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Conjugation model: to try

-y > -ie

Rule -y > -ie

A consonant before -y turns it into -ie before -s and -d (try → tries, tried).

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to

try

Indicative

Present

Affirmative
  1. Itry
  2. youtry
  3. he, she, ittries
  4. wetry
  5. youtry
  6. theytry
Negative
  1. Ido not try
  2. youdo not try
  3. he, she, itdoes not try
  4. wedo not try
  5. youdo not try
  6. theydo not try
Interrogative
  1. DoI try?
  2. Doyou try?
  3. Doeshe, she, it try?
  4. Dowe try?
  5. Doyou try?
  6. Dothey try?
Passive
  1. Iam tried
  2. youare tried
  3. he, she, itis tried
  4. weare tried
  5. youare tried
  6. theyare tried

Simple past

Affirmative
  1. Itried
  2. youtried
  3. he, she, ittried
  4. wetried
  5. youtried
  6. theytried
Negative
  1. Idid not try
  2. youdid not try
  3. he, she, itdid not try
  4. wedid not try
  5. youdid not try
  6. theydid not try
Interrogative
  1. DidI try?
  2. Didyou try?
  3. Didhe, she, it try?
  4. Didwe try?
  5. Didyou try?
  6. Didthey try?
Passive
  1. Iwas tried
  2. youwere tried
  3. he, she, itwas tried
  4. wewere tried
  5. youwere tried
  6. theywere tried

Future

Affirmative
  1. Iwill try
  2. youwill try
  3. he, she, itwill try
  4. wewill try
  5. youwill try
  6. theywill try
Negative
  1. Iwill not try
  2. youwill not try
  3. he, she, itwill not try
  4. wewill not try
  5. youwill not try
  6. theywill not try
Interrogative
  1. WillI try?
  2. Willyou try?
  3. Willhe, she, it try?
  4. Willwe try?
  5. Willyou try?
  6. Willthey try?
Passive
  1. Iwill be tried
  2. youwill be tried
  3. he, she, itwill be tried
  4. wewill be tried
  5. youwill be tried
  6. theywill be tried

Present perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihave tried
  2. youhave tried
  3. he, she, ithas tried
  4. wehave tried
  5. youhave tried
  6. theyhave tried
Negative
  1. Ihave not tried
  2. youhave not tried
  3. he, she, ithas not tried
  4. wehave not tried
  5. youhave not tried
  6. theyhave not tried
Interrogative
  1. HaveI tried?
  2. Haveyou tried?
  3. Hashe, she, it tried?
  4. Havewe tried?
  5. Haveyou tried?
  6. Havethey tried?
Passive
  1. Ihave been tried
  2. youhave been tried
  3. he, she, ithas been tried
  4. wehave been tried
  5. youhave been tried
  6. theyhave been tried

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad tried
  2. youhad tried
  3. he, she, ithad tried
  4. wehad tried
  5. youhad tried
  6. theyhad tried
Negative
  1. Ihad not tried
  2. youhad not tried
  3. he, she, ithad not tried
  4. wehad not tried
  5. youhad not tried
  6. theyhad not tried
Interrogative
  1. HadI tried?
  2. Hadyou tried?
  3. Hadhe, she, it tried?
  4. Hadwe tried?
  5. Hadyou tried?
  6. Hadthey tried?
Passive
  1. Ihad been tried
  2. youhad been tried
  3. he, she, ithad been tried
  4. wehad been tried
  5. youhad been tried
  6. theyhad been tried

Future perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have tried
  2. youwill have tried
  3. he, she, itwill have tried
  4. wewill have tried
  5. youwill have tried
  6. theywill have tried
Negative
  1. Iwill not have tried
  2. youwill not have tried
  3. he, she, itwill not have tried
  4. wewill not have tried
  5. youwill not have tried
  6. theywill not have tried
Interrogative
  1. WillI have tried?
  2. Willyou have tried?
  3. Willhe, she, it have tried?
  4. Willwe have tried?
  5. Willyou have tried?
  6. Willthey have tried?
Passive
  1. Iwill have been tried
  2. youwill have been tried
  3. he, she, itwill have been tried
  4. wewill have been tried
  5. youwill have been tried
  6. theywill have been tried

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iam trying
  2. youare trying
  3. he, she, itis trying
  4. weare trying
  5. youare trying
  6. theyare trying
Negative
  1. Iam not trying
  2. youare not trying
  3. he, she, itis not trying
  4. weare not trying
  5. youare not trying
  6. theyare not trying
Interrogative
  1. AmI trying?
  2. Areyou trying?
  3. Ishe, she, it trying?
  4. Arewe trying?
  5. Areyou trying?
  6. Arethey trying?

Past continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwas trying
  2. youwere trying
  3. he, she, itwas trying
  4. wewere trying
  5. youwere trying
  6. theywere trying
Negative
  1. Iwas not trying
  2. youwere not trying
  3. he, she, itwas not trying
  4. wewere not trying
  5. youwere not trying
  6. theywere not trying
Interrogative
  1. WasI trying?
  2. Wereyou trying?
  3. Washe, she, it trying?
  4. Werewe trying?
  5. Wereyou trying?
  6. Werethey trying?

