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alinemorais
7 set 2017

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Qual é a diferença entre We tried lifting the table, but it didnt budge e We tried to lift the table, but it didnt budge ?Você pode indicar exemplo de resposta.

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CC60
7 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

Really it's the same. Use both.

DumbAsian
7 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)
  • Tâmil

@alinemorais Both sentences imply the same meaning.

Usuário excluído
7 set 2017

Hi

gennetos
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

No difference in meaning at all.

"I tried to go fishing..."
"I tried going fishing..."

The meaning is exactly the same, all that is changing is form.

murphysamantha33
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

its the tenses the Frist one uses in real time and the second is to use after

69Reema69
8 set 2017

  • Árabe

girl I don't get any word

69Reema69
8 set 2017

  • Árabe

Guys please somebody teach me how i can talk english 💔💔💔

CungMinhHoang
8 set 2017

  • Vietnamita

"try Verb-ing" is mean to sample, you never do that in the past but now you want to do that ( The first time)
Example : The table is very heavy, i will try lifting it.
"try to Verb" is mean effort.
Example : I will have a test, so i try to study hard.

ReaI-Nicolas-Cage
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

As a native english speaker both phrases mean the same exact thing. We wouldnt think a thing if you tried using one over the other.

evaaargh
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

They're the same :)

memmedovazohre60
8 set 2017

  • Africâner

Salam

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luizkasazima
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)
  • Português (Brasil)

the 1st sentence implies that you actually lifted the table and it was heavy... the 2nd one implies thay yiu tried to lift the table but didnt do because it was too heavy...

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DJMaxAlex
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

"We tried lifting the table, but it didn't budge." is said it the present tense. This means it is currently happening. "We tried to lift the table, but it didn't budge." is when you are telling what happened in past tense; Something that happened earlier.

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Heartsong
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)
They are different parts of English grammar. lifting = a gerund to lift = an infinitive Many students have expressed difficulties regarding whether to use the gerund form of a verb or the infinitive form. Deciding which to use is not always easy, but the more you read and listen to English, the easier it will become. Sometimes either the gerund or the infinitive form can be used, either with the same or different meanings, and sometimes there is only one form which is correct. In your question, "tried to lift the table" and "tried lifting the table" have the same meaning. I'll give you an example below of when the meanings can be different. I will use a different word in my example: smoke. Let's make sure we are clear on what the difference between a gerund and the infinitive form of a verb is. Gerund – a verb in its present participle form (-ing) which acts as a noun in a sentence. example – "Stop smoking." Infinitive – a verb in its base form preceded by the word "to". example – "Stop to smoke." In the example sentences above, both forms can be used, but the meanings are not the same. "Stop smoking." means terminate the action of smoking. "Stop to smoke." means stop an activity in progress for the purpose of starting the action of smoking. Here are some links that may help you: https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/gerunds-vs-infinitives https://www.google.com/search?q=difference+between+ifinitives+and+gerunds&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS730US730&oq=difference+between+ifinitives+and+gerunds&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2.11706j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 and even though the person who was asking the question's native language is French, I think the answers she got will be helpful to you: https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/14586

They are different parts of English grammar.

lifting = a gerund
to lift = an infinitive

Many students have expressed difficulties regarding whether to use the gerund form of a verb or the infinitive form. Deciding which to use is not always easy, but the more you read and listen to English, the easier it will become. Sometimes either the gerund or the infinitive form can be used, either with the same or different meanings, and sometimes there is only one form which is correct. In your question, "tried to lift the table" and "tried lifting the table" have the same meaning. I'll give you an example below of when the meanings can be different. I will use a different word in my example: smoke.

Let's make sure we are clear on what the difference between a gerund and the infinitive form of a verb is.

Gerund – a verb in its present participle form (-ing) which acts as a noun in a sentence.
example – "Stop smoking."

Infinitive – a verb in its base form preceded by the word "to".
example – "Stop to smoke."

In the example sentences above, both forms can be used, but the meanings are not the same. "Stop smoking." means terminate the action of smoking. "Stop to smoke." means stop an activity in progress for the purpose of starting the action of smoking.

Here are some links that may help you:

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/...

https://www.google.com/search?q=difference+betw...

and even though the person who was asking the question's native language is French, I think the answers she got will be helpful to you:
https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/14586

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mookfarr
8 set 2017

  • Inglês (EUA)

Both have the same meaning. Ignore those who say otherwise.

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