My father is dead when I was still a baby.
My father died when I was still a baby.
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The doctor said that she dead because the wound became
infected.
The doctor said that she died because the wound became
infected.
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Dead is an adjective and describes a state: 'I can't tell whether that plant
is dead or alive.' 'Some of the fish were dead and were floating on the
surface.'
Died is the past tense and past participle of die: 'I think she died from a
heart attack.' 'He died on the way to hospital.'
See also note at DIED
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