Future continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill be trying
  2. youwill be trying
  3. he, she, itwill be trying
  4. wewill be trying
  5. youwill be trying
  6. theywill be trying
Negative
  1. Iwill not be trying
  2. youwill not be trying
  3. he, she, itwill not be trying
  4. wewill not be trying
  5. youwill not be trying
  6. theywill not be trying
Interrogative
  1. WillI be trying?
  2. Willyou be trying?
  3. Willhe, she, it be trying?
  4. Willwe be trying?
  5. Willyou be trying?
  6. Willthey be trying?

Future perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have been trying
  2. youwill have been trying
  3. he, she, itwill have been trying
  4. wewill have been trying
  5. youwill have been trying
  6. theywill have been trying
Negative
  1. Iwill not have been trying
  2. youwill not have been trying
  3. he, she, itwill not have been trying
  4. wewill not have been trying
  5. youwill not have been trying
  6. theywill not have been trying
Interrogative
  1. WillI have been trying?
  2. Willyou have been trying?
  3. Willhe, she, it have been trying?
  4. Willwe have been trying?
  5. Willyou have been trying?
  6. Willthey have been trying?

Present perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihave been trying
  2. youhave been trying
  3. he, she, ithas been trying
  4. wehave been trying
  5. youhave been trying
  6. theyhave been trying
Negative
  1. Ihave not been trying
  2. youhave not been trying
  3. he, she, ithas not been trying
  4. wehave not been trying
  5. youhave not been trying
  6. theyhave not been trying
Interrogative
  1. HaveI been trying?
  2. Haveyou been trying?
  3. Hashe, she, it been trying?
  4. Havewe been trying?
  5. Haveyou been trying?
  6. Havethey been trying?

Past perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihad been trying
  2. youhad been trying
  3. he, she, ithad been trying
  4. wehad been trying
  5. youhad been trying
  6. theyhad been trying
Negative
  1. Ihad not been trying
  2. youhad not been trying
  3. he, she, ithad not been trying
  4. wehad not been trying
  5. youhad not been trying
  6. theyhad not been trying
Interrogative
  1. HadI been trying?
  2. Hadyou been trying?
  3. Hadhe, she, it been trying?
  4. Hadwe been trying?
  5. Hadyou been trying?
  6. Hadthey been trying?

Present emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Ido try
  2. youdo try
  3. he, she, itdoes try
  4. wedo try
  5. youdo try
  6. theydo try

Past emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Idid try
  2. youdid try
  3. he, she, itdid try
  4. wedid try
  5. youdid try
  6. theydid try

Conditional

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwould try
  2. youwould try
  3. he, she, itwould try
  4. wewould try
  5. youwould try
  6. theywould try
Negative
  1. Iwould not try
  2. youwould not try
  3. he, she, itwould not try
  4. wewould not try
  5. youwould not try
  6. theywould not try
Interrogative
  1. WouldI try?
  2. Wouldyou try?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it try?
  4. Wouldwe try?
  5. Wouldyou try?
  6. Wouldthey try?
Passive
  1. Iwould be tried
  2. youwould be tried
  3. he, she, itwould be tried
  4. wewould be tried
  5. youwould be tried
  6. theywould be tried

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have tried
  2. youwould have tried
  3. he, she, itwould have tried
  4. wewould have tried
  5. youwould have tried
  6. theywould have tried
Negative
  1. Iwould not have tried
  2. youwould not have tried
  3. he, she, itwould not have tried
  4. wewould not have tried
  5. youwould not have tried
  6. theywould not have tried
Interrogative
  1. WouldI have tried?
  2. Wouldyou have tried?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it have tried?
  4. Wouldwe have tried?
  5. Wouldyou have tried?
  6. Wouldthey have tried?
Passive
  1. Iwould have been tried
  2. youwould have been tried
  3. he, she, itwould have been tried
  4. wewould have been tried
  5. youwould have been tried
  6. theywould have been tried

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould be trying
  2. youwould be trying
  3. he, she, itwould be trying
  4. wewould be trying
  5. youwould be trying
  6. theywould be trying

Perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have been trying
  2. youwould have been trying
  3. he, she, itwould have been trying
  4. wewould have been trying
  5. youwould have been trying
  6. theywould have been trying

Imperative

Present

Affirmative
  1. I—
  2. youtry!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's try!
  5. youtry!
  6. they—
Negative
  1. I—
  2. youdon't try!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's not try!
  5. youdon't try!
  6. they—

Subjunctive

Present

Affirmative
  1. Itry
  2. youtry
  3. he, she, ittry
  4. wetry
  5. youtry
  6. theytry

Past

Affirmative
  1. Itried
  2. youtried
  3. he, she, ittried
  4. wetried
  5. youtried
  6. theytried

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad tried
  2. youhad tried
  3. he, she, ithad tried
  4. wehad tried
  5. youhad tried
  6. theyhad tried

Future

Affirmative
  1. Ishould try
  2. youshould try
  3. he, she, itshould try
  4. weshould try
  5. youshould try
  6. theyshould try

Infinitive

Present

Affirmative
  1. (to) try

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. (to) have tried

Participle

Present

Affirmative
  1. trying

Past

Affirmative
  1. tried