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The present tense form of 'retrying' is retry or retries. Example: She retries the puzzle until she solves it. (She retries the puzzle until she solves it.)
Definition of “retry”
- to try again after a previous attempt has failed
- to attempt or undertake something again
Tense sentence structure and examples:
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Present Simple | retry |
| Present Continuous | retrying |
| Present Perfect | retried |
Example
She retries the level in the game to improve her score.
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They retry the negotiation to reach a better agreement.
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I am retrying the code to fix the bug.
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They are retrying the experiment with different variables.
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She has retried the task several times but still hasn't succeeded.
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They have retried the process and made some improvements.
retry Subject-Verb Agreement
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb match. They’re either both plural or both singular. A singular subject takes a singular verb. - Example: The cat is sleeping. A plural subject takes a plural verb. - Example: The cats are sleeping.
| Singular First Person (I) | retry |
| Singular Second Person (You) | retry |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | retries |
| Plural (We/You/They) | retry |
Example
I retry the task until I succeed.
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You retry the process to find the error.
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He retries the experiment for accurate results.
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She retries the puzzle until she solves it.
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It retries the connection automatically.
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We retry the task to improve our performance.
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You retry the experiment with different settings.
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They retry the process to achieve better outcomes.
