ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLEAVE
Old English clēofan; related to Old Norse kljūfa, Old High German klioban, Latin glūbere to peel.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLEAVE
PRESENT
Present
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
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
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cleave
you would cleave
he/she/it would cleave
we would cleave
you would cleave
they would cleave
Conditional 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
Conditional perfect
I would have cleave
you would have cleave
he/she/it would have cleave
we would have cleave
you would have cleave
they would have cleave
Conditional 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
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cleave
we let´s cleave
you cleave
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
cleaving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEAVE»
Discover the use of
cleave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cleave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
We don’t want to tell you too much about this book.
This time, the setting is the upcoming London Olympics. Gold is the story of two women, Zoe and Kate, world-class cyclists who have been friends and rivals since their first day of elite training years ago.
While trying to impress a beautiful, unattainable classmate, fourteen-year-old Andy discovers that a fellow social outcast may be planning an act of school violence.
Is Edward destined to be just like his father, to become a man of blood? A true master of the genre, Paul Cleave unveils a brutally vivid picture of a killer’s mind and a city of fallen angels captured at the ends of the earth.
The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller and book club favorite from Chris Cleave. We don’t want to tell you too much about this book.
Like Shiver, Cleave is a moving and very personal novel, and is bound to win Gemmell many more admirers.
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The Cleaner: A Thriller
Originally published in 2006 in Cleave’s native New Zealand, where it was a finalist for the prestigious Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, The Cleaner is a chilling and darkly funny thriller that will leave you clamoring for his next.
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Master Drawings of the Italian Renaissance
This book features masterpieces of Italian Renaissance drawings from the British Museum, the Louvre and other French public collections in Lille, Rennes and Chantilly.
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Christianity: Behaviour, Attitudes & Lifestyles
This foundation edition covers the popular option, Christianity: Behaviour, Attitudes and Lifestyles. It's the only book that exactly matches the AQA specification, A, 2A and offers the best support for your lower ability pupils.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Thank you Rebecca Carter, a brilliant, generous, and
inspiring editor. Laetitia Rutherford, a perfect agent. Hannah Dawson, who got
things started. Alex Cleave, the man and the legend. Toby Eady and everyone at
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEAVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cleave is used in the context of the following news items.
'Game of Thrones' Cast: Lena Headey's Body Double Talks About …
They filmed it in Dubrovnik last October, with Headey wearing a simple beige shift as she made the walk while Van Cleave made the walk to ... «Christianity Daily, Jul 15»
Complementarity of the sexes
... and female, and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? «The Pilot, Jul 15»
Blade and Soul: Chi in Use
A Blade Master's sword is infused with energy to cleave through anything – it is so effective a weapon that even the curious Lyn have begun ... «MMORPG News, Jul 15»
Lena Headey's Body Double For That Walk of Shame Scene in …
Rebecca Van Cleave obviously performed the scene baring all her glory as the production team shot the scene in Dubrovnik in October. «Food World News, Jul 15»
Land as a precious resource given by God to man
Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good”. The same way Qur'an 16:90 God commands justice and fair dealing and justice must be ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
What to watch for during NHL offseason
GM Stan Bowman would still like to cleave off some contracts, which means Patrick Sharp, Kris Versteeg and Bryan Bickell will keep a wary eye ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
Roger Federer's deviled eggs, Per Se's legal problem, TGI Friday's …
Roger Federer Makes Deviled Eggs -- "Cool and peel the boiled eggs in an ice bath of glacier water, and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Cleave ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
Accused NOPD cop killer Travis Boys pleads not guilty to first …
His public defenders, Christopher Murrel and Anna Van Cleave, are seeking to ensure that DNA material and other evidence that police ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
The Government doesn't understand terrorism — and it's making …
Radicalisation becomes possible when people get secluded in small networks of like-minded friends – the average size is eight – that cleave ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Evangelicals create 'sin-free' Facebook
For example: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast (cling/cleave depending on translation) to his wife" This means ... «CNET, Jul 15»
