Strive: strive – strove/strived – striven/strived
Irregular verb, level B2.
Base form (V1)strive
Past simple (V2)strove / strived
Past participle (V3)striven / strived
Meaning
To try very hard to do something.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
We strive to do our best every day.
Past simple (V2)
She strove to win the race.
Past participle (V3)
She has striven to learn English for years.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of strive.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple with o, past participle with i and -en
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