Try as I may/might,…

It’s a phrase that introduces an expression of regret or

failure.

Eg. -Bill: Try as I may, I cannot get this thing put together
right.

-Andy: Did you read the instructions?

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-Rachel: Wow! This place is a mess!

-Mother:Try as I might, I can't get Andrew to clean up

after himself.

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Try as + subj.pronoun + may/might, + negative clause

Make sentences:

-It is so difficult for him to fix the car

-We don’t have money to travel abroad

-Emily failed to pass the exam

-Mum and dad still pay the rent, do not have money for
their own flat

-The farmers collected very few vegetables this year

-John still has that old car

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-The children’s room is still so dirty, they never clean
it!

-Kate is still plump

-My cousins are still university students although they

are 32!

-I still use my old mobile phone-my smartphone is so

complicated!

-I asked my boss but I still get a small salary!