Tratar preterite conjugation
Tratar in the preterite: traté, trataste, trató, tratamos, tratasteis, trataron.
- to treat; to try; to deal with
- regular
- Participle: tratado
- Gerund: tratando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | traté |
|---|---|
| tú | trataste |
| él/ella/usted | trató |
| nosotros | tratamos |
| vosotros | tratasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | trataron |
How to use tratar in the preterite
The preterite of tratar is regular: traté, trataste, trató, tratamos, trataron. "Traté de..." means you tried and the result is usually known from context: "Traté de llamarte, pero no contestaste." It also reports how someone was treated at a specific time: "Me trataron muy mal en esa tienda." Remember that tratamos is the same in the present and the preterite.
Examples
Traté de llamarte, pero tenías el celular apagado.
I tried to call you, but your phone was off.
El médico que me trató fue muy amable.
The doctor who treated me was very kind.
En la reunión tratamos varios temas pendientes.
In the meeting we dealt with several pending issues.
Quick check: tratar in the preterite
More tratar tenses
- All tratar tenses
- Tratar present
- Tratar imperfect
- Tratar future
- Tratar conditional
- Tratar present subjunctive
- Tratar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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