I was striving

Past progressive conjugation of strive. There are other translations for this conjugation.

strive

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Present:	striving
Past:	striven

Indicative of "strive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	strive	strove	will strive
you	strive	strove	will strive
he/she	strives	strove	will strive
we	strive	strove	will strive
you	strive	strove	will strive
they	strive	strove	will strive

Perfect of "strive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have striven	had striven	will have striven
you	have striven	had striven	will have striven
he/she	has striven	had striven	will have striven
we	have striven	had striven	will have striven
you	have striven	had striven	will have striven
they	have striven	had striven	will have striven

Imperative of "strive"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	strive	don't strive
he/she	-	-
we	let's strive	let's not strive
you	strive	don't strive
they	-	-

Progressive of "strive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am striving	was striving	will be striving
you	are striving	were striving	will be striving
he/she	is striving	was striving	will be striving
we	are striving	were striving	will be striving
you	are striving	were striving	will be striving
they	are striving	were striving	will be striving

Perfect Progressive of "strive"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been striving	had been striving	will have been striving
you	have been striving	had been striving	will have been striving
he/she	has been striving	had been striving	will have been striving
we	have been striving	had been striving	will have been striving
you	have been striving	had been striving	will have been striving
they	have been striving	had been striving	will have been striving

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