Irregular VerbsPast tense of “strive”: strove, striven
The verb “strive” is irregular: its past simple is “strove” and its past participle is “striven”.
Base form (V1)
strive
/straɪv/
Past simple (V2)
strove
/strəʊv/
Past participle (V3)
striven
/ˈstrɪvən/
Meaning
to try very hard
Example
They strove to finish on time.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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