Meaning: make an effort to do something.
Try Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Try |
| Past Tense (V2): | Tried |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Tried |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Trying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Tries |
Try Past Tense:
Past Tense of Try is Tried.
Example: Sarah tried to convince.
Try Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Try is Tried.
Example: Sarah has tried to convince.
Try Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Try is Trying.
Example: Sarah is trying to convince.
Try 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Try is Tries.
Example: Sarah tries to convince.
Try Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I try to convince.
- We/You/They try to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam tries to convince.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am trying to convince.
- We/You/They are trying to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam is trying to convince.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have tried to convince.
- We/You/They have tried to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam has tried to convince.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been trying to convince.
- We/You/They have been trying to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam has been trying to convince.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I tried to convince.
- We/You/They tried to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam tried to convince.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was trying to convince.
- We/You/They were trying to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam was trying to convince.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had tried to convince.
- We/You/They had tried to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam had tried to convince.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been trying to convince.
- We/You/They had been trying to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam had been trying to convince.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will try to convince.
- We/You/They will try to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam will try to convince.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be trying to convince.
- We/You/They will be trying to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam will be trying to convince.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have tried to convince.
- We/You/They will have tried to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam will have tried to convince.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been trying to convince.
- We/You/They will have been trying to convince.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been trying to convince.
Past Tense of Try Phrasal Verbs
| Try Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Try on | Tried on |
| Try out | Tried out |
| Try for | Tried for |
| Try up | Tried up |
| Try with | Tried with |
| Try at | Tried at |
| Try over | Tried over |
| Try back | Tried back |
| Try into | Tried into |
| Try upon | Tried upon |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Try?
Future Tense of try is “will try”.
What is the Present Tense of Try?
Present Tense of try is “try + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | try |
| He/she/it/singular name | tries |
| Present participle | trying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Try?
Past perfect tense of take is “had tried”.
