The English verb 'dive' is pronounced as [daɪv].
Related to:
irregular verbs,
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb dive: Infinitive (dive), Past Simple - (dove), Past Participle - (dove).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb dive
👉 Forms of verb dive in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of dive.
Dive: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| dive [daɪv] |
dove [doʊv] dived [daɪvd] |
dove [doʊv] dived [daɪvd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb dive?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'dive'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'dive'
- the first form (V1) is 'dive' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'dove', 'dived' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'dove', 'dived' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of dive?
The past tense and past participle of dive are: dive in past simple is dove, dived, and past participle is dove. dived.
What is the past tense of dive?
The past tense of the verb "dive" is "dove", or "dived", and the past participle is "dove" or "dived".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — dive in past simple dove,
dived
(V2).
Future simple — dive in future simple is dive (will + V1).
Present Perfect — dive in present perfect tense is
dove,
dived
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — dive in past perfect tense is
dove,
dived
(had + V3).
dive regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'dive' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'dive' is regular or irregular verb.
Examples of Verb dive in Sentences
- Mr Wood dived for 5 years (Past Simple)
- My brother had dived here before children came (Past Perfect)
- He could dive into that lake fully clothed (Past Simple)
- It's the reason he still dives (Present Simple)
- As you dive deeper, the water becomes colder and colder (Present Simple)
- Then he dove in and got her necklace (Past Simple)
- He's dove into the icy water and felt pressure in his chest (Present Perfect)
- I'd dived for a few months before they invited me to participate in a competition (Past Perfect)
- Look at her, she is diving at last (Present Continuous)
- So the site he was diving yesterday must be right below us (Past Continuous)
