In my short 62 years on this earth I have NEVER read an article where a journalist or heard a TV Talking Head use the proper past tense of the word “dive.”
The writers always writes “dove” as in “They dove into the water;” and the Talking Heads always say: “dove” with a long “o” as in “They dove into the water.”
“D-o-v-e” is abird.
The past tense of “dive” is “dived.”
I dive, you dive, he/she/it dives
We dive, you dive, they dive
I dived, you dived, he/she/it dived,
We dived, you dived, they dived
I have dived, you have dived, he/she/it has dived,
We have dived, you have dived, they have dived
I will have dived, you will have dived, he/she/it will have dived,
We will have dived, you will have dived, they will have dived
“I dive every day at the pool at the Boys’ Club.”
“I dived three times this week at the Boys’ Club.”
“I have dived at several pools in the local area.”
“By the time my competitive diving career ends, I will have dived 14 years.”
I think I’m correct.
English Majors: Dive in!
Typo! “The writers always write...”
http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/dived_dove.htm
Present/Imperative: dive
Past: dove
Perfect: dived
Pluperfect: had dived
Subjunctive: would/could have dove