استخدام "Try"

تُعَبِر try + صيغة الـ gerund عن محاولة الشخص القيام بفِعل شيء ما أو تجريبه.

أمثلة
  • If you have problems sleeping, you could try doing some yoga before you go to bed.
  • Why don't you try drinking some warm milk?
  • I would like to try driving a tank.
  • Have you ever tried eating snake?

تُعَبِر try + صيغة المَصْدر المسبوق بـ to عن قيام شخص ما بمجهود لفِعِل شيءما. قد يَكُون الشيء المُشار إليه صعب للغاية أو غير مُمِكِن.

أمثلة
  • The surgeons tried to save his life but he died on the operating table.
  • We'll try to phone at 6 o'clock, but it might be hard to find a public telephone.
  • Could you try to fix my shoes by tomorrow?
  • He tries to be quiet but he's always been a noisy child.