Stride – English Verbs Conjugation

stride strides striding strode

Stride means to walk with long steps, confidently. Irregular: stride-strode-stridden.

Meanings

To walk with long steps
To step over
A long step (noun)
Progress (noun)

Common Collocations

make strides hit your stride take in stride stride forward giant strides stride into

Tip for Learners

Make strides = make progress. Hit your stride = reach optimal performance. Take in stride = handle calmly. Giant strides = great progress. Note unusual past participle: stridden (rarely used).

Present Simple

I	stride
you	stride
he/she/it	strides
we	stride
they	stride

Examples - Present Simple

I stride confidently down the street.
You stride into the room.
She strides across the stage.
We stride toward our goals.
They stride purposefully.

Present Continuous

I	am striding
you	are striding
he/she/it	is striding
we	are striding
they	are striding

Examples - Present Continuous

I am striding down the street.
You are striding into the room.
She is striding across the stage.
We are striding toward our goals.
They are striding purposefully.

Present Perfect

I	have stridden
you	have stridden
he/she/it	has stridden
we	have stridden
they	have stridden

Examples - Present Perfect

I have stridden down the street.
You have stridden into the room.
She has stridden across the stage.
We have stridden toward our goals.
They have stridden purposefully.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been striding
you	have been striding
he/she/it	has been striding
we	have been striding
they	have been striding

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been striding down streets.
You have been striding into rooms.
She has been striding across stages.
We have been striding toward goals.
They have been striding purposefully.

Past Simple

I	strode
you	strode
he/she/it	strode
we	strode
they	strode

Examples - Past Simple

I strode down the street.
You strode into the room.
She strode across the stage.
We strode toward our goals.
They strode purposefully.

Past Continuous

I	was striding
you	were striding
he/she/it	was striding
we	were striding
they	were striding

Examples - Past Continuous

I was striding down the street.
You were striding into the room.
She was striding across the stage.
We were striding toward our goals.
They were striding purposefully.

Past Perfect

I	had stridden
you	had stridden
he/she/it	had stridden
we	had stridden
they	had stridden

Examples - Past Perfect

I had stridden down the street.
You had stridden into the room.
She had stridden across the stage.
We had stridden toward our goals.
They had stridden purposefully.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been striding
you	had been striding
he/she/it	had been striding
we	had been striding
they	had been striding

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been striding down streets.
You had been striding into rooms.
He had been striding across stages.
We had been striding toward goals.
They had been striding purposefully.

Future Simple

I	will stride
you	will stride
he/she/it	will stride
we	will stride
they	will stride

Examples - Future Simple

I will stride down the street.
You will stride into the room.
She will stride across the stage.
We will stride toward our goals.
They will stride purposefully.

Future Continuous

I	will be striding
you	will be striding
he/she/it	will be striding
we	will be striding
they	will be striding

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be striding down the street.
You will be striding into the room.
He will be striding across the stage.
We will be striding toward our goals.
They will be striding purposefully.

Future Perfect

I	will have stridden
you	will have stridden
he/she/it	will have stridden
we	will have stridden
they	will have stridden

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have stridden down the street.
You will have stridden into the room.
She will have stridden across the stage.
We will have stridden toward our goals.
They will have stridden purposefully.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been striding
you	will have been striding
he/she/it	will have been striding
we	will have been striding
they	will have been striding

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been striding down streets.
You will have been striding into rooms.
He will have been striding across stages.
We will have been striding toward goals.
They will have been striding purposefully.