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Mistreat means to treat badly or cruelly. Regular verb: mistreat-mistreated-mistreated.
Meanings
- To treat badly
- To abuse
- To handle roughly
Common Collocations
mistreat animals
mistreat employees
badly mistreated
mistreat children
Tip for Learners
Mistreat implies cruelty or neglect. "The dog had been mistreated by its previous owner."
Present Simple
| I | mistreat |
| you | mistreat |
| he/she/it | mistreats |
| we | mistreat |
| they | mistreat |
Examples - Present Simple
- I never mistreat animals.
- You mistreat your belongings.
- He mistreats his employees.
- We never mistreat our staff.
- They mistreat their equipment.
Present Continuous
| I | am mistreating |
| you | are mistreating |
| he/she/it | is mistreating |
| we | are mistreating |
| they | are mistreating |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am not mistreating anyone.
- You are mistreating the dog.
- She is mistreating her assistant.
- We are not mistreating anyone.
- They are mistreating the workers.
Present Perfect
| I | have mistreated |
| you | have mistreated |
| he/she/it | has mistreated |
| we | have mistreated |
| they | have mistreated |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have never mistreated anyone.
- You have mistreated them before.
- He has mistreated his staff.
- We have not mistreated employees.
- They have mistreated animals.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been mistreating |
| you | have been mistreating |
| he/she/it | has been mistreating |
| we | have been mistreating |
| they | have been mistreating |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have not been mistreating anyone.
- You have been mistreating the pet.
- She has been mistreating her team.
- We have not been mistreating staff.
- They have been mistreating workers.
Past Simple
| I | mistreated |
| you | mistreated |
| he/she/it | mistreated |
| we | mistreated |
| they | mistreated |
Examples - Past Simple
- I mistreated no one.
- You mistreated the equipment.
- He mistreated his employees.
- We never mistreated anyone.
- They mistreated the prisoners.
Past Continuous
| I | was mistreating |
| you | were mistreating |
| he/she/it | was mistreating |
| we | were mistreating |
| they | were mistreating |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was not mistreating anyone.
- You were mistreating the animal.
- She was mistreating her staff.
- We were not mistreating anyone.
- They were mistreating workers.
Past Perfect
| I | had mistreated |
| you | had mistreated |
| he/she/it | had mistreated |
| we | had mistreated |
| they | had mistreated |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had never mistreated anyone before.
- You had mistreated them previously.
- He had mistreated his staff.
- We had not mistreated employees.
- They had mistreated the animals.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been mistreating |
| you | had been mistreating |
| he/she/it | had been mistreating |
| we | had been mistreating |
| they | had been mistreating |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had not been mistreating anyone.
- You had been mistreating the pet.
- She had been mistreating employees.
- We had not been mistreating staff.
- They had been mistreating workers.
Future Simple
| I | will mistreat |
| you | will mistreat |
| he/she/it | will mistreat |
| we | will mistreat |
| they | will mistreat |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will not mistreat anyone.
- You will mistreat the item if careless.
- He will mistreat his staff again.
- We will not mistreat employees.
- They will mistreat the equipment.
Future Continuous
| I | will be mistreating |
| you | will be mistreating |
| he/she/it | will be mistreating |
| we | will be mistreating |
| they | will be mistreating |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will not be mistreating anyone.
- You will be mistreating things.
- She will be mistreating her team.
- We will not be mistreating staff.
- They will be mistreating workers.
Future Perfect
| I | will have mistreated |
| you | will have mistreated |
| he/she/it | will have mistreated |
| we | will have mistreated |
| they | will have mistreated |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will not have mistreated anyone.
- You will have mistreated the item.
- He will have mistreated his staff.
- We will not have mistreated employees.
- They will have mistreated many.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been mistreating |
| you | will have been mistreating |
| he/she/it | will have been mistreating |
| we | will have been mistreating |
| they | will have been mistreating |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will not have been mistreating anyone.
- You will have been mistreating things.
- She will have been mistreating employees.
- We will not have been mistreating staff.
- They will have been mistreating workers.