| sg1st | sg2nd | sg3rd | pl1st | pl2nd | pl3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple present | contrive | contrive | contrives | contrive | contrive | contrive |
| Present continuous | am contriving | are contriving | is contriving | are contriving | are contriving | are contriving |
| Simple past | contrived | contrived | contrived | contrived | contrived | contrived |
| Past continuous | was contriving | were contriving | was contriving | were contriving | were contriving | were contriving |
| Simple future | will contrive | will contrive | will contrive | will contrive | will contrive | will contrive |
| Future continuous | will be contriving | will be contriving | will be contriving | will be contriving | will be contriving | will be contriving |
| Present perfect | have contrived | have contrived | has contrived | have contrived | have contrived | have contrived |
| Present perfect continuous | have been contriving | have been contriving | has been contriving | have been contriving | have been contriving | have been contriving |
| Past perfect | had contrived | had contrived | had contrived | had contrived | had contrived | had contrived |
| Past perfect continuous | had been contriving | had been contriving | had been contriving | had been contriving | had been contriving | had been contriving |
| Future perfect | will have contrived | will have contrived | will have contrived | will have contrived | will have contrived | will have contrived |
| Future perfect continuous | will have been contriving | will have been contriving | will have been contriving | will have been contriving | will have been contriving | will have been contriving |
| sg1st | sg2nd | sg3rd | pl1st | pl2nd | pl3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple present | don't contrive | don't contrive | doesn't contrive | don't contrive | don't contrive | don't contrive |
| Present continuous | am not contriving | are not contriving | is not contriving | are not contriving | are not contriving | are not contriving |
| Simple past | didn't contrive | didn't contrive | didn't contrive | didn't contrive | didn't contrive | didn't contrive |
| Past continuous | was not contriving | were not contriving | was not contriving | were not contriving | were not contriving | were not contriving |
| Simple future | won't contrive | won't contrive | won't contrive | won't contrive | won't contrive | won't contrive |
| Future continuous | will not be contriving | will not be contriving | will not be contriving | will not be contriving | will not be contriving | will not be contriving |
| Present perfect | have not contrived | have not contrived | has not contrived | have not contrived | have not contrived | have not contrived |
| Present perfect continuous | have not been contriving | have not been contriving | has not been contriving | have not been contriving | have not been contriving | have not been contriving |
| Past perfect | had not contrived | had not contrived | had not contrived | had not contrived | had not contrived | had not contrived |
| Past perfect continuous | had not been contriving | had not been contriving | had not been contriving | had not been contriving | had not been contriving | had not been contriving |
| Future perfect | will not have contrived | will not have contrived | will not have contrived | will not have contrived | will not have contrived | will not have contrived |
| Future perfect continuous | will not have been contriving | will not have been contriving | will not have been contriving | will not have been contriving | will not have been contriving | will not have been contriving |