3.201 USAGE NOTE

Note that when the base form of 'try' is used, for example as an imperative or with a modal, it is sometimes used with 'and' followed by the base form of the second verb, rather than with a 'to'-infinitive. The two actions seem to be separate, because of the 'and', but are in fact very closely linked.

• Try and get a torch or a light, it's terribly dark down here.
• I'll try and answer the question.

Some speakers consider this to be informal or incorrect.

'Come' and 'go' are often used in a similar way with 'and', in simple tenses as well as in the base form. The verb after 'and' can also inflect.

• Come and see me whenever you feel depressed.
• I went and fetched another glass.