| Präsens (Present) "strive" | I | strive | |
| Präsens Verlaufsform (Present continuous) "strive" | I | am striving | |
| Präteritum (Simple past) "strive" | I | strove | |
| Perfekt Verlaufsform (Past Continuous) "strive" | I | was striving | |
| Present Perfect (Präsens) "strive" | I | have striven | |
| Present Continuous (Futur) "strive" | I | have been striving | |
| Plusquamperfekt (Past perfect) "strive" | I | had striven | |
| Plusquamperfekt Verlaufsform (Past perfect continuous) "strive" | I | had been striving | |
| Futur I (Future) "strive" | I | will strive | |
| Futur I Verlaufsform (Future continuous) "strive" | I | will be striving | |
| Futur II (Future perfect) "strive" | I | will have striven | |
| Futur II Verlaufsform (Future perfect continuous) "strive" | I | will have been striving |