matter.
hubieres tratado
Es posible que tú hubieres tratado el problema.
It is possible that you will have dealt with the problem.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere tratado
Es probable que él hubiere tratado la situación.
It is likely that he will have handled the situation.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos tratado
Quizá nosotros hubiéremos tratado todo.
Maybe we will have dealt with everything.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis tratado
Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis tratado el tema.
By then, you all will have addressed the issue.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren tratado
Es posible que ellos hubieren tratado el asunto.
It is possible that they will have handled the matter.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yotrata
Trata de entender la situación.
Try to understand the situation.
trata
¡Trata de no llegar tarde!
Try not to arrive late!
Él / Ella / Ustedtrate
Por favor, trate de ser amable.
Please, try to be kind.
Nosotros / Nosotrastratemos
Tratemos de resolver el problema juntos.
Let's try to solve the problem together.
Vosotros / Vosotrastratad
Tratad de escuchar con atención.
Try to listen carefully.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedestraten
Traten de mantenerse calmados.
Try to stay calm.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono trate
No trate de resolverlo solo.
Don't try to solve it alone.
no trates
No trates de mentir ahora.
Don't try to lie now.
Él / Ella / Ustedno trate
No trate de entenderlo así.
Don't try to understand it that way.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno tratemos
No tratemos de discutir más.
Let's not try to argue more.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno tratéis
No tratéis de ayudar si no quieren.
Don't try to help if they don't want to.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno traten
No traten de convencerlos ahora.
Don't try to convince them now.

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