I tried
J'ai essayé d'obtenir sa libération.
I tried to get him released.
— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)
I tried to be your friend.
J'ai essayé des trucs quand j'étais à la fac.
I experimented with things when I was in college.
— Pour l'éternité (2025)
I tried on the shoes.
I tried to help.
I tried to prevent that.
Vanessa, sérieusement, j'ai essayé d'oublier tout ça.
Vanessa, seriously, I tried to forget all about it.
— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)