dkktsunami
Contributor
We could simplify this by changing to: I dive, I have diven, I dove.
Conjugating the verb "to dive"
- Thread starter Digger54
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
realdiver7:
I was always taught that "dove" is the correct form, that "dived" is absolutely incorrect.
- Messages
- 601
- Reaction score
- 0
Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: "The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water." Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode. It is the more common form in speech in the northern United States and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived. Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
I haven't seen many here that strike me as being signifcantly adept at any language, if truth be told...
I haven't seen many here that strike me as being signifcantly adept at any language, if truth be told...
Trickie Dickie 99
Contributor
howarde:
It is indeed. In fact a pigeon is a dove too, one which $hits on you from a great height and makes you look very silly. And I think this one's a definite pigeon. The only place I've ever heard "dove" in the context of diving in the past tense is on here and other US-based fora. I guess you blokes are, to a certain extent, linguistic trend-setters but I sincerely hope this one doesn't make it outside of the 50, it just sounds so dumb. It's simply not right.
And as my old Dad used to say, "What's right is right and what's wrong can never be right".
I suspect the use of "dove" got a little boost in Florida since the sinking of the "Grove" 
I'm sure the t-shirt industry is suporting the use of dove 
It's a conspiracy!!!
I'm sure the t-shirt industry is suporting the use of dove It's a conspiracy!!!
- Messages
- 601
- Reaction score
- 0
Trickie Dickie 99:
Your grammar is atrocious...lol...
- Messages
- 601
- Reaction score
- 0
Irregular Verbs
Many verbs in English have past and past participle forms that do not follow the rules. Here are some verbs that take irregular forms. Please refer to the Prentice Hall Guide to Grammar and Usage, or similar guides to grammar and usage, for a complete list of irregular verbs.
Verb Present Tense Past Tense **Past Participle
to arise I arise; you arise; he, she, it arises; we arise; you arise; they arise I arose; you arose; he, she, it arose; we arose; you arose; they arose arisen (Ex: I had arisen early that morning.)
to be I am; you are; he, she, it is; we are; you are; they are I was; you were; he, she, it was, we were; you were; they were been (Ex: I had been happy with my car.)
to bear I bear; you bear; he, she it bears; we bear; you bear; they bear I bore; you bore; he, she, it bore; we bore; you bore; they bore borne (Ex: I had borne too many troubles.)
to blow I blow; you blow; he, she, it blows; we blow; you blow; they blow I blew; you blew; he, she, it blew; we blew; you blew; they blew blown (Ex: The wind had blown for two days.)
to catch I catch; you catch; he, she, it catches; we catch; you catch; they catch I caught; you caught; he, she, it caught; we caught; you caught; they caught caught (Ex: She had caught the worst cold she ever had.)
to come I come; you come; he, she, it comes; we come; you come; they come I came; you came; he, she, it came; we came; you came; they came come (Ex: The letter had come too late.)
to creep I creep; you creep; he, she, it creeps; we creep; you creep; they creep I crept; you crept; he, she, it crept; we crept; you crept; they crept crept (Ex: He had crept into the room.)
to dive I dive; you dive; he, she, it dives; we dive; you dive; they dive I dived/dove; you dived/dove; he, she, it dived/dove; we dived/dove; you dived/dove; they dived/dove dived/dove (Ex: They have dived too deep.)
to do I do; you do; he, she, it does; we do; you do; they do I did; you did; he, she, it did; we did; you did; they did done (Ex: He had done his best work with that essay.)
to drink I drink; you drink; he, she, it drinks; we drink; you drink; they drink I drank; you drank; he, she, it drank; we drank; you drank; they drank drunk (Ex: They had drunk the last bottle of wine.)
to drive I drive; you drive; he, she, it drives; we drive; you drive; they drive I drove; you drove; he, she, it drove; we drove; you drove; they drove driven (Ex: His bad singing had driven me crazy.)
to eat I eat; you eat; he, she, it eats; we eat; you eat; they eat I ate; you ate; he, she, it ate; we ate; you ate; they ate eaten (Ex: We had eaten at the buffet.)
to fall I fall; you fall; he, she, it falls; we fall; you fall; they fall I fell; you fell; he, she, it fell; we fell; you fell; they fell fallen (Ex: She had fallen down the stairs.)
to fly I fly; you fly; he, she, it flies; we fly; you fly; they fly I flew; you flew; he, she, it flew; we flew; you flew; they flew flown (Ex: The bird had flown away.)
