| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "strive" | I | strive | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "strive" | I | am striving | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "strive" | I | strove | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "strive" | I | was striving | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "strive" | I | have striven | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "strive" | I | have been striving | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "strive" | I | had striven | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "strive" | I | had been striving | |
| O futuro (Future) "strive" | I | will strive | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "strive" | I | will be striving | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "strive" | I | will have striven | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "strive" | I | will have been striving |