trataba

tried, was

Verb trataba

First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of tratar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of tratar.

Examples

Ella me lanzaba uvas y yo trataba de agarrarlas con la boca.

She tossed me grapes and I tried to catch them with my mouth.

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Ella lo trataba como a un rey.

She treated him like a king.

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Dudo que Tom entendiera lo que trataba de decirle.

I doubt that Tom understands what I tried to tell him.

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Tom solo trataba de ayudar.

Tom was just trying to help.

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Me perdí cuando trataba de encontrar la biblioteca.

I got lost trying to find the library.

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Tom trataba muy bien a María.

Tom treated Mary very well.

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El grupo trataba de resolver problemas sociales.

The group tried to solve social problems.

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Lo trataba como a mi propio hijo.

I treated him like my own son.

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¡Seamos sinceros! Esa broma se trataba de mí.

Let's be honest. That joke was about me.

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Tom trataba a Mary como a una esclava.

Tom treated Mary like a slave.

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