Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trato | |
| tú | tratas | |
| él / ella / usted | trata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tratamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tratáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tratan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | traté | |
| tú | trataste | |
| él / ella / usted | trató | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tratamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tratasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | trataron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trataba | |
| tú | tratabas | |
| él / ella / usted | trataba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tratábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tratabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | trataban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trataré | |
| tú | tratarás | |
| él / ella / usted | tratará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | trataremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | trataréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tratarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trataría | |
| tú | tratarías | |
| él / ella / usted | trataría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | trataríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | trataríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tratarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | trate | |
| tú | trates | |
| él / ella / usted | trate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tratemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tratéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | traten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way)
- to treat (to apply medical care)
- to treat (to submit to a chemical action)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations