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Conjugation strike conjugation
How do you conjugate strike?
strike · verb
Present I strike
Positive I strike
Singular
1st person I strike
2nd person you strike
3rd person he/she/it strikes
Plural
1st person we strike
2nd person you strike
3rd person they strike
Negative I don't strike
Singular
1st person I don't strike I do not strike
2nd person you don't strike you do not strike
3rd person he/she/it doesn't strike he/she/it does not strike
Plural
1st person we don't strike we do not strike
2nd person you don't strike you do not strike
3rd person they don't strike they do not strike
Question do I strike?
Singular
1st person do I strike?
2nd person do you strike?
3rd person does he/she/it strike?
Plural
1st person do we strike?
2nd person do you strike?
3rd person do they strike?
Negative question don't I strike?
Singular
1st person don't I strike? do I not strike?
2nd person don't you strike? do you not strike?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it strike? does he/she/it not strike?
Plural
1st person don't we strike? do we not strike?
2nd person don't you strike? do you not strike?
3rd person don't they strike? do they not strike?
Past I struck
Positive I struck
Singular
1st person I struck
2nd person you struck
3rd person he/she/it struck
Plural
1st person we struck
2nd person you struck
3rd person they struck
Negative I didn't strike
Singular
1st person I didn't strike I did not strike
2nd person you didn't strike you did not strike
3rd person he/she/it didn't strike he/she/it did not strike
Plural
1st person we didn't strike we did not strike
2nd person you didn't strike you did not strike
3rd person they didn't strike they did not strike
Question did I strike?
Singular
1st person did I strike?
2nd person did you strike?
3rd person did he/she/it strike?
Plural
1st person did we strike?
2nd person did you strike?
3rd person did they strike?
Negative question didn't I strike?
Singular
1st person didn't I strike? did I not strike?
2nd person didn't you strike? did you not strike?
3rd person didn't he/she/it strike? did he/she/it not strike?
Plural
1st person didn't we strike? did we not strike?
2nd person didn't you strike? did you not strike?
3rd person didn't they strike? did they not strike?
Future I'll strike
Positive I'll strike
Singular
1st person I'll strike I will strike
2nd person you'll strike you will strike
3rd person he/she/it'll strike he/she/it will strike
Plural
1st person we'll strike we will strike
2nd person you'll strike you will strike
3rd person they'll strike they will strike
Negative I won't strike
Singular
1st person I won't strike I will not strike
2nd person you won't strike you will not strike
3rd person he/she/it won't strike he/she/it will not strike
Plural
1st person we won't strike we will not strike
2nd person you won't strike you will not strike
3rd person they won't strike they will not strike
Question will I strike?
Singular
1st person will I strike?
2nd person will you strike?
3rd person will he/she/it strike?
Plural
1st person will we strike?
2nd person will you strike?
3rd person will they strike?
Negative question won't I strike?
Singular
1st person won't I strike? will I not strike?
2nd person won't you strike? will you not strike?
3rd person won't he/she/it strike? will he/she/it not strike?
Plural
1st person won't we strike? will we not strike?
2nd person won't you strike? will you not strike?
3rd person won't they strike? will they not strike?
Conditional I'd strike
Positive I'd strike
Singular
1st person I'd strike I would strike
2nd person you'd strike you would strike
3rd person he/she/it'd strike he/she/it would strike
Plural
1st person we'd strike we would strike
2nd person you'd strike you would strike
3rd person they'd strike they would strike
Negative I wouldn't strike
Singular
1st person I wouldn't strike I would not strike
2nd person you wouldn't strike you would not strike
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't strike he/she/it would not strike
Plural
1st person we wouldn't strike we would not strike
2nd person you wouldn't strike you would not strike
3rd person they wouldn't strike they would not strike
Question would I strike?
Singular
1st person would I strike?
2nd person would you strike?
3rd person would he/she/it strike?
Plural
1st person would we strike?
2nd person would you strike?
3rd person would they strike?
Negative question wouldn't I strike?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I strike? would I not strike?
2nd person wouldn't you strike? would you not strike?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it strike? would he/she/it not strike?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we strike? would we not strike?
2nd person wouldn't you strike? would you not strike?
3rd person wouldn't they strike? would they not strike?
Present continuous I'm striking
Positive I'm striking
Singular
1st person I'm striking I am striking
2nd person you're striking you are striking
3rd person he/she/it's striking he/she/it is striking
Plural
1st person we're striking we are striking
2nd person you're striking you are striking
3rd person they're striking they are striking
Negative I'm not striking
Singular
1st person I'm not striking I am not striking
2nd person you aren't striking you're not striking you are not striking
3rd person he/she/it isn't striking he/she/it's not striking he/she/it is not striking
Plural
1st person we aren't striking we're not striking we are not striking
2nd person you aren't striking you're not striking you are not striking
3rd person they aren't striking they're not striking they are not striking
Question am I striking?
Singular
1st person am I striking?
2nd person are you striking?
3rd person is he/she/it striking?
Plural
1st person are we striking?
2nd person are you striking?
3rd person are they striking?
Negative question aren't I striking?
Singular
1st person aren't I striking? am I not striking?
2nd person aren't you striking? are you not striking?
3rd person isn't he/she/it striking? is he/she/it not striking?
Plural
1st person aren't we striking? are we not striking?
2nd person aren't you striking? are you not striking?
3rd person aren't they striking? are they not striking?
Past continuous I was striking
Positive I was striking
Singular
1st person I was striking
2nd person you were striking
3rd person he/she/it was striking
Plural
1st person we were striking
2nd person you were striking
3rd person they were striking
Negative I wasn't striking
Singular
1st person I wasn't striking I was not striking
2nd person you weren't striking you were not striking
3rd person he/she/it wasn't striking he/she/it was not striking
Plural
1st person we weren't striking we were not striking
2nd person you weren't striking you were not striking
3rd person they weren't striking they were not striking
Question was I striking?
Singular
1st person was I striking?
2nd person were you striking?
3rd person was he/she/it striking?
Plural
1st person were we striking?
2nd person were you striking?
3rd person were they striking?
Negative question wasn't I striking?
Singular
1st person wasn't I striking? was I not striking?
2nd person weren't you striking? were you not striking?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it striking? was he/she/it not striking?
Plural
1st person weren't we striking? were we not striking?
2nd person weren't you striking? were you not striking?
3rd person weren't they striking? were they not striking?
Future continuous I'll be striking
Positive I'll be striking
Singular
1st person I'll be striking I will be striking
2nd person you'll be striking you will be striking
3rd person he/she/it'll be striking he/she/it will be striking
Plural
1st person we'll be striking we will be striking
2nd person you'll be striking you will be striking
3rd person they'll be striking they will be striking
Negative I won't be striking
Singular
1st person I won't be striking I will not be striking
2nd person you won't be striking you will not be striking
3rd person he/she/it won't be striking he/she/it will not be striking
Plural
1st person we won't be striking we will not be striking
2nd person you won't be striking you will not be striking
3rd person they won't be striking they will not be striking
Question will I be striking?
Singular
1st person will I be striking?
2nd person will you be striking?
3rd person will he/she/it be striking?
Plural
1st person will we be striking?
2nd person will you be striking?
3rd person will they be striking?
Negative question won't I be striking?
Singular
1st person won't I be striking? will I not be striking?
2nd person won't you be striking? will you not be striking?
3rd person won't he/she/it be striking? will he/she/it not be striking?
Plural
1st person won't we be striking? will we not be striking?
2nd person won't you be striking? will you not be striking?
3rd person won't they be striking? will they not be striking?
Conditional continuous I'd be striking
Positive I'd be striking
Singular
1st person I'd be striking I would be striking
2nd person you'd be striking you would be striking
3rd person he/she/it'd be striking he/she/it would be striking
Plural
1st person we'd be striking we would be striking
2nd person you'd be striking you would be striking
3rd person they'd be striking they would be striking
Negative I wouldn't be striking
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be striking I would not be striking
2nd person you wouldn't be striking you would not be striking
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be striking he/she/it would not be striking
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be striking we would not be striking
2nd person you wouldn't be striking you would not be striking
3rd person they wouldn't be striking they would not be striking
Question would I be striking?
Singular
1st person would I be striking?
2nd person would you be striking?
3rd person would he/she/it be striking?
Plural
1st person would we be striking?
2nd person would you be striking?
3rd person would they be striking?
Negative question wouldn't I be striking?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be striking? would I not be striking?
2nd person wouldn't you be striking? would you not be striking?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be striking? would he/she/it not be striking?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be striking? would we not be striking?
2nd person wouldn't you be striking? would you not be striking?
3rd person wouldn't they be striking? would they not be striking?
