Hi Vick and Jay, let's see if I got how to use try correctly: I'm trying to learn English, and I'll try watching your videos to help me to get there. Thanks a lot!
Great question Hanaakamel! 'Try to do something' means to try to do something difficult. 'Try doing something' means to try to do something for the first time or to experiment with something. If you 'always try' then it won't be the gerund form because it's not the first time. So, try to follow... is correct.
Could you make a video on perfect infinitive...your videos are learning plus entertainment....so it is very easy to learn from your videos....have a nice time and take care
Hi Yeasir. Thanks for this suggestion. We're always glad to get ideas of things that would be useful and we'll put it on our list. Are there any particular instances of perfect infinitives that would be useful? Third conditional perhaps?
1) I am trying to transcribe this piece of music. 2) I am trying transcribing this piece of music. Are they both possible? 1) real effort to transcribe it 2) just an experiment to see if it is possible
Hi Mark. Nearly! You need to make 'try' in the second sentence a simple form eg. I'll try transcribing this piece of music or Why don't you try transcribing this piece of music. Your explanations are perfect. Keep up the good work! :-)
@@SimpleEnglishVideos ok, but in response to another message you used: 'I'm trying bowling tomorrow', Can I say: 'I'm trying transcribing this piece of music tomorrow'?
@@ljl451 In the sentence 'I'm trying bowling tomorrow', bowling is a gerund (a noun form) that signifies the sport. I guess you could use 'transcribing' as a gerund as well, but it's odd and if you did, you wouldn't say 'this piece of music' after it.
+Mollie Tai No 1 is perfect Mollie. For No 2 we'd probably say 'I try to finish my work quickly' because it involves making an effort. Try making another sentence (experiment) and see if you can make a try doing sentence.
apple technology, we've done exactly that. Here's a link to a fun video on the subject that we did a few years ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d2gcdgdrMhg.html
What is the difference between "try out" and "try (doing)"? Same thing? "Try adding salt to your food" or "Try out add salt to your food"? One is better or more correct?
Great question Carlos. You'd have to say try doing in the example you give and try out wouldn't work. We normally try something out. E.g. I wonder what will happen if we add more salt? Let's try it out. (''It' being performing the experiment)
Try....... this maths problem( to solve, solving) If you have problem with the computer, try........ to restart, restating Iam trying........... Japanese but it's very difficult.( to learn, learning,???
1. so solve or solving are both correct. 2. Restart and restarting are both correct. 3. Only "to learn" is correct here. But you could have said "I will try learning Japanese as my next language right after I complete my study of Swahili." I hope that answers your quesstion, التعليم .
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