to dice
to cut food into small cubes
Present form | Past form | Continuous form | Past Participle form |
|---|---|---|---|
dice | diced | dicing | diced |
Present form
dice
I always dice my onions when I cook a curry.
Can you dice the carrots please?
A: What are you cooking?
B: A lasagne.
A: Can I help?
B: Yeah. Can you dice the celery?
Past form
diced
I diced the potatoes.
The vegetables were diced to the same size.
A: This tastes amazing.
B: Thank you.
A: Did you do anything special?
B: I diced all the vegetables, rather than slicing them.
Continuous form
dicing
I'm dicing the carrots so each piece is the same size.
She was dicing the vegetables when she cut her finger.
A: What are you doing to the carrots?
B: I'm dicing them.
A: Why?
B: So they taste better.
Past participle
diced
I've diced everything. It now just needs cooking.
She had diced everything but then spilt it on the floor.
A: Had you started dinner before the accident?
B: Kind of. I'd diced the red onion but nothing else.
A: Then what happened?
B: The knife slipped from my hand and stabbed by foot.
A: Ouch!