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Past progressive conjugation of try. There are other translations for this conjugation.

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Present:	trying
Past:	tried

Indicative of "try"

	Present	Past	Future
I	try	tried	will try
you	try	tried	will try
he/she	tries	tried	will try
we	try	tried	will try
you	try	tried	will try
they	try	tried	will try

Perfect of "try"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have tried	had tried	will have tried
you	have tried	had tried	will have tried
he/she	has tried	had tried	will have tried
we	have tried	had tried	will have tried
you	have tried	had tried	will have tried
they	have tried	had tried	will have tried

Imperative of "try"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	try	don't try
he/she	-	-
we	let's try	let's not try
you	try	don't try
they	-	-

Progressive of "try"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am trying	was trying	will be trying
you	are trying	were trying	will be trying
he/she	is trying	was trying	will be trying
we	are trying	were trying	will be trying
you	are trying	were trying	will be trying
they	are trying	were trying	will be trying

Perfect Progressive of "try"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been trying	had been trying	will have been trying
you	have been trying	had been trying	will have been trying
he/she	has been trying	had been trying	will have been trying
we	have been trying	had been trying	will have been trying
you	have been trying	had been trying	will have been trying
they	have been trying	had been trying	will have been trying

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