 Die, died, dead, and be dead. Which is correct. My grandfather, last year, died, is died, is dead, was died, died, too. Our dog, before we got to the animal hospital, dying, is dead, was died, was dead, was dead, three, the plant, because nobody watered it, dying, is died, is dead, was died, is dead, four, did anyone in the plane crash, die, died, dead, dying, die, five, there's a mouse on the kitchen floor, died, dead, deaded, has died, what's the difference between die and be dead? Die refers to an action, be dead refers to a status. For example, my pet hamster died yesterday, it is dead now. Here's some more information. My hamster died at 10 o'clock yesterday. That's when the action occurred. It was alive at 9 o'clock. That's talking about the status before its death occurred. It was dead at 11 o'clock. That's the status or condition after death. Yesterday, that's why we say was dead. It is dead now. That's the current status or condition. Sorry to hear about that. To learn more about this topic, see video at link, or check out our websites for more free English learning resources, eslgold.com or freeenglishstudy.com