Le verbe try en anglais : conjugaison, définition, synonymes et expressions

Découvrez toute la conjugaison de try en anglais, mais également les différentes définitions de ce verbe, ses synonymes, expressions et phrasal verbs !

Tableaux de conjugaison de try en anglais

Conjugaison du verbe try à l’indicatif

Le verbe try au present simple

  • I try
  • You try
  • He/she/it tries
  • We try
  • You try
  • They try

Le verbe try au present continuous

  • I am trying
  • You are trying
  • He/she/it is trying
  • We are trying
  • You are trying
  • They are trying

Le verbe try au past simple

  • I tried
  • You tried
  • He/she/it tried
  • We tried
  • You tried
  • They tried

Le verbe try au past continuous

  • I was trying
  • You were trying
  • He/she/it was trying
  • We were trying
  • You were trying
  • They were trying

Le verbe try au present perfect

  • I have tried
  • You have tried
  • He/she/it has tried
  • We have tried
  • You have tried
  • They have tried

Le verbe try au present perfect continuous

  • I have been trying
  • You have been trying
  • He/she/it has been trying
  • We have been trying
  • You have been trying
  • They have been trying

Le verbe try au past perfect

  • I had tried
  • You had tried
  • He/she/it had tried
  • We had tried
  • You had tried
  • They had tried

Le verbe try au past perfect continuous

  • I had been trying
  • You had been trying
  • He/she/it had been trying
  • We had been trying
  • You had been trying
  • They had been trying

Le verbe try au future

  • I will try
  • You will try
  • He/she/it will try
  • We will try
  • You will try
  • They will try

Le verbe try au future continuous

  • I will be trying
  • You will be trying
  • He/she/it will be trying
  • We will be trying
  • You will be trying
  • They will be trying

Le verbe try au future perfect

  • I will have tried
  • You will have tried
  • He/she/it will have tried
  • We will have tried
  • You will have tried
  • They will have tried

Le verbe try au future perfect continuous

  • I will have been trying
  • You will have been trying
  • He/she/it will have been trying
  • We will have been trying
  • You will have been trying
  • They will have been trying

Conjugaison du verbe try au conditionnel

Le verbe try au conditional present

  • I would try
  • You would try
  • He/she/it would try
  • We would try
  • You would try
  • They would try

Le verbe try au conditional present continuous

  • I would be trying
  • You would be trying
  • He/she/it would be trying
  • We would be trying
  • You would be trying
  • They would be trying

Le verbe try au conditional perfect

  • I would have tried
  • You would have tried
  • He/she/it would have tried
  • We would have tried
  • You would have tried
  • They would have tried

Le verbe try au conditional perfect continuous

  • I would have been trying
  • You would have been trying
  • He/she/it would have been trying
  • We would have been trying
  • You would have been trying
  • They would have been trying

Les autres formes

L’infinitif de try

  • to try

Participe présent de try

  • trying

Participe passé de try

  • tried

L’impératif de try

  • try
  • let’s try

Définition de try en anglais

Que veut dire le verbe try en anglais ?

Le Cambridge Dictionary donne plusieurs définitions du verbe try.

Penchons-nous sur les principales :

1. To attempt to do something

l will try to do my best.
→ J’essaierai de faire de mon mieux.

2. To test something to see if it is suitable or useful or if it works

We tried that before, and it didn’t work.
→ On a déjà essayé ça, et ça n’a pas marché.

3. To examine a person accused of committing a crime in a law court by asking them questions and considering known facts, and then decide if they are guilty

The accused was tried for fraud.
→ L’accusé a été jugé pour fraude.

4. To worry or annoy someone or upset a person’s patience with many, often slight, difficulties

The children are trying me today!
→ Les enfants vont me faire perdre patience aujourd’hui !

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Les phrasal verbs avec try en anglais

Rappel : les phrasal verbs (ou “verbes à particule”) sont des verbes qui, lorsqu’ils sont suivis d’un autre mot (la particule), voient leur sens initial complété ou modifié.

Voici les principaux phrasal verbs formés sur le verbe try :

  • try out (anglais américain) → passer une audition
  • try something on → essayer (un vêtement)
  • try something out (familier) → goûter (de la nourriture)

Les synonymes de try en anglais

En fonction du contexte, vous pouvez remplacer le verbe to try par l’un des verbes suivants :

  • analyze → analyser
  • assume → présumer
  • believe → croire
  • comprehend → comprendre
  • conceive → concevoir
  • consider → considérer
  • afflict → affecter/accabler
  • attempt → tenter/essayer
  • endeavor (anglais américain)/endeavour (anglais britannique) → essayer de faire (quelquechose)
  • experiment → expérimenter
  • seek → chercher/rechercher
  • strive → s’efforcer/s’évertuer de faire (quelque chose)
  • struggle → s’efforcer de faire (quelque chose)
  • test → tester

Expressions avec try en anglais

  • give something a try (familier) → essayer
  • try again → réessayer/retenter
  • try hard (familier) → tâcher de faire quelque chose/s’efforcer de faire quelque chose
  • try somebody’s patience → mettre la patience de quelqu’un à l’épreuve
  • try your best → faire de son mieux
  • try your damnedest (anglais américain et familier) → faire tout son possible
  • try your hand at something → s’essayer à/s’attaquer à/se lancer dans quelque chose
  • try your level best → faire tout son possible/faire de son mieux

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