i am trying to reach you vs i was trying to reach you

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I am trying to reach you' is used when the action of trying to reach the person is ongoing in the present. 'I was trying to reach you' is used when the action of trying to reach the person happened in the past. The choice between the two depends on whether the action is currently happening or already took place.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 5019 views

i am trying to reach you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the action of trying to reach the person is ongoing in the present.

Examples:

I am trying to reach you on the phone.
I am trying to reach you to discuss the project.

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if you're now trying to speak to someone on the phone, but her phone is busy, you might email her, saying, “i am trying to reach you on the phone.”.

Alternatives:

I am attempting to contact you.
I am making an effort to get in touch with you.
I am trying to get a hold of you.
I am trying to communicate with you.
I am trying to connect with you.

i was trying to reach you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the action of trying to reach the person happened in the past.

Examples:

I was trying to reach you all day yesterday.
I was trying to reach you when my phone died.

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David, I was trying to reach you.
I was trying to reach you all night.
I was trying to reach you all night.
You knew I was trying to reach you and what do you do?
Sorry, I was trying to reach Jessi.
I was trying to reach the Professor's girlfriend.
I was trying to reach duke Hammond's castle when I was caught.
I was trying to reach another patient.
I was trying to reach another patient.
I was trying to reach another patient.
On the way, I meet strong currents, winds and storms, but I keep rowing, exhausted, knowing that I have drifted away from my chosen course and that the island I was trying to reach is no longer on my horizon.
- lundy called last night. he was trying to reach you.
REALLY, I WAS... I WAS TRYING TO REACH FORT DEFIANCE.
Dawn, I'm just glad you're okay. Joan was trying to reach you.
Those numbers are the distances he was trying to reach.
It was trying to reach a private number.
He was trying to reach the President and inform her when he was killed.
She was trying to reach her dead daughter, Susie's mother.
The chancellor was trying to reach me.
Said that Emily was trying to reach me.

Alternatives:

I had been trying to reach you.
I tried to contact you.
I attempted to reach you.
I was attempting to get in touch with you.
I was making an effort to get a hold of you.

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