The Verb "Strike" in English

Conjugation of "To Strike"

The verb "strike" is an irregular verb. (This means that "strike" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Strike"

FormstrikeAlternative Name
Base FormstrikeInfinitive Form
The -S FormstrikesThird Person Singular Form
Past FormstruckSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormstrikingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formstruck (also stricken)[no alternative name]

"To Strike" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "strike" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • struck
  • struck
  • struck
  • struck
  • struck
  • struck
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was striking
  • were striking
  • was striking
  • were striking
  • were striking
  • were striking
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had struck (also stricken)
  • had struck (also stricken)
  • had struck (also stricken)
  • had struck (also stricken)
  • had struck (also stricken)
  • had struck (also stricken)
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been striking
  • had been striking
  • had been striking
  • had been striking
  • had been striking
  • had been striking
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • strike
  • strike
  • strikes
  • strike
  • strike
  • strike
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am striking
  • are striking
  • is striking
  • are striking
  • are striking
  • are striking
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have struck (also stricken)
  • have struck (also stricken)
  • has struck (also stricken)
  • have struck (also stricken)
  • have struck (also stricken)
  • have struck (also stricken)
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been striking
  • have been striking
  • has been striking
  • have been striking
  • have been striking
  • have been striking
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will strike
  • will strike
  • will strike
  • will strike
  • will strike
  • will strike
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be striking
  • will be striking
  • will be striking
  • will be striking
  • will be striking
  • will be striking
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have struck (also stricken)
  • will have struck (also stricken)
  • will have struck (also stricken)
  • will have struck (also stricken)
  • will have struck (also stricken)
  • will have struck (also stricken)
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been striking
  • will have been striking
  • will have been striking
  • will have been striking
  • will have been striking
  • will have been striking
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.