dive

dive, dived, dived

dive, dove, dived

To plunge into water

潛水；跳水

Is it “Dived” or “Dove”?

Both dived and dove are accepted past tense forms of the verb dive.

British English

The preferred past tense form is dived.
Example: She dived into the pool gracefully.

American English

Dove is more common as the past tense.
Example: He dove off the cliff into the lake.

Past Participle

The only correct past participle is dived.
Example: She has dived into the ocean many times.

Compound Verbs

For compound verbs such as skydive or nosedive, the past tense is always dived.

Example: The pilot nosedived to avoid the storm.
Example: She skydived for the first time last summer.

Summary:

Dived → standard in British English, also the only correct past participle.
Dove → common American past tense form.
Compound verbs → always use dived.

Base Form	dive
Simple Past	dived \| dove
Past Participle	dived \| dived
3rd Person Singular	dives
-ing Form	diving
Categories	Type 2: irr Type 5: a-b-b

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Verbs starting with "div" 5

Verbs ending with "ive" 12

Verbs 10

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