tratar preterite conjugation
Tratar (to try, deal with) in the preterite: traté, trataste, trató, tratamos, tratasteis, trataron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Tratar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Tratar in a sentence
- Trato de estudiar todos los días.I try to study every day.
- Trataron el problema con cuidado.They dealt with the problem carefully.
'Tratar de' + infinitive means 'to try to'; regular -ar verb.
FAQ
What is the preterite of tratar?
Tratar in the Spanish preterite: yo traté, tú trataste, él/ella/usted trató, nosotros tratamos, vosotros tratasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes trataron.
Is tratar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite tratar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so traté follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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