You can say that someone tried something or that something. Is it more common to use the first sentence if it's pills taken daily for a long term effect, or would the sentences be. (2) i've tried but it didn't work.
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(3) i've tried but it hasn't worked.
1) tried 2) had tried 3) have tried 4) am trying the last 2 answers are obviously wrong so which one is it, tried or had tried?
Sentence (1) (not in the question) suggests that a single trial was made. Perfect tense and whether or not it's a transatlantic difference. (or could imply that) whereas i tried to help you yesterday is much more specific and only refers to a single instance of help. This is probably what you want and is the simplest form.
You tried and you did try i have always used tried but then i heard did try in some film. I have tried that, i had tried that or i did try that? 1) will is the future and tried is the past, so they don't go together. 1) have you tried the pills i got you?
1 i tried to run the computer program, but it didn't work.
(1) i tried but it didn't work. I've tried to help you implies you've tried to help them more than once, i think. There have been endless discussions about simple past vs. He has been trying, which is a present perfect continuous, and he has tried, which is the present perfect tense, do have a slight difference, and present perfect continuous is often used by native speakers to.
2) did you try the pills i got you? 2) you can't use tried in the passive sense like that. I have tried to find something about it, but i am sti. Given that situation, which of the following sentences is correct?
The answer key says it should be had tried, is that correct?
What is the difference between these sentences?
