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

Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? James is going to explain how to use 'Try + verb-ing' or 'Try to + verb'! Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English.
Watch the video and complete the sentence.
“I tried _____ a professional tennis player, but it’s very difficult to make it to the top.”
a) becoming
b) to become
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[@juliayukhanova8486]

Super easy to understand! Thanks

[@maybul6664]

Very useful ! I have always used these two structures interchangeably, but I won't anymore now ! This channel is very instructive.

[@frieda3482]

Hi, this just helped me a lot! I watched plenty of long explanation videos, but never really understood it to 100%, now that I watched a one minute video, I understood! Thank you!

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[@hawajama2500]

I'm understanding well that. These different baked is something do before one hour but baking something that is doing know. .i thought. ..thanks for sharing that video. .many thanks

[@houdakhellaf9400]

We can't use the verb "understand" with ing form, it's a stative verb

[@التعليم-م1د]

@@houdakhellaf9400 the government tries .........the rise in prices (to control.controlling). If you have problem with the computer try...,(to restart, restating) Try ...... this maths problem (to solve, solving)……??????????????

[@triettrinh445]

Thanks

[@mariamahmed6056]

Thanks ♡

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Hi James Great👍 lesson.

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[@heenah.sadiya]

Superb

[@rehab7907]

I always try to learn English language , but I never try learning another language.

[@SophiaWai]

Try forgetting or try to forget,which is correct?

[@CarlosEduardoLeitedeAndrade]

Hi! "try +ing" must be used with a verb and "try out" with a noun right? But both means the same thing right?

[@MsBreenna]

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[@khimsingh8257]

I’m trying to learn English from bbc

[@ligvan85]

Bring and take pls

[@TheGudsProduction]

I always try to make a sentence of an English word. However, I want too to try making a video about it on my KZbin channel.

[@vuphung2593]

Can you make a video on how to answer tag questions and questions that have 'not' in it( such as "You don't like milk?" or "Don't you remember?")

[@hawajama2500]

Means now

[@trafalgarlaw278]

What do we understand by " I tried to bake the cake"? Was the action completed or not?

[@bombabombanoktakom]

Action was completed because it's simple past tense (try-ed). But it means that baking the cake was difficult for him/her. So, we understand that he/she probably could not end successfully. As a non-native person, this is what i understood.

[@bbclearningenglish]

It sounds like there was an attempt to bake the cake, but it most likely failed. So, the action is uncompleted.

[@bombabombanoktakom]

This should be considered, not mine.

[@houdakhellaf9400]

It's only in the past ?? What about try in the present

[@angeldavid1131]

“I tried _____ a professional tennis player, but it’s very difficult to make it to the top.” b) to become

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[@gary132]

b

[@fajarhimawan4515]

I not yet understand

[@huyenngo2530]

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[@glaucous20]

I tried learning another language.

[@jveng5788]

I still don't understand the difference

[@ntee4119]

i'm trying to understand my girl

[@andreyshade84]

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[@huyenngo2530]

Thanks