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How to conjugate tratar in Spanish

tratar in Spanish means to treat, handle

tratar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb tratar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

tratar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb tratar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb tratar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

ar, How to Conjugate ar verbs in Spanish

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotratoI treat
tratasyou treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratahe/she treats, you (formal) treats
Nosotros (as)tratamoswe treat
Vosotros (as)trataísyou (plural) Spain treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)tratanthey treat, you (plural) treat

tratar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb tratar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotratéI treated
tratasteyou treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratóhe/she treated, you (formal) treated
Nosotros (as)tratamoswe treated
Vosotros (as)tratasteisyou (plural) Spain treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)trataronthey treated, you (plural) treated

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

tratar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb tratar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb tratar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotratabaI used to treat
tratabasyou used to treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratabahe/she used to treat, you (formal) used to treat
Nosotros (as)tratábamoswe used to treat
Vosotros (as)tratabaisyou (plural) Spain used to treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)tratabanthey used to treat, you (plural) used to treat

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

tratar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb tratar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb tratar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb tratar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate tratar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case tratar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotrataréI will treat
tratarásyou will treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)trataráhe/she will treat, you (formal) will treat
Nosotros (as)trataremoswe will treat
Vosotros (as)trataréisyou (plural) Spain will treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)trataránthey will treat, you (plural) will treat

tratar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb tratar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a tratar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a tratarI will treat
vas a trataryou will treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a tratarhe/she will treat, you (formal) will treat
Nosotros (as)vamos a tratarwe will treat
Vosotros (as)vais a trataryou (plural) Spain will treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a tratarthey will treat, you (plural) will treat

tratar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb tratar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb tratar is: tratando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy tratandoI am treating
estás tratandoyou are treating
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está tratandohe/she is treating, you (formal) are treating
Nosotros (as)estamos tratandowe are treating
Vosotros (as)estáis tratandoyou (plural) Spain are treating
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están tratandothey are treating, you (plural) are treating

tratar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb tratar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb tratar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate tratar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case tratar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb tratar is tratar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotrataríaI would treat
trataríasyou would treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)trataríahe/she would treat, you (formal) would treat
Nosotros (as)trataríamoswe would treat
Vosotros (as)trataríasyou (plural) Spain would treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)trataríanthey would treat, you (plural)would treat

tratar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb tratar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe tratadoI have treated
has tratadoyou have treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha tratadohe/she have treated, you (formal) have treated
Nosotros (as)hemos tratadowe have treated
Vosotros (as)habéis tratadoyou (plural) Spain have treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han tratadothey have treated, you (plural) have treated

tratar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb tratar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case tratar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía tratadoI had treated
habías tratadoyou had treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había tratadohe/she had treated, you (formal) had treated
Nosotros (as)habíamos tratadowe had treated
Vosotros (as)habíais tratadoyou (plural) Spain had treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain tratadothey had treated, you (plural) had treated

tratar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb tratar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case tratar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré tratadoI will have treated
habrás tratadoyou will have treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá tratadohe/she will have treated, you (formal) will have treated
Nosotros (as)habremos tratadowe will have treated
Vosotros (as)habréis tratadoyou (plural) Spain will have treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán tratadothey will have treated, you (plural) will have treated

tratar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb tratar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case tratar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría tratadoI would have treated
habrías tratadoyou would have treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría tratadohe/she would have treated, you (formal) would have treated
Nosotros (as)habríamos tratadowe would have treated
Vosotros (as)habríais tratadoyou (plural) Spain will would treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían tratadothey would have treated, you (plural) would have treated

tratar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb tratar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotrateI may treat
tratesyou may treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratehe/she may treat, you (formal) may treat
Nosotros (as)tratemoswe may treat
Vosotros (as)tratéisyou (plural) Spain may treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)tratenthey may treat, you (plural) may treat

tratar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb tratar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like tratar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. tratar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: tratar – trataron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with trat
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotrataraI might treat
tratarasyou might treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratarahe/she might treat, you (formal) might treat
Nosotros (as)tratáramoswe might treat
Vosotros (as)trataraisyou (plural) Spain might treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)trataranthey might treat, you (plural) might treat

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotrataseI might treat
tratasesyou might treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratasehe/she might treat, you (formal) might treat
Nosotros (as)tratásamoswe might treat
Vosotros (as)tratasaisyou (plural) Spain might treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)tratasanthey might treat, you (plural) might treat

tratar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb tratar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like tratar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb tratar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YotrataraI will treat
tratarasyou will treat
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)tratarahe/she will treat, you (formal) will treat
Nosotros (as)tratáramoswe will treat
Vosotros (as)trataraisyou (plural) Spain will treat
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)trataranthey will treat, you (plural) will treat

tratar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb tratar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb tratar is: tratado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb tratar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya tratadoI may have treated
hayas tratadoyou may have treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya tratadohe/she may have treated, you (formal) may have treated
Nosotros (as)hayamos tratadowe may have treated
Vosotros (as)hayáis tratadoyou (plural) Spain may have treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan tratadothey may have treated, you (plural) may have treated

tratar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb tratar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to tratar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (tratar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (trat)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (tratado)

The past participle of the verb tratar is tratado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb tratar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese tratadoI might have treated
hubieses tratadoyou might have treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese tratadohe/she might have treated, you (formal) might have treated
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos tratadowe might have treated
Vosotros (as)hubieseis tratadoyou (plural) Spain might have treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen tratadothey might have treated, you (plural) might have treated

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera tratadoI might have treated
hubieras tratadoyou might have treated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera tratadohe/she might have treated, you (formal) might have treated
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos tratadowe might have treated
Vosotros (as)hubierais tratadoyou (plural) Spain might have treated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran tratadothey might have treated, you (plural) might have treated

tratar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

tratar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb tratar  would be trata

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (tratas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (trata)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (trata)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡trata!treat!
Usted (Ud.)¡trate!treat!
Nosotros (as)¡tratemos!treat!
Vosotros (as)¡tratad!treat!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡traten!treat!

tratar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

tratar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no trates!Don’t treat!
Usted (Ud.)¡no trate!Don’t treat!
Nosotros (as)¡no tratemos!Don’t treat!
Vosotros (as)¡no tratéis!Don’t treat!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no traten!Don’t treat!