Present perfect I've stricken
Positive I've stricken
Singular
1st person I've stricken I've struck I have stricken I have struck
2nd person you've stricken you've struck you have stricken you have struck
3rd person he/she/it's stricken he/she/it's struck he/she/it has stricken he/she/it has struck
Plural
1st person we've stricken we've struck we have stricken we have struck
2nd person you've stricken you've struck you have stricken you have struck
3rd person they've stricken they've struck they have stricken they have struck
Negative I haven't stricken
Singular
1st person I haven't stricken I haven't struck I have not stricken I have not struck
2nd person you haven't stricken you haven't struck you have not stricken you have not struck
3rd person he/she/it hasn't stricken he/she/it hasn't struck he/she/it has not stricken he/she/it has not struck
Plural
1st person we haven't stricken we haven't struck we have not stricken we have not struck
2nd person you haven't stricken you haven't struck you have not stricken you have not struck
3rd person they haven't stricken they haven't struck they have not stricken they have not struck
Question have I stricken?
Singular
1st person have I stricken? have I struck?
2nd person have you stricken? have you struck?
3rd person has he/she/it stricken? has he/she/it struck?
Plural
1st person have we stricken? have we struck?
2nd person have you stricken? have you struck?
3rd person have they stricken? have they struck?
Negative question haven't I stricken?
Singular
1st person haven't I stricken? haven't I struck? have I not stricken? have I not struck?
2nd person haven't you stricken? haven't you struck? have you not stricken? have you not struck?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it stricken? hasn't he/she/it struck? has he/she/it not stricken? has he/she/it not struck?
Plural
1st person haven't we stricken? haven't we struck? have we not stricken? have we not struck?
2nd person haven't you stricken? haven't you struck? have you not stricken? have you not struck?
3rd person haven't they stricken? haven't they struck? have they not stricken? have they not struck?
Past perfect I had stricken
Positive I had stricken
Singular
1st person I had stricken I had struck
2nd person you had stricken you had struck
3rd person he/she/it had stricken he/she/it had struck
Plural
1st person we had stricken we had struck
2nd person you had stricken you had struck
3rd person they had stricken they had struck
Negative I hadn't stricken
Singular
1st person I hadn't stricken I hadn't struck I had not stricken I had not struck
2nd person you hadn't stricken you hadn't struck you had not stricken you had not struck
3rd person he/she/it hadn't stricken he/she/it hadn't struck he/she/it had not stricken he/she/it had not struck
Plural
1st person we hadn't stricken we hadn't struck we had not stricken we had not struck
2nd person you hadn't stricken you hadn't struck you had not stricken you had not struck
3rd person they hadn't stricken they hadn't struck they had not stricken they had not struck
Question had I stricken?
Singular
1st person had I stricken? had I struck?
2nd person had you stricken? had you struck?
3rd person had he/she/it stricken? had he/she/it struck?
Plural
1st person had we stricken? had we struck?
2nd person had you stricken? had you struck?
3rd person had they stricken? had they struck?
Negative question hadn't I stricken?
Singular
1st person hadn't I stricken? hadn't I struck? had I not stricken? had I not struck?
2nd person hadn't you stricken? hadn't you struck? had you not stricken? had you not struck?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it stricken? hadn't he/she/it struck? had he/she/it not stricken? had he/she/it not struck?
Plural
1st person hadn't we stricken? hadn't we struck? had we not stricken? had we not struck?
2nd person hadn't you stricken? hadn't you struck? had you not stricken? had you not struck?
3rd person hadn't they stricken? hadn't they struck? had they not stricken? had they not struck?
Future perfect I'll have stricken
Positive I'll have stricken
Singular
1st person I'll have stricken I'll have struck I will have stricken I will have struck
2nd person you'll have stricken you'll have struck you will have stricken you will have struck
3rd person he/she/it'll have stricken he/she/it'll have struck he/she/it will have stricken he/she/it will have struck
Plural
1st person we'll have stricken we'll have struck we will have stricken we will have struck
2nd person you'll have stricken you'll have struck you will have stricken you will have struck
3rd person they'll have stricken they'll have struck they will have stricken they will have struck
Negative I won't have stricken
Singular
1st person I won't have stricken I won't have struck I will not have stricken I will not have struck
2nd person you won't have stricken you won't have struck you will not have stricken you will not have struck
3rd person he/she/it won't have stricken he/she/it won't have struck he/she/it will not have stricken he/she/it will not have struck
Plural
1st person we won't have stricken we won't have struck we will not have stricken we will not have struck
2nd person you won't have stricken you won't have struck you will not have stricken you will not have struck
3rd person they won't have stricken they won't have struck they will not have stricken they will not have struck
Question +'ll I have stricken?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have stricken? +'ll I have struck? will I have stricken? will I have struck?