to forgive I forgive; you forgive; he, she, it forgives; we forgive; you forgive; they forgive I forgave; you forgave; he, she, it forgave; we forgave; you forgave; they forgave forgiven (Ex: The preacher had forgiven his congregation.)
to get I get; you get; he, she, it gets; we get; you get; they get I got; you got; he, she, it got; we got; you got; they got got/gotten (Ex: He had gotten a lot of fan mail.)
to give I give; you give; he, she, it gives; we give; you give; they give I gave; you gave; he, she, it gave; we gave; you gave; they gave given (Ex: The students had given the teacher ten apples.)
to go I go; you go; he, she, it goes; we go; you go; they go I went; you went; he, she, it went; we went; you went; they went gone (Ex: He had gone by the time she got home.)
to have I have; you have; he, she, it has; we have; you have; they have I had; you had; he, she, it had; we had; you had; they had had (Ex: He had had a good vacation.)
to know I know; you know; he, she, it knows; we know; you know; they know I knew; you knew; he, she, it knew; we knew; you knew; they knew known (Ex. If I had known what you wanted, I could have given it to you.)
to lay (used with objects) I lay; you lay; he, she, it lays; we lay; you lay; they lay I laid; you laid; he, she, it laid; we laid; you laid; they laid laid (Ex: My mother had laid the dress upon the bed.)
to lose I lose; you lose; he, she, it loses; we lose; you lose; they lose I lost; you lost; he, she, it lost; we lost; you lost; they lost lost (Ex: They had lost their favorite toy.)
to prove I prove; you prove; he, she, it proves; we prove; you prove; they prove I proved; you proved; he, she, it proved; we proved; you proved; they proved proved/proven (Ex: The detective had proved/proven that he was not guilty.)
...and the list goes on....
Many verbs in English have past and past participle forms that do not follow the rules. Here are some verbs that take irregular forms. Please refer to the Prentice Hall Guide to Grammar and Usage, or similar guides to grammar and usage, for a complete list of irregular verbs.
Verb Present Tense Past Tense **Past Participle
to arise I arise; you arise; he, she, it arises; we arise; you arise; they arise I arose; you arose; he, she, it arose; we arose; you arose; they arose arisen (Ex: I had arisen early that morning.)
to be I am; you are; he, she, it is; we are; you are; they are I was; you were; he, she, it was, we were; you were; they were been (Ex: I had been happy with my car.)
to bear I bear; you bear; he, she it bears; we bear; you bear; they bear I bore; you bore; he, she, it bore; we bore; you bore; they bore borne (Ex: I had borne too many troubles.)
to blow I blow; you blow; he, she, it blows; we blow; you blow; they blow I blew; you blew; he, she, it blew; we blew; you blew; they blew blown (Ex: The wind had blown for two days.)
to catch I catch; you catch; he, she, it catches; we catch; you catch; they catch I caught; you caught; he, she, it caught; we caught; you caught; they caught caught (Ex: She had caught the worst cold she ever had.)
to come I come; you come; he, she, it comes; we come; you come; they come I came; you came; he, she, it came; we came; you came; they came come (Ex: The letter had come too late.)
to creep I creep; you creep; he, she, it creeps; we creep; you creep; they creep I crept; you crept; he, she, it crept; we crept; you crept; they crept crept (Ex: He had crept into the room.)
to dive I dive; you dive; he, she, it dives; we dive; you dive; they dive I dived/dove; you dived/dove; he, she, it dived/dove; we dived/dove; you dived/dove; they dived/dove dived/dove (Ex: They have dived too deep.)
to do I do; you do; he, she, it does; we do; you do; they do I did; you did; he, she, it did; we did; you did; they did done (Ex: He had done his best work with that essay.)
to drink I drink; you drink; he, she, it drinks; we drink; you drink; they drink I drank; you drank; he, she, it drank; we drank; you drank; they drank drunk (Ex: They had drunk the last bottle of wine.)
to drive I drive; you drive; he, she, it drives; we drive; you drive; they drive I drove; you drove; he, she, it drove; we drove; you drove; they drove driven (Ex: His bad singing had driven me crazy.)
to eat I eat; you eat; he, she, it eats; we eat; you eat; they eat I ate; you ate; he, she, it ate; we ate; you ate; they ate eaten (Ex: We had eaten at the buffet.)
