Meaning: to make a great effort to achieve something.
Strive Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Strive |
| Past Tense (V2): | Strived |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Strived |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Striving |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Strives |
Strive Past Tense:
Past Tense of Strive is Strived.
Example: Sarah Strived with a pencil.
Strive Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Strive is Strived.
Example: Sarah has Strived with a pencil.
Strive Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Strive is Striving.
Example: Sarah is Striving with a pencil.
Strive 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Strive is Strives.
Example: Sarah Strives with a pencil.
Strive Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I Strive with a pencil.
- We/You/They Strive with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam Strives with a pencil.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am Striving with a pencil.
- We/You/They are Striving with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam is Striving with a pencil.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have Strived with a pencil.
- We/You/They have Strived with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam has Strived with a pencil.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been Striving with a pencil.
- We/You/They have been Striving with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam has been Striving with a pencil.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I Strived with a pencil.
- We/You/They Strived with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam Strived with a pencil.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was Striving with a pencil.
- We/You/They were Striving with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam was Striving with a pencil.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had Strived with a pencil.
- We/You/They had Strived with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam had Strived with a pencil.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been Striving with a pencil.
- We/You/They had been Striving with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam had been Striving with a pencil.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will Strive with a pencil.
- We/You/They will Strive with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam will Strive with a pencil.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be Striving with a pencil.
- We/You/They will be Striving with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam will be Striving with a pencil.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have Strived with a pencil.
- We/You/They will have Strived with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam will have Strived with a pencil.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been Striving with a pencil.
- We/You/They will have been Striving with a pencil.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been Striving with a pencil.
Past Tense of Strive Phrasal Verbs
| Strive Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Strive for | Strived for |
| Strive against | Strived against |
| Strive to | Strived to |
| Strive up | Strived up |
| Strive down | Strived down |
| Strive on | Strived on |
| Strive in | Strived in |
| Strive with | Strived with |
| Strive toward | Strived toward |
| Strive beyond | Strived beyond |
Explore Other Verb Forms:
| Vanish | Miss | Recast |
| Talk | Misuse | Recite |
| Shed | Taste | Point |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Strive?
Future Tense of Strive is “will Strive”.
What is the Present Tense of Strive?
Present Tense of Strive is “Strive + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | Strive |
| He/she/it/singular name | Strives |
| Present participle | Striving |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Strive?
Past perfect tense of take is “had Strived”.
