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dive
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dived
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dived
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dive
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dove
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dived
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-ing form
diving
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s
dives
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Is it dived or dove? Both are acceptable past tense forms of the verb dive.
The British seem to prefer dived, while dove is more common in America.
However, dived is the only acceptable past participle of dive.
The past tense of compound verbs like skydive and nosedive is always dived.