2nd person +'ll you have stricken? +'ll you have struck? will you have stricken? will you have struck?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have stricken? +'ll he/she/it have struck? will he/she/it have stricken? will he/she/it have struck?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have stricken? +'ll we have struck? will we have stricken? will we have struck?
2nd person +'ll you have stricken? +'ll you have struck? will you have stricken? will you have struck?
3rd person +'ll they have stricken? +'ll they have struck? will they have stricken? will they have struck?
Negative question won't I have stricken?
Singular
1st person won't I have stricken? won't I have struck? will I not have stricken? will I not have struck?
2nd person won't you have stricken? won't you have struck? will you not have stricken? will you not have struck?
3rd person won't he/she/it have stricken? won't he/she/it have struck? will he/she/it not have stricken? will he/she/it not have struck?
Plural
1st person won't we have stricken? won't we have struck? will we not have stricken? will we not have struck?
2nd person won't you have stricken? won't you have struck? will you not have stricken? will you not have struck?
3rd person won't they have stricken? won't they have struck? will they not have stricken? will they not have struck?
Conditional perfect I'd have stricken
Positive I'd have stricken
Singular
1st person I'd have stricken I'd have struck I would have stricken I would have struck
2nd person you'd have stricken you'd have struck you would have stricken you would have struck
3rd person he/she/it'd have stricken he/she/it'd have struck he/she/it would have stricken he/she/it would have struck
Plural
1st person we'd have stricken we'd have struck we would have stricken we would have struck
2nd person you'd have stricken you'd have struck you would have stricken you would have struck
3rd person they'd have stricken they'd have struck they would have stricken they would have struck
Negative I wouldn't have stricken
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have stricken I wouldn't have struck I would not have stricken I would not have struck
2nd person you wouldn't have stricken you wouldn't have struck you would not have stricken you would not have struck
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have stricken he/she/it wouldn't have struck he/she/it would not have stricken he/she/it would not have struck
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have stricken we wouldn't have struck we would not have stricken we would not have struck
2nd person you wouldn't have stricken you wouldn't have struck you would not have stricken you would not have struck
3rd person they wouldn't have stricken they wouldn't have struck they would not have stricken they would not have struck
Question would I have stricken?
Singular
1st person would I have stricken? would I have struck?
2nd person would you have stricken? would you have struck?
3rd person would he/she/it have stricken? would he/she/it have struck?
Plural
1st person would we have stricken? would we have struck?
2nd person would you have stricken? would you have struck?
3rd person would they have stricken? would they have struck?
Negative question wouldn't I have stricken?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have stricken? wouldn't I have struck? would I not have stricken? would I not have struck?
2nd person wouldn't you have stricken? wouldn't you have struck? would you not have stricken? would you not have struck?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have stricken? wouldn't he/she/it have struck? would he/she/it not have stricken? would he/she/it not have struck?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have stricken? wouldn't we have struck? would we not have stricken? would we not have struck?
2nd person wouldn't you have stricken? wouldn't you have struck? would you not have stricken? would you not have struck?
3rd person wouldn't they have stricken? wouldn't they have struck? would they not have stricken? would they not have struck?
Imperative strike!
Positive
you strike!
we let's strike!
Negative
you don't strike!
we let's not strike!
Examples strike examples
How do I use strike in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Strike while the iron is hot.
There is a strike.
The strike lasted three days.
We were on strike.
With this strike we're sawing off the branch we're sitting on.
Tom went on a hunger strike.
I would never go on a hunger strike for anything.
People are on strike in France.
Tom has been on hunger strike for a week.
We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.
The bus drivers are on strike today.
Will the strike affect the price of coal?
The strike affected the nation's economy.
There is no telling when a severe earthquake will strike Tokyo.
He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions.
His answer was to strike me on the head.
They are on strike for money.
The mail is delayed because of the strike.
The train strike didn't bother me at all.
The workers are on strike.
I have a good mind to strike you for being so rude.
Strike his name from the list.
Workers at the company went on a strike.
The general strike paralyzed the whole country.
I had to cancel my trip on account of the strike.
Movie subtitles
You never know when some giant fiendish beast Will strike at us with its horrible fanged tentacles.
Edward had called for a strike against his company.
Strike me and you end up in a cell where you will be even more useless than you currently are.
Like a witch forced by the devil, this woman both when sleeping and awake - gives way to a mysterious craving to strike matches.
Amenes is paralyzed with fear, Samlak wants to strike a dagger into Theonis.
Strike with all our power.
Strike me down dead, Doctor.
I'll strike anybody in anybody's house that calls me a Cinderella Man.
Strike me pink.
Strike me pink!
Strike me, would you?
The curse has struck her, and now, through her, it will strike my son.
Kent! You were ordered to prepare the strike against the Overseas Bank.
YOU SAY SOMETHING TO MAKE HIM MAD AND HE'LL STRIKE YOU!
Does something strike you funny about this picture?
Strike me down dead, Doctor. He's got me going.
We're on a hunger strike.
How about postponing the strike till tomorrow?
Doesn't it strike you as strange that this Marquis de San Marco though traveling elaborately around this country is never bothered by these bandits?
Say something to make him mad, and he'll strike you.
Swell. Couldn't I strike him?
Oh, so you want to strike me?
Hunger strike?
Did he strike you?
One must strike while the iron's hot. Come with me.
Don't you mean a preemptive strike?
We will start a rumour of a strike.
Kate. I can't strike my own father!
So go on strike.
There's two explanations that strike me, either the body was stolen by the members of a death cult that use human bones in their ceremonies, or else.
Couldn't I strike him?
How do you know when he'll strike?
Hunger strike, eh?
News and current affairs
Doctors are on strike, taxes are on the rise, the parties in government are mauling each other, and Chancellor Angela Merkel herself proclaimed in a prominent speech that the country is in disastrous shape.
It is in recognition of this fact that German conservatives strive, for example, to strike a balance between economy and ecology.
In a fast changing world, this skepticism of the center is the only sensible attitude a responsible political party and government can strike.
Israeli bombs and missiles periodically strike the encapsulated area, causing high casualties among both militants and innocent women and children.
The US has never had a no-first-strike policy, but it has likewise never had a policy such as that embodied in the Nuclear Policy Review.
This is why the Bush administration has shied away from military confrontations with North Korea and Iran, despite its veneration of Israel's air strike on Iraq's Osirak reactor in 1981, which set back Saddam Hussein's nuclear program by several years.
America's allies, in turn, must be prepared to close ranks with it on both the outlines of a deal and the willingness to strike militarily.
Similarly, many company bosses know that pretending that climate problems do not exist is bad for shareholders, because reality will one day strike.
And, rather than promoting caution and stability in the region, Iran or Israel could be tempted to strike first in a crisis.
At the opposite end of the spectrum of policy choices is a preventive attack: a military strike (most likely by Israel, the US, or both) against sites in Iran associated with its nuclear program.
While these issues strike at the core of a country's values - of what we mean by democracy and limits on government intrusion into individuals' lives - they are also economic issues.
In addition to the massive earthquakes that struck Haiti and Chile, the region has also been shaken by a hunger-strike death in Cuba and a growing crackdown on human rights and opposition in Venezuela.
He has been an icon, representing the ability to strike with success against the US and the West.
Indeed, it could even grow somewhat worse in the short run, as there are sure to be those who will want to show that they can still strike against the West.
The events of September 11, 2001, are also playing a crucial role in deciding the question of a punitive strike against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Wariness of another Middle East war has also underpinned Obama's unwillingness to go beyond a one-time punitive strike on Syria - with some in Congress opposed to even that.
Some are convinced that a nuclear Iran is the worst of all possible scenarios, worse even than the fall-out from a pre-emptive strike.
Indeed, the only certainty of any pre-emptive strike is irreparable and long-lasting damage to regional security and political and economic stability.
As many experts warn, the first time a drone strike kills a woman or child, a video of the scene and the funeral will be posted for the Muslim world to see.
A strike designed to destroy Assad's air force and prevent him from dropping bombs full of nails on his people would concentrate his mind on a diplomatic solution.
But the global slowdown, which takes the fangs out of the strike threat, will keep private-sector workers in line no matter how much their leaders may rant and rave.
China's attacks have pushed Li, after almost three weeks of stony silence, to do something he had never done before: strike back.