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English in 1 Minute, 'Try + verb-ing' or 'Try to + verb'? - English In A Minute

'Try + verb-ing' or 'Try to + verb'? - English In A Minute

Hi, everybody.

Welcome back to English In A Minute.

I'm James and today we're going to look at the verb 'try'.

It can be a little bit tricky to use this verb,

because it changes its meaning

depending on whether you use an –ing verb

or a verb with to.

So, let's take a look at some examples.

I tried baking a cake.

I tried to bake a cake.

These two sentences are almost exactly the same

but their meaning is a little bit different.

I tried baking a cake.

When we use 'try' with an –ing,

all we're saying is that we attempted to do something.

It could be a new experience

– something that you haven't done before.

I tried to bake a cake.

When we use 'try' with a verb and 'to',

we're saying that a task is quite difficult to complete,

or that we've failed.

If you'd like to try learning more English,

why not go to our Facebook page,

or to the website?

Bye, everyone.

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Hi, everybody. أهلا بالجميع.

Welcome back to English In A Minute. |||English|||

I'm James and today we're going to look at the verb 'try'.

It can be a little bit tricky to use this verb, ||||||challenging|||| この動詞の使い方は少し難しいかもしれませんが、 Bu fiili kullanmak biraz zor olabilir,

because it changes its meaning çünkü anlamını değiştirir

depending on whether you use an –ing verb 取決於||||||| ||ob||||| -ing fiili kullanıp kullanmadığınıza bağlı olarak

or a verb with to. veya to ile bir fiil.

So, let's take a look at some examples. |||||||Beispiele ||||||algunos| Şimdi bazı örneklere bir göz atalım.

I tried baking a cake. ||烘焙蛋糕|| ||making a cake|| ||ケーキを焼|| Я попробовала испечь торт. Kek pişirmeyi denedim.

I tried to bake a cake. Я пыталась испечь торт.

These two sentences are almost exactly the same These||phrases||very nearly|very|| ||||casi|||

but their meaning is a little bit different. ||definition|||somewhat||distinct ancak anlamları biraz farklıdır.

I tried baking a cake. ||making in oven|| Intenté hacer una tarta. ケーキを焼いてみました。

When we use 'try' with an –ing,

all we're saying is that we attempted to do something. ||||||пытались||| ||||||tenté||| ||||||tried||| ||||||versucht||| ||||||嘗試過||| 私たちが言っているのは、何かをしようとしたということだけです。 tek söylediğimiz bir şeyler yapmaya çalıştığımızdır.

It could be a new experience |||||新體驗 新しい経験になるかもしれません Yeni bir deneyim olabilir

– something that you haven't done before. – やったことのないこと。 - то, чего вы раньше не делали. - daha önce yapmadığınız bir şey.

I tried to bake a cake. ケーキを焼いてみました。

When we use 'try' with a verb and 'to',

we're saying that a task is quite difficult to complete, ||||艱鉅任務||||| ||||tâche difficile|||||terminer complètement ||||Aufgabe||||| ||||task||||| つまり、ある仕事を完了するのはかなり難しいということだ、 bir görevin tamamlanmasının oldukça zor olduğunu söylüyoruz,

or that we've failed. または私たちが失敗したこと。 ya da başarısız olduğumuzu. 或者说我们失败了。

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Bye, everyone. みなさん、さようなら。