Past tense of dive
The past simple of dive is dived and the past participle is dived: dive – dived – dived.
- Base form V1
- dive
- Past simple V2
- dived
- Past participle V3
- dived
Dove is also used in American English.
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Meaning of dive
To enter water head and arms first, or to travel down beneath its surface
- ExampleShe dived from the rock into the sea.
Dive, dived, dived in sentences
- Past simpleShe dived into the cold water.
- Past participleHe has dived from that rock before.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like dive: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of dive?
Dived. For example: She dived into the cold water.
What is the past participle of dive?
Dived. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has dived from that rock before.
Is dive a regular verb?
Mostly, yes: dive usually takes -ed (dived). It is listed with the irregular verbs because dove is also correct.
