tried I tried to persuade Sam to give up his plan, only to fail.
tried We tried to persuade Jim to join us.
tried Jack tried to evade paying his taxes.
tried John always tried to live up to the example of Lincoln.
tried John tried in vain to solve the problem.
tried John tried in vain to solve the problem.
tried John tried not to wake the sleeping baby.
tried Have you ever tried scuba diving?
tried I tried to call Mr Smith, but the line was busy.
tried The two cars tried to make way for each other.