dive – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of dive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dive in
Participle: dived in
Gerund: diving in

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of dive

Indicative

Present

Idive in
youdive in
he;she;itdives in
wedive in
youdive in
theydive in

Perfect

Ihave dived in
youhave dived in
he;she;ithas dived in
wehave dived in
youhave dived in
theyhave dived in

Past

Idived in
youdived in
he;she;itdived in
wedived in
youdived in
theydived in

Pluperfect

Ihad dived in
youhad dived in
he;she;ithad dived in
wehad dived in
youhad dived in
theyhad dived in

Future

Iwill dive in
youwill dive in
he;she;itwill dive in
wewill dive in
youwill dive in
theywill dive in

Future Perfect

Iwill have dived in
youwill have dived in
he;she;itwill have dived in
wewill have dived in
youwill have dived in
theywill have dived in

Subjunctive

Present

Idive in
youdive in
he;she;itdive in
wedive in
youdive in
theydive in

Perfect

Ihave dived in
youhave dived in
he;she;ithave dived in
wehave dived in
youhave dived in
theyhave dived in

Imperfect

Idived in
youdived in
he;she;itdived in
wedived in
youdived in
theydived in

Pluperfect

Ihad dived in
youhad dived in
he;she;ithad dived in
wehad dived in
youhad dived in
theyhad dived in

Conditional

Present

Iwould dive in
youwould dive in
he;she;itwould dive in
wewould dive in
youwould dive in
theywould dive in

Perfect

Iwould have dived in
youwould have dived in
he;she;itwould have dived in
wewould have dived in
youwould have dived in
theywould have dived in

Imperative

youdive in
weLet's dive in
youdive in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam diving in
youare diving in
he;she;itis diving in
weare diving in
youare diving in
theyare diving in

Perfect

Ihave been diving in
youhave been diving in
he;she;ithas been diving in
wehave been diving in
youhave been diving in
theyhave been diving in

Past

Iwas diving in
youwere diving in
he;she;itwas diving in
wewere diving in
youwere diving in
theywere diving in

Pluperfect

Ihad been diving in
youhad been diving in
he;she;ithad been diving in
wehad been diving in
youhad been diving in
theyhad been diving in

Future

Iwill be diving in
youwill be diving in
he;she;itwill be diving in
wewill be diving in
youwill be diving in
theywill be diving in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been diving in
youwill have been diving in
he;she;itwill have been diving in
wewill have been diving in
youwill have been diving in
theywill have been diving in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be diving in
youwould be diving in
he;she;itwould be diving in
wewould be diving in
youwould be diving in
theywould be diving in

Perfect

Iwould have been diving in
youwould have been diving in
he;she;itwould have been diving in
wewould have been diving in
youwould have been diving in
theywould have been diving in

Other

Verbs similar to 'dive'

bive, dave, dice, die, dike, dime, dine, dite, divel, divy,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plummet
plunge, fall, submerge, disappear, nose-dive

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. emerged 13c. from O.E. dufan "to dive, duck, sink" (intransitive, class II strong verb; past tense deaf, pp. dofen) and dyfan "to dip, submerge" (weak, transitive), from P.Gmc. *dubijanan. Past tense dove is a later formation, perhaps on analogy of drive/drove. Sense of "disreputable bar" is first recorded Amer.Eng. 1871, perhaps because they were usually in basements, and going into one was both a literal and fig. "diving."
2. From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip. See: Proto-Germanic '*dūbijaną', Icelandic 'dýfa', Low Saxon 'bedaven'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] dive into the water. Before she has gained the surface, she throws a summerset. The instant she is on her legs, she rushes backward. And so she goes on staggering, heaving, wrestling, leaping, diving, jumping, pitching, throbbing, rolling, and rocking: and going through all these movements, sometimes by turns, and sometimes altogether: until one feels disposed to roar for mercy. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the turnpike road, where there is no gate, no policeman, no signal: nothing but a rough wooden arch, on which is painted ‘WHEN THE BELL RINGS, LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE. ’ On it whirls headlong, dives through the woods again, emerges in the light, clatters over frail arches, rumbles upon the heavy ground, shoots beneath a wooden bridge which intercepts the light for a second like a wink, suddenly [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to say whether this was the reason, but that coat fascinated him afterwards; he usually kept close behind me as I walked, and moved as I moved, that he might look at it the better; and he frequently dived into narrow places after me at the risk of his life, that he might have the satisfaction of passing his hand up the back, and rubbing it the wrong way. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] our glasses we could see the people on her decks, and easily make out her name, and whither she was bound. For hours together we could watch the dolphins and porpoises as they rolled and leaped and dived around the vessel; or those small creatures ever on the wing, the Mother Carey 's chickens, which had borne us company from New York bay, and for a whole fortnight fluttered about the vessel 's [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • -Let-Let's see you dive. -Are you kiddin ' ? -Commercial! Quick. -Cut! Cut! When we were kids, he would do crazy characters. (Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost)
  • [ Vasily ] Diving now ! Diving now ! [Dmitri] We can't just leave him here! Move! Get in! (K-19: The Widowmaker)