Dive: dive – dived/dove – dived

Irregular verb, level A2.

A2 · Elementary
Base form (V1)dive
Past simple (V2)dived / doveAmE
Past participle (V3)dived

Meaning

To jump head first into water.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
I want to dive into the pool.

Past simple (V2)
The boy dived into the cold water.

Past participle (V3)
She has dived from that rock many times.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of dive.

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