Russian reference
стремиться
to strive, to aim; to head rapidly toward (imperfective)
Irregular · 9 form tables
Includes aspect specific future forms, requests and conditional constructions. Stress marks are retained. Participles and verbal adverbs appear separately; a missing form is not supplied by this reference.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I strive |
| ты | you strive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it strives |
| мы | we strive |
| вы | you (plural) strive |
| они | they strive |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I strove |
| ты | you strove |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it strove |
| мы | we strove |
| вы | you (plural) strove |
| они | they strove |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will strive |
| ты | you will strive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will strive |
| мы | we will strive |
| вы | you (plural) will strive |
| они | they will strive |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will strive |
| ты | you will strive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will strive |
| мы | we will strive |
| вы | you (plural) will strive |
| они | they will strive |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | strive! |
| вы | strive! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us strive, to aim; to head rapidly toward (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would strive |
| ты | you would strive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would strive |
| мы | we would strive |
| вы | you (plural) would strive |
| они | they would strive |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I strive |
| ты | so that you strive |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it strive |
| мы | so that we strive |
| вы | so that you (plural) strive |
| они | so that they strive |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I strive |
| ты | if you strive |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it strive |
| мы | if we strive |
| вы | if you (plural) strive |
| они | if they strive |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to strive, to aim; to head rapidly toward (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to strive, to aim; to head rapidly toward (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to strive, to aim; to head rapidly toward (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to strive, to aim; to head rapidly toward (imperfective) |
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