Past of Try/help

Past of Try/help
Message from diyar20abubakir posted on 28-12-2014 at 16:47:45 (D | E | F)
Hello,
Could you help me please? I hope someone helps me.
What is the past of Try?
Thank you for any reply.

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Edited by lucile83 on 28-12-2014 17:42

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Re: Past of Try/help from gerondif, posted on 28-12-2014 at 17:41:11 (D | E)
Hello,

All the English words ending with a lonely y have a tendency to behave that way: y becomes ie
a baby, 2 babies.
a fly, 2 flies.
a hobby, 2 hobbies.

to cry: she often cries.
to try: He tries to improve, he tried to understand.
to carry: He usually carries her bag and he carried her bag yesterday.

but if a word ends in ay, ey, oy, uy, then the y stays:
a bay, 2 bays.
a volley, 2 volleys.
a boy, 2 boys.
a guy, 2 guys.
to play: she plays, she played.

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Re: Past of Try/help from diyar20abubakir, posted on 29-12-2014 at 14:38:10 (D | E)
Thanks

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