Verbo try en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to try significa «intentar» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de try en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | try |
| you | try |
| he/she/it | tries |
| we | try |
| they | try |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am trying |
| you | are trying |
| he/she/it | is trying |
| we | are trying |
| they | are trying |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have tried |
| you | have tried |
| he/she/it | has tried |
| we | have tried |
| they | have tried |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | tried |
| you | tried |
| he/she/it | tried |
| we | tried |
| they | tried |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was trying |
| you | were trying |
| he/she/it | was trying |
| we | were trying |
| they | were trying |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had tried |
| you | had tried |
| he/she/it | had tried |
| we | had tried |
| they | had tried |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will try |
| you | will try |
| he/she/it | will try |
| we | will try |
| they | will try |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have tried |
| you | will have tried |
| he/she/it | will have tried |
| we | will have tried |
| they | will have tried |
Conjugación de try en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would try |
| you | would try |
| he/she/it | would try |
| we | would try |
| they | would try |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have tried |
| you | would have tried |
| he/she/it | would have tried |
| we | would have tried |
| they | would have tried |
Conjugación de try en imperativo
Conjugación de try en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | trying |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | tried |
Ejemplos
I try every day.
Yo intento todos los días.
He tries regularly.
Él intenta regularmente.
We try together.
Nosotros intentamos juntos.
I tried yesterday.
Yo intenté ayer.
I have tried.
Yo he intentado.
I will try tomorrow.
Yo intentaré mañana.
I am trying right now.
Yo estoy intentando ahora mismo.
I like to try.
Me gusta intentar.
You should try more often.
Deberías intentar más a menudo.
Can you try?
¿Puedes intentar?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He try en vez de He trys
Correcto: He/She/It tries
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You try? en vez de Do you try?
Correcto: Do you try? / Does he/she try?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I try vs I am trying
Correcto: Hábito/general → I try | Ahora mismo → I am trying
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Sinónimos
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I try | yo intento |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she tries | él/ella intenta |
| Present continuous | I am trying | yo estoy intentando |
| Past simple | I tryed | yo intenté |
| Present perfect | I have tryed | yo he intentado |
| Future simple | I will try | yo intentaré |
| Negative | I don't try | yo no intento |
| Question | Do you try? | ¿tú intentas? |