Conjugation of to strive

Conjugation of the English verb to strive with pronunciation. To strive is irregular.

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Strive verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation (irregular)
1.Infinitive (stem):strive
2.Past simple:strove
3.Past participle:striven
4.3rd person singular:strives
5.Present participle:striving
6.Imperative:strive!

Active voice of to strive

Active conjugation of the irregular verb to strive in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To strive
Present participle:
striving
Past participle:
striven
Indicative

Present
Istrive
youstrive
he/she/itstrives
westrive
youstrive
theystrive
Perfect
Ihave striven
youhave striven
he/she/ithas striven
wehave striven
youhave striven
theyhave striven
Past
Istrove
youstrove
he/she/itstrove
westrove
youstrove
theystrove
Past perfect
Ihad striven
youhad striven
he/she/ithad striven
wehad striven
youhad striven
theyhad striven
Future
Iwill strive
youwill strive
he/she/itwill strive
wewill strive
youwill strive
theywill strive
Future perfect
Iwill have striven
youwill have striven
he/she/itwill have striven
wewill have striven
youwill have striven
theywill have striven
Conditional

Present
Iwould strive
youwould strive
he/she/itwould strive
wewould strive
youwould strive
theywould strive
Perfect
Iwould have striven
youwould have striven
he/she/itwould have striven
wewould have striven
youwould have striven
theywould have striven
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam striving
youare striving
he/she/itis striving
weare striving
youare striving
theyare striving
Present perfect
Ihave been striving
youhave been striving
he/she/ithave been striving
wehave been striving
youhave been striving
theyhave been striving
Past
Iwas striving
youwere striving
he/she/itwas striving
wewere striving
youwere striving
theywere striving
Past perfect
Ihad been striving
youhad been striving
he/she/ithad been striving
wehad been striving
youhad been striving
theyhad been striving
Future
Iwill be striving
youwill be striving
he/she/itwill be striving
wewill be striving
youwill be striving
theywill be striving
Future perfect
Iwill have been striving
youwill have been striving
he/she/itwill have been striving
wewill have been striving
youwill have been striving
theywill have been striving
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould strive
youwould strive
he/she/itwould strive
wewould strive
youwould strive
theywould strive
Perfect
Iwould have striven
youwould have striven
he/she/itwould have striven
wewould have striven
youwould have striven
theywould have striven
Imperative

Affirmative
youstrive!
weLet's strive!
you (pl.)strive!
Negative
youdon't strive!
(do not strive)
you (pl.)don't strive!
(do not strive)

Passive voice of to strive

The passive voice of to strive is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To strive
Past participle:
striven
Indicative

Present
Iam striven
youare striven
he/she/itis striven
weare striven
youare striven
theyare striven
Perfect
Ihave been striven
youhave been striven
he/she/ithas been striven
wehave been striven
youhave been striven
theyhave been striven
Past
Iwas striven
youwere striven
he/she/itwas striven
wewere striven
youwere striven
theywere striven
Past perfect
Ihad been striven
youhad been striven
he/she/ithad been striven
wehad been striven
youhad been striven
theyhad been striven
Future
Iwill be striven
youwill be striven
he/she/itwill be striven
wewill be striven
youwill be striven
theywill be striven
Future perfect
Iwill have been striven
youwill have been striven
he/she/itwill have been striven
wewill have been striven
youwill have been striven
theywill have been striven
Conditional

Present
Iwould be striven
youwould be striven
he/she/itwould be striven
wewould be striven
youwould be striven
theywould be striven
Perfect
Iwould have been striven
youwould have been striven
he/she/itwould have been striven
wewould have been striven
youwould have been striven
theywould have been striven
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being striven
youare being striven
he/she/itis being striven
weare being striven
youare being striven
theyare being striven
Present perfect
Ihave been being striven
youhave been being striven
he/she/ithas been being striven
wehave been being striven
youhave been being striven
theyhave been being striven
Past
Iwas being striven
youwere being striven
he/she/itwas being striven
wewere being striven
youwere being striven
theywere being striven
Past perfect
Ihad been being striven
youhad been being striven
he/she/ithad been being striven
wehad been being striven
youhad been being striven
theyhad been being striven
Future
Iwill be being striven
youwill be being striven
he/she/itwill be being striven
wewill be being striven
youwill be being striven
theywill be being striven
Future perfect
Iwill have been being striven
youwill have been being striven
he/she/itwill have been being striven
wewill have been being striven
youwill have been being striven
theywill have been being striven
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being striven
youwould be being striven
he/she/itwould be being striven
wewould be being striven
youwould be being striven
theywould be being striven
Perfect
Iwould have been being striven
youwould have been being striven
he/she/itwould have been being striven
wewould have been being striven
youwould have been being striven
theywould have been being striven

What does strive mean?

Definitions

Verb

strive - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

Translation of to strive

  • German flag streben
  • French flag s'efforcer
  • Italian flag sforzarsi, cercare, ambire, lottare, battersi
  • Spanish flag esforzarse
  • Portuguese flag esforçar-se, batalhar
  • Czech flag čelit, usilovat, snažit se
  • Dutch flag streven
  • Finnish flag pyrkiä, ponnistella, yrittää, taistella, kamppailla
  • Indonesian flag berjuang, memperjuangkan, bersusah payah
  • Japanese flag 努力する
  • Chinese flag 努力
  • Norwegian flag streve
  • Polish flag starać się
  • Russian flag стремиться, стараться, бороться, прилагать усилия
  • Arabian flag كافح

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