to fall I fall; you fall; he, she, it falls; we fall; you fall; they fall I fell; you fell; he, she, it fell; we fell; you fell; they fell fallen (Ex: She had fallen down the stairs.)
to fly I fly; you fly; he, she, it flies; we fly; you fly; they fly I flew; you flew; he, she, it flew; we flew; you flew; they flew flown (Ex: The bird had flown away.)
to forgive I forgive; you forgive; he, she, it forgives; we forgive; you forgive; they forgive I forgave; you forgave; he, she, it forgave; we forgave; you forgave; they forgave forgiven (Ex: The preacher had forgiven his congregation.)
to get I get; you get; he, she, it gets; we get; you get; they get I got; you got; he, she, it got; we got; you got; they got got/gotten (Ex: He had gotten a lot of fan mail.)
to give I give; you give; he, she, it gives; we give; you give; they give I gave; you gave; he, she, it gave; we gave; you gave; they gave given (Ex: The students had given the teacher ten apples.)
to go I go; you go; he, she, it goes; we go; you go; they go I went; you went; he, she, it went; we went; you went; they went gone (Ex: He had gone by the time she got home.)
to have I have; you have; he, she, it has; we have; you have; they have I had; you had; he, she, it had; we had; you had; they had had (Ex: He had had a good vacation.)
to know I know; you know; he, she, it knows; we know; you know; they know I knew; you knew; he, she, it knew; we knew; you knew; they knew known (Ex. If I had known what you wanted, I could have given it to you.)
to lay (used with objects) I lay; you lay; he, she, it lays; we lay; you lay; they lay I laid; you laid; he, she, it laid; we laid; you laid; they laid laid (Ex: My mother had laid the dress upon the bed.)
to lose I lose; you lose; he, she, it loses; we lose; you lose; they lose I lost; you lost; he, she, it lost; we lost; you lost; they lost lost (Ex: They had lost their favorite toy.)
to prove I prove; you prove; he, she, it proves; we prove; you prove; they prove I proved; you proved; he, she, it proved; we proved; you proved; they proved proved/proven (Ex: The detective had proved/proven that he was not guilty.)
...and the list goes on....
- Messages
- 601
- Reaction score
- 0
...and finally from the American Heritage Dictionary...
Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. Usage preferences show regional distribution, although both forms are heard throughout the United States. According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, in the North, dove is more prevalent; in the South Midland, dived. Dived is actually the earlier form, and the emergence of dove may appear anomalous in light of the general tendencies of change in English verb forms. Old English had two classes of verbs: strong verbs, whose past tense was indicated by a change in their vowel (a process that survives in such present-day English verbs as drive/drove or fling/flung); and weak verbs, whose past was formed with a suffix related to –ed in Modern English (as in present-day English live/lived and move/moved). Since the Old English period, many verbs have changed from the strong pattern to the weak one; for example, the past tense of step, formerly stop, became stepped. Over the years, in fact, the weak pattern has become so prevalent that we use the term regular to refer to verbs that form their past tense by suffixation of –ed. However, there have occasionally been changes in the other direction: the past tense of wear, now wore, was once werede, and that of spit, now spat, was once spitede. The development of dove is an additional example of the small group of verbs that have swum against the historical tide.
There you have it...
Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. Usage preferences show regional distribution, although both forms are heard throughout the United States. According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, in the North, dove is more prevalent; in the South Midland, dived. Dived is actually the earlier form, and the emergence of dove may appear anomalous in light of the general tendencies of change in English verb forms. Old English had two classes of verbs: strong verbs, whose past tense was indicated by a change in their vowel (a process that survives in such present-day English verbs as drive/drove or fling/flung); and weak verbs, whose past was formed with a suffix related to –ed in Modern English (as in present-day English live/lived and move/moved). Since the Old English period, many verbs have changed from the strong pattern to the weak one; for example, the past tense of step, formerly stop, became stepped. Over the years, in fact, the weak pattern has become so prevalent that we use the term regular to refer to verbs that form their past tense by suffixation of –ed. However, there have occasionally been changes in the other direction: the past tense of wear, now wore, was once werede, and that of spit, now spat, was once spitede. The development of dove is an additional example of the small group of verbs that have swum against the historical tide.
There you have it...
Note that while there is actually NO choice of the correct form in British English, there CAN be in American.Michael Swan: Practical English Usage (Second Edition):
Paco:
And yet... they say Spanish is a simpler language.
Similar threads
