What is the difference between Died and Dead? How to distinguish between Died and Dead. Let's see the following examples.
✗ He dead five years ago.
✓ He died five years ago.
✗ He was found died in his car.
✓ He was found dead in his car.
Died: Remember that, die is a verb and died is past tense of die. It describes an action.
Dead: is an adjective and it describe a state (no longer alive).