To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
Infinitivestrive
Past simplestrove / strived
Past participlestriven / strived
-ing formstriving
Full conjugation of the English verb to strive (past simple strove / strived,
past participle striven / strived):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
strive
you
strive
he/she/it
strives
we
strive
you
strive
they
strive
Present continuous
I
am striving
you
are striving
he/she/it
is striving
we
are striving
you
are striving
they
are striving
Present perfect
I
have striven / strived
you
have striven / strived
he/she/it
has striven / strived
we
have striven / strived
you
have striven / strived
they
have striven / strived
Present perfect continuous
I
have been striving
you
have been striving
he/she/it
has been striving
we
have been striving
you
have been striving
they
have been striving
Past simple
I
strove / strived
you
strove / strived
he/she/it
strove / strived
we
strove / strived
you
strove / strived
they
strove / strived
Past continuous
I
was striving
you
were striving
he/she/it
was striving
we
were striving
you
were striving
they
were striving
Past perfect
I
had striven / strived
you
had striven / strived
he/she/it
had striven / strived
we
had striven / strived
you
had striven / strived
they
had striven / strived
Past perfect continuous
I
had been striving
you
had been striving
he/she/it
had been striving
we
had been striving
you
had been striving
they
had been striving
Future simple
I
will strive
you
will strive
he/she/it
will strive
we
will strive
you
will strive
they
will strive
Future continuous
I
will be striving
you
will be striving
he/she/it
will be striving
we
will be striving
you
will be striving
they
will be striving
Future perfect
I
will have striven / strived
you
will have striven / strived
he/she/it
will have striven / strived
we
will have striven / strived
you
will have striven / strived
they
will have striven / strived
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been striving
you
will have been striving
he/she/it
will have been striving
we
will have been striving
you
will have been striving
they
will have been striving
Conditional
Present
I
would strive
you
would strive
he/she/it
would strive
we
would strive
you
would strive
they
would strive
Present continuous
I
would be striving
you
would be striving
he/she/it
would be striving
we
would be striving
you
would be striving
they
would be striving
Perfect
I
would have striven / strived
you
would have striven / strived
he/she/it
would have striven / strived
we
would have striven / strived
you
would have striven / strived
they
would have striven / strived
Perfect continuous
I
would have been striving
you
would have been striving
he/she/it
would have been striving
we
would have been striving
you
would have been striving
they
would have been striving
Subjunctive
Present
that I
strive
that you
strive
that he/she/it
strive
that we
strive
that you
strive
that they
strive
Past
if I
strove / strived
if you
strove / strived
if he/she/it
strove / strived
if we
strove / strived
if you
strove / strived
if they
strove / strived
Imperative
Affirmative
you
strive
we
let's strive
Negative
you
don't strive
we
let's not strive
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to strive
Perfect infinitive
to have striven / strived
Present participle / gerund
striving
Past participle
striven / strived
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