The past participle of dive is “dived” (e.g., “Have you ever dived in Florida?”).
The past tense of dive is “dove” or “dived” in American English and “dived” in British English.
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The past tense of scuba dive is “scuba dove” or “scuba dived” because the past tense of dive is “dove” or “dived.”
However, the verb “scuba dive” is not typically used in the simple past tense. You normally use the phrase “go scuba diving” (e.g., “We went scuba diving there on vacation last year”).
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You can use dived or dove as the simple past tense of dive in American English (e.g., “We dove/dived on our vacation last year”).
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The word ate is the simple past tense of eat (e.g., “He got up and ate a quick breakfast”).
The verb “eat” is an irregular verb, and you don’t form its simple past tense or past participle forms by adding “-ed” to the infinitive form.
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The past participle of eat is “eaten.” Because “eat” is an irregular verb, its past participle is not formed by adding “-ed.”
The simple past tense of eat is “ate” (e.g., “She didn’t have time for breakfast and ate a banana when she got to work”)
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It is have you eaten, not have you ate (e.g., “Are you hungry, or have you already eaten?”) because “eaten” is the past participle of the irregular verb “eat.”
“Ate” is the past tense of eat (i.e., the simple past tense form for sentences like “We ate at home before we set off”).
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No, runned is not a word. “Run” is an irregular verb.
This is the same conjugation pattern as the verbs “come” and “become.”
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It is was run and “were run,” not was ran or “were ran” (e.g., “The store was run by two brothers,” “Both stores were run by the same family”) because you need the past participle form “run” (not “ran”) in the passive voice.
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It can be ran or run because they are both forms of the irregular verb “run.”
“Ran” is the past tense of run (i.e., the simple past tense form for sentences like “Yesterday, I ran for the bus”).
“Run” is the past participle form of “run” (for sentences like “I have run here all the way from school” and “The restaurant was run by my grandparents”).
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It is have run and “has run,” not have ran or “has ran” (e.g., “I have run,” “She has run”) because “run” is the past participle of the irregular verb “run.”
“Ran” is the past tense of run (i.e., the simple past tense form for sentences like “Last year, I ran in the London Marathon”).
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