| Irregular forms are printed in red. | |
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| Presens | Preterite |
| (I) cleave /kliv/ | (I) cleft /klɛft/ |
| (thou) cleavest /ˈklivɪst/ | (thou) cleftest /ˈklɛftɪst/, cleftst /klɛftst/ |
| (he) cleaves /klivz/, cleaveth /ˈklivɪθ/ | (he) cleft |
| (we) cleave | (we) cleft |
| (you) cleave | (you) cleft |
| (they) cleave | (they) cleft |
| Subjunctive | |
| Presens | Preterite |
| cleave | cleft |
| Imperative | |
| cleave | |
| Participles | |
| Present | Past |
| cleaving /ˈklivɪŋ/ | cleft |