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The past tense form of 'eat' is ate. Example: She ate a delicious meal last night. (She ate a delicious meal last night.)
Definition of “eat”
- to take food into the mouth and swallow it
- to consume or ingest food
- to have a meal
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Past Simple | ate |
| Past Continuous | eating |
| Past Perfect | eaten |
Past Simple
The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.
Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)
Example
She ate a sandwich for lunch.
Example
We ate pizza at the party.
Past Continuous
The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.
Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)
Example
At that time, she was eating a bowl of soup.
Example
I wasn't eating anything because I wasn't hungry.
Past Perfect
The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.
Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)
Example
By the time they arrived, he had eaten all the cookies.
Example
She had eaten dinner before going to the party.
Is ate an irregular verb in the past?
No, "ate" is not an irregular past tense verb.
