| Prítomný (Present) "strive" | I | strive | |
| Prítomný priebehový (Present continuous) "strive" | I | am striving | |
| Minulý (Simple past) "strive" | I | strove | |
| Minulý priebehový (Past continuous) "strive" | I | was striving | |
| Predrítomný čas (Present Perfect) "strive" | I | have striven | |
| Predprítomný čas priebehový (Present Perfect Continuous) "strive" | I | have been striving | |
| Predminulý (Past perfect) "strive" | I | had striven | |
| Predminulý priebehový (Past perfect continuous) "strive" | I | had been striving | |
| Budúce (Future) "strive" | I | will strive | |
| Budúce priebehový (Future continuous) "strive" | I | will be striving | |
| Predbudúci (Future perfect) "strive" | I | will have striven | |
| Predbudúci priebehový (Future perfect continuous) "strive" | I | will have been striving |