Conjugation of to cleave

All tenses of the English verb, with every person.

2 different verbs « cleave » with different conjugations: cleft / clove / cleaved · cleaved
to cleave
To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
regular & irregular
Infinitivecleave
Past simplecleft / clove / cleaved
Past participlecleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
-ing formcleaving
Full conjugation of the English verb to cleave (past simple cleft / clove / cleaved, past participle cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved): present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.

Indicative

Present simple

I cleave
you cleave
he/she/it cleaves
we cleave
you cleave
they cleave

Present continuous

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

Present perfect

I have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
he/she/it has cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
we have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
they have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved

Present perfect continuous

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

Past simple

I cleft / clove / cleaved
you cleft / clove / cleaved
he/she/it cleft / clove / cleaved
we cleft / clove / cleaved
you cleft / clove / cleaved
they cleft / clove / cleaved

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

I had cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you had cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
he/she/it had cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
we had cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you had cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
they had cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved

Past perfect continuous

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

Future simple

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

I will have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you will have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
he/she/it will have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
we will have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you will have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
they will have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved

Future perfect continuous

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

Conditional

Present

I would cleave
you would cleave
he/she/it would cleave
we would cleave
you would cleave
they would cleave

Present continuous

I would be cleaving
you would be cleaving
he/she/it would be cleaving
we would be cleaving
you would be cleaving
they would be cleaving

Perfect

I would have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you would have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
he/she/it would have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
we would have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
you would have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
they would have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved

Perfect continuous

I would have been cleaving
you would have been cleaving
he/she/it would have been cleaving
we would have been cleaving
you would have been cleaving
they would have been cleaving

Subjunctive

Present

that I cleave
that you cleave
that he/she/it cleave
that we cleave
that you cleave
that they cleave

Past

if I cleft / clove / cleaved
if you cleft / clove / cleaved
if he/she/it cleft / clove / cleaved
if we cleft / clove / cleaved
if you cleft / clove / cleaved
if they cleft / clove / cleaved

Imperative

Affirmative

you cleave
we let's cleave

Negative

you don't cleave
we let's not cleave

Non-finite forms

Infinitive

to cleave

Perfect infinitive

to have cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved

Present participle / gerund

cleaving

Past participle

cleft / clove / cloven / cleaved
to cleave
Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something.
regular verb
Infinitivecleave
Past simplecleaved
Past participlecleaved
-ing formcleaving

Indicative

Present simple

I cleave
you cleave
he/she/it cleaves
we cleave
you cleave
they cleave

Present continuous

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

Present perfect

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

Present perfect continuous

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

Past simple

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

Past continuous

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

Past perfect

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

Past perfect continuous

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

Future simple

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

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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

Future perfect continuous

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

Conditional

Present

I would cleave
you would cleave
he/she/it would cleave
we would cleave
you would cleave
they would cleave

Present continuous

I would be cleaving
you would be cleaving
he/she/it would be cleaving
we would be cleaving
you would be cleaving
they would be cleaving

Perfect

I would have cleaved
you would have cleaved
he/she/it would have cleaved
we would have cleaved
you would have cleaved
they would have cleaved

Perfect continuous

I would have been cleaving
you would have been cleaving
he/she/it would have been cleaving
we would have been cleaving
you would have been cleaving
they would have been cleaving

Subjunctive

Present

that I cleave
that you cleave
that he/she/it cleave
that we cleave
that you cleave
that they cleave

Past

if I cleaved
if you cleaved
if he/she/it cleaved
if we cleaved
if you cleaved
if they cleaved

Imperative

Affirmative

you cleave
we let's cleave

Negative

you don't cleave
we let's not cleave

Non-finite forms

Infinitive

to cleave

Perfect infinitive

to have cleaved

Present participle / gerund

cleaving

Past participle

cleaved

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