Meaning: to cleave to.
Cleave Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Cleave |
| Past Tense (V2) | Cleaved |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Cleaved |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Cleaving |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Cleaves |
Cleave Past Tense:
Past Tense of Cleave is Cleaved.
Example: Sarah cleaved the log.
Cleave Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Cleave is Cleaved.
Example: Sarah has cleaved the log.
Cleave Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Cleave is Cleaving.
Example: Sarah is cleaving the log.
Cleave 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Cleave is Cleaves.
Example: Sarah cleaves the log.

Cleave Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I cleave the log.
- We/You/They cleave the log.
- He/She/It/Adam cleaves the log.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am cleaving the log.
- We/You/They are cleaving the log.
- He/She/It/Adam is cleaving the log.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have cleaved the log.
- We/You/They have cleaved the log.
- He/She/It/Adam has cleaved the log.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been cleaving the log.
- We/You/They have been cleaving the log.
- He/She/It/Adam has been cleaving the log.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I cleaved the log.
- We/You/They cleaved the log.
- He/She/It/Adam cleaved the log.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was cleaving the log.
- We/You/They were cleaving the log.
- He/She/It/Adam was cleaving the log.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had cleaved the log.
- We/You/They had cleaved the log.
- He/She/It/Adam had cleaved the log.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been cleaving the log.
- We/You/They had been cleaving the log.
- He/She/It/Adam had been cleaving the log.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will cleave the log.
- We/You/They will cleave the log.
- He/She/It/Adam will cleave the log.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be cleaving the log.
- We/You/They will be cleaving the log.
- He/She/It/Adam will be cleaving the log.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have cleaved the log.
- We/You/They will have cleaved the log.
- He/She/It/Adam will have cleaved the log.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been cleaving the log.
- We/You/They will have been cleaving the log.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been cleaving the log.
Past Tense of Cleave Phrasal Verbs
| Cleave Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Cleave to | Cleaved to |
| Cleave off | Cleaved off |
| Cleave from | Cleaved from |
| Cleave with | Cleaved with |
| Cleave against | Cleaved against |
| Cleave through | Cleaved through |
| Cleave upon | Cleaved upon |
| Cleave out | Cleaved out |
| Cleave up | Cleaved up |
| Cleave in | Cleaved in |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Cleave?
Future Tense of cleave is “will cleave”.
What is the Present Tense of Cleave?
Present Tense of cleave is “cleave + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | cleave |
| He/she/it/singular name | cleaves |
| Present participle | cleaving |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Cleave?
Past perfect tense of take is “had cleaved”.
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