chercher à and essayer de, tenter

Thanh L.A1Kwiziq community member

chercher à and essayer de, tenter

Is there any difference between the three of them? 

- chercher à and essayer or chercher à and tenter (for specific). Tks!

This question relates to:French writing exercise "My cousin Benjamin"

Freeform Writing Exercise A1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Thanh,

chercher à faire= to seek to do 

essayer de faire = to try to do 

tenter de faire = to attempt/to try to do

Bonne Continuation!

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chercher à and essayer de, tenter

Is there any difference between the three of them? 

- chercher à and essayer or chercher à and tenter (for specific). Tks!

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