Quick answer
tratar means to try, treat. Use tratar in full sentences, paying attention to the pronoun and the ending that matches it.
Present tense conjugation of tratar
| Pronoun | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | trato |
| tú | tratas |
| él/ella/usted | trata |
| nosotros | tratamos |
| ellos/ustedes | tratan |
Practice tratar in real sentences
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yo
Yo ___ a todos mis pacientes con respeto y cariño.
tratar sentence examples
These examples keep the full practice text visible for review: match the pronoun, fill in the blank, then check the answer and translation.
| Pronoun | Sentence | Answer | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | Yo ___ a todos mis pacientes con respeto y cariño. | trato | I treat all my patients with respect and care. |
| yo | Yo ___ de comer alimentos orgánicos siempre que puedo. | trato | I try to eat organic food whenever I can. |
| yo | Yo ___ de hacer ejercicio todos los días. | trato | I try to exercise every day. |
| yo | Yo ___ de comer saludable. | trato | I try to eat healthy. |
| tú | Tú siempre ___ de ayudar a los demás. | tratas | You always try to help others. |
| tú | Tú ___ muy bien a los clientes. | tratas | You treat customers very well. |
| tú | Tú ___ a tus mascotas como miembros de la familia. | tratas | You treat your pets like family members. |
| tú | Tú ___ de aprender algo nuevo cada semana. | tratas | You try to learn something new every week. |
| él/ella/usted | El terapeuta ___ a personas con ansiedad y depresión. | trata | The therapist treats people with anxiety and depression. |
| él/ella/usted | El doctor ___ a muchos pacientes. | trata | The doctor treats many patients. |
| él/ella/usted | La novela ___ sobre aventuras en el espacio exterior. | trata | The novel is about adventures in outer space. |
| él/ella/usted | Ella ___ de aprender español. | trata | She tries to learn Spanish. |
| nosotros | Nosotros ___ a nuestros clientes con profesionalismo. | tratamos | We treat our clients with professionalism. |
| nosotros | Nosotros ___ de ahorrar dinero cada mes. | tratamos | We try to save money each month. |
| nosotros | Nosotros ___ de llegar temprano. | tratamos | We try to arrive early. |
| nosotros | Nosotros ___ de reducir nuestro consumo de plástico. | tratamos | We try to reduce our plastic consumption. |
| ellos/ustedes | Ellos ___ a sus empleados con respeto. | tratan | They treat their employees with respect. |
| ellos/ustedes | Ustedes ___ muy bien a sus mascotas. | tratan | You all treat your pets very well. |
| ellos/ustedes | Los médicos ___ enfermedades tropicales en la clínica. | tratan | The doctors treat tropical diseases at the clinic. |
| ellos/ustedes | Ustedes ___ de ser puntuales en todas las citas. | tratan | You all try to be punctual for all appointments. |
Common mistake
A common mistake is memorizing tratar as a list of forms without practicing it in context. Verbito examples help connect each form to a real sentence.