【题目】—Did he manage to escape being punished by the police?
—No, he （try）to, but failed.

【答案】tried
【解析】句意：——他成功的逃脱了警察的惩罚了吗？——没有，他试过但失败了。manage to do固定短语，“设法做成某事”；try to do固定短语，“试图做”，根据Did he manage to escape being punished by the police?可知用一般过去时，故填tried。