Irregular VerbsPast tense of “eat”: ate, eaten
The verb “eat” is irregular: its past simple is “ate” and its past participle is “eaten”.
Base form (V1)
eat
/iːt/
Past simple (V2