Past tense of rive
regular verb
The past tense of rive is rived or rove. The past participle is rived, rove or riven.
Forms of rive
| Base form (V1) | rive /ɹaɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rived /ɹaɪvd/ rove /ɹəʊv/ |
| Past participle (V3) | rived /ɹaɪvd/ rove /ɹəʊv/ riven /ˈɹɪvən/ |
| Present participle | riving |
| Third person singular | rives |
Rived and rove in a sentence
- To the west, the country descends more gradually to the extensive plains of the Nile Valley but is riven by the rugged valleys of the Takezze and other Nile tributaries.2012, David W. Phillipson, Foundations of an African Civilisation. Aksum & the northern Horn, 1000 BC–AD 1300, Woodbridge, Suffolk: James...
- The company was riven by strikes.2021 October 20, Angie Doll explains to Paul Clifton, “We were absolutely at rock bottom...”, in RAIL, number 942, page 34
- "I war jest a-countin' ob dem jailbirds, an' had 'rived at 'leven w'en a 'streperous root she keeled me ober.1911, Quincy Allen, The Outdoor Chums, Chapter 6. From the entry streperous
- The beachings, coming so close together, are considered extremely rare, in part because threshers mainly rove deep waters.2007 September 16, Ray Rivera, “2nd Shark Washes Up on Rockaway Beach and Is Pushed Back”, in New York Times. From the entry beaching
- As had become her habit, Jane rove past her destination and curbed the car on a side street a block and a half away.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 34. From the entry curb
Meaning of rive
- verb To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
- verb To pierce or cleave with a weapon.
- verb To break apart; to split.
Questions about the past tense of rive
- What is the past tense of rive?
- The past tense of rive is rived or rove.
- What is the past participle of rive?
- The past participle of rive is rived, rove or riven.
- Is rive a regular or irregular verb?
- Rive is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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