Meaning: to make up or organize.
Contrive Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Contrive |
| Past Tense (V2): | Contrived |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Contrived |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Contriving |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Contrives |
Contrive Past Tense:
Past Tense of Contrive is Contrived.
Example: Sarah contrived a clever solution.
Contrive Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Contrive is Contrived.
Example: Sarah has contrived a clever solution.
Contrive Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Contrive is Contriving.
Example: Sarah is contriving a clever solution.
Contrive 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Contrive is Contrives.
Example: Sarah contrives a clever solution.
Contrive Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I contrive a clever solution.
- We/You/They contrive a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam contrives a clever solution.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am contriving a clever solution.
- We/You/They are contriving a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam is contriving a clever solution.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have contrived a clever solution.
- We/You/They have contrived a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam has contrived a clever solution.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been contriving a clever solution.
- We/You/They have been contriving a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam has been contriving a clever solution.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I contrived a clever solution.
- We/You/They contrived a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam contrived a clever solution.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was contriving a clever solution.
- We/You/They were contriving a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam was contriving a clever solution.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had contrived a clever solution.
- We/You/They had contrived a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam had contrived a clever solution.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been contriving a clever solution.
- We/You/They had been contriving a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam had been contriving a clever solution.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will contrive a clever solution.
- We/You/They will contrive a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam will contrive a clever solution.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be contriving a clever solution.
- We/You/They will be contriving a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam will be contriving a clever solution.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have contrived a clever solution.
- We/You/They will have contrived a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam will have contrived a clever solution.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been contriving a clever solution.
- We/You/They will have been contriving a clever solution.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been contriving a clever solution.
Past Tense of Contrive Phrasal Verbs
| Contrive Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Contrive to | Contrived to |
| Contrive with | Contrived with |
| Contrive against | Contrived against |
| Contrive for | Contrived for |
| Contrive in | Contrived in |
| Contrive out | Contrived out |
| Contrive up | Contrived up |
| Contrive down | Contrived down |
| Contrive around | Contrived around |
| Contrive over | Contrived over |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Contrive?
Future Tense of contrive is “will contrive”.
What is the Present Tense of Contrive?
Present Tense of contrive is “contrive + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | contrive |
| He/she/it/singular name | contrives |
| Present participle | contriving |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Contrive?
Past perfect tense of take is “had contrived”.
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