ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STRIVE
From Old French estriver, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German streben to strive, Old Norse strītha to fight.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STRIVE
PRESENT
Present
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
you have striven
he/she/it has striven
we have striven
you have striven
they have striven
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I strove
you strove
he/she/it strove
we strove
you strove
they strove
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
you had striven
he/she/it had striven
we had striven
you had striven
they had striven
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
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
you will have striven
he/she/it will have striven
we will have striven
you will have striven
they will have striven
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
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would strive
you would strive
he/she/it would strive
we would strive
you would strive
they would strive
Conditional 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
Conditional perfect
I would have strive
you would have strive
he/she/it would have strive
we would have strive
you would have strive
they would have strive
Conditional 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
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you strive
we let´s strive
you strive
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
striving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «STRIVE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
strive.
It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.
But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that it is also to be conquered not without, but within thee.
Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals.
As we become more spiritually mature and increasingly steadfast and immovable, we focus upon and strive to understand the fundamental and foundational doctrines of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it. But we will escape it only by adding something better to it.
Being able to do lead roles in pictures or onstage or whatever it is that you're doing in acting is obviously what you strive for because you want to better yourself as an actor and you want to better yourself as a person as well. But that does come with a lot of responsibility and a great deal of weight.
I really don't see a reason why you wouldn't want to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, not only was He the greatest human being to ever walk the earth, He's everything that I want to strive for. He's everything that anyone should ever want to strive for.
The most important thing to strive for in life is some kind of personal and professional achievement. Not as a man or a woman, but as a person.
I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRIVE»
Discover the use of
strive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
strive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tennyson: To
Strive, to Seek, to Find
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Queen Victoria’s favorite poet, commanded a wider readership than any other of his time.
Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was a 19th-century American author of approximately 135 dime novels. Many of his works are rags-to-riches stories of down-and-out boys who achieve success through hard work and moral virtue.
3
Strive to Love, Anticipate with Hope, Believe in Faith
Poem & story depicting each virtue,an inspirational & motivational; journey back through virtues.
4
To
Strive for African Greatness
To Strive for African Greatness is about a people emerging from slavery, but continuing to be victims of socio-political ills that must be overcome.
Vincent Mapesi Gondwe, 2012
Who Am I?, which follows, uses a brief quiz game to identify the reader's personality type. This is followed by another short, game-like segment, What Do I Want?, that helps to clarify values.
6
Strive: The Bible for Men
The questions are tied to Scripture and send the reader to the index for information on each topic. *200 'Knowing God' call-outs---A short note that highlights an attribute of God as shown or taught in Scripture and teaches that knowing the ...
Livingstone Corporation, Zondervan Bible Publishers (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 2005
7
Strive and Succeed, Or, the Progress of Walter Conrad...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Horatio Alger, Jr Jr, 2012
8
Fair Bananas!: Farmers, Workers, and Consumers
Strive to ...
Fair Bananas! is one of the first books to examine the issue of Òfair-trade bananas.Ó Specifically, Henry Frundt analyzes whether a farmer-worker-consumer alliance can collaborate to promote a fair-trade label for bananasÑmuch like those ...
9
For an Extra-Special Teen: Words to Help You
Strive, Thrive, ...
With all the things going on in their very busy lives it really can be easy for them to forget. That's where this book comes in (you were probably wondering, right?).
10
My Struggle, My
Strive- My Testimony, My Trophy
Chapter. I: My. Struggle,. My. Strive. My. life seemed so promising in year 2000. I
graduated high school just as I was told, then I decided to join the military in 2001
. I was going to make a career out of it and it was going to be the answer to all ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRIVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
strive is used in the context of the following news items.
Piedmont: Constantine joins Strive for Change board
PIEDMONT -- Piedmont resident Debra Constantine has joined the board of directors of Strive for Change Foundation, a 10-year old nonprofit group that raises ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
Masiyiwa targets Kenya
ZIMBABWEAN-born telecommunications guru, Strive Masiyiwa, has partnered some international business executives to set up a multi-million-dollar green ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
Four States Dental Care - We strive to provide quality care
At Four States Dental Care, we want you to know that you are more than just teeth! Dr. Dale Kunkel works hard to build quality and lifelong relationships with his ... «Four States Homepage, Jul 15»
Top 50 richest people in Zimbabwe
A local firm X Research and Intelligence has released a list of Zimbabwe's Top 50 richest personalities. On top of the pile is telecommunications guru Mr Strive ... «Nehanda Radio, May 15»
PTC Therapeutics Launches STRIVE Grant Award Program
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced it has launched STRIVE (Strategies to ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
Why You Should Strive to Be a Lifelong Learner
Your business is only as strong as the people behind it. There's a direct correlation between individuals who strive for growth in their personal lives and those ... «Entrepreneur, May 15»
'Strive New Orleans' program offers its graduates hope as well as …
Meyers was one of 28 men and women who graduated Thursday from Strive New Orleans, a four-week, city-sponsored program that provides soft skills training ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Apr 15»
STRIVE Data Further Demonstrate PFS Benefit With Enzalutamide …
The STRIVE study enrolled 396 patients with non-metastatic (n = 139) and metastatic CRPC (n = 257) following progression on an LHRH analog or orchiectomy. «OncLive, Apr 15»
Exercise challenge encourages Lynchburg workers to "Strive for 5"
"Strive for 5" starts April 1 and ends June 10. The competition is open to people who live in or work for an organization in the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, ... «WDBJ7, Mar 15»
Strive Masiyiwa tops Africa's most powerful men list
FORBES has listed it's ten most powerful men in Africa based on their actions and deeds in 2014. The list is topped by the founder of Econet Wireless, Strive ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Mar 15»
