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| Present |
| I try |
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| he/she/it tries |
| we try |
| you all try |
| they try |
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| I am trying |
| you are trying |
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| we are trying |
| you all are trying |
| they are trying |
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| I have tried |
| you have tried |
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| we have tried |
| you all have tried |
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| I have been trying |
| you have been trying |
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| you all have been trying |
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| Past |
| I tried |
| you tried |
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| we tried |
| you all tried |
| they tried |
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| I was trying |
| you were trying |
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| I had tried |
| you had tried |
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| I had been trying |
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| Future |
| I will try |
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| you all will try |
| they will try |
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| I will be trying |
| you will be trying |
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| you all will be trying |
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| I will have tried |
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| I will have been trying |
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| you all will have been trying |
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