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A colorful crystal being split into two smooth, flat pieces by a small wooden mallet and a thin chisel.

clivar

to cleave

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb clivar means to cleave.

Present tense:

yoclivo
clivas
él/ella/ustedcliva
nosotrosclivamos
vosotroscliváis
ellos/ellas/ustedesclivan

Complete Conjugation Tables

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesclivaran
yoclivara
clivaras
vosotrosclivarais
nosotroscliváramos
él/ella/ustedclivara

Use the imperfect subjunctive (clivara/clivase) for past hypotheticals, wishes, or uncertainty.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescliven
yoclive
clives
vosotrosclivéis
nosotrosclivemos
él/ella/ustedclive

Use the present subjunctive (clive) after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.

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imperative

negative

no clives
vosotrosno clivéis
ustedesno cliven
nosotrosno clivemos
ustedno clive

Use 'no clives', 'no clive', 'no clivemos', 'no clivéis', 'no cliven' for negative commands.

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affirmative

cliva
vosotrosclivad
ustedescliven
nosotrosclivemos
ustedclive

Use cliva, clive, clivemos, clivad, cliven for direct commands with 'clivar'.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesclivarían
yoclivaría
clivarías
vosotrosclivaríais
nosotrosclivaríamos
él/ella/ustedclivaría

Use the conditional (clivaría) for hypothetical 'would' scenarios or polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesclivaron
yoclivé
clivaste
vosotrosclivasteis
nosotrosclivamos
él/ella/ustedclivó

Use the preterite (clivé, clivaste, clivó, clivamos, clivasteis, clivaron) for completed actions of 'clivar' in the past.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesclivaban
yoclivaba
clivabas
vosotrosclivabais
nosotrosclivábamos
él/ella/ustedclivaba

Use the imperfect (clivaba) for ongoing or habitual past actions of 'clivar'.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesclivan
yoclivo
clivas
vosotroscliváis
nosotrosclivamos
él/ella/ustedcliva

Use the present tense (clivo, clivas, cliva, clivamos, cliváis, clivan) for 'clivar' happening now or habitually.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesclivarán
yoclivaré
clivarás
vosotrosclivaréis
nosotrosclivaremos
él/ella/ustedclivará

Use the future tense (clivaré, clivarás, clivará...) for actions that will happen.

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