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Tratar present subjunctive conjugation

Tratar in the present subjunctive: trate, trates, trate, tratemos, tratéis, traten.

  • to treat; to try; to deal with
  • regular
  • Participle: tratado
  • Gerund: tratando

Present subjunctive presente de subjuntivo

yotrate
tútrates
él/ella/ustedtrate
nosotrostratemos
vosotrostratéis
ellos/ellas/ustedestraten

How to use tratar in the present subjunctive

The present subjunctive of tratar is trate, trates, trate, tratemos, traten. It appears after requests and wishes: "Pídele que trate de llegar temprano." "Tratemos de..." works as "let's try to": "Tratemos de terminar hoy." Do not confuse trate (subjunctive) with traté (I tried). The usted command trate also comes from this form, as in "Trate de llegar temprano." It also follows "ojalá": "Ojalá traten de entendernos."

Examples

  • Tratemos de terminar antes de las seis.

    Let's try to finish before six.

  • Dile que trate de no llegar tarde mañana.

    Tell him to try not to be late tomorrow.

  • Espero que te traten bien en el nuevo trabajo.

    I hope they treat you well at your new job.

Quick check: tratar in the present subjunctive

1. ellos/ellas/ustedes · Present subjunctive of tratar
2. yo · Present subjunctive of tratar
3. vosotros · Present subjunctive of tratar
4. nosotros · Present subjunctive of tratar
5. tú · Present subjunctive of tratar

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