| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "cleave" | I | cleave | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "cleave" | I | am cleaving | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "cleave" | I | cleft; clove; cleaved | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "cleave" | I | was cleaving | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "cleave" | I | have cleaved | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "cleave" | I | have been cleaving | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "cleave" | I | had cleaved | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "cleave" | I | had been cleaving | |
| O futuro (Future) "cleave" | I | will cleave | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "cleave" | I | will be cleaving | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "cleave" | I | will have cleaved | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "cleave" | I | will have been cleaving |