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tratar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to try / to treat / to deal with

The imperfect conjugation of tratar (regular -ar verb, ranked #33). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo trataba
tratabas
él/ella/Ud. trataba
nosotros tratábamos
vosotros tratabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. trataban

Example sentence

Antes yo trataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to try / to treat / to deal with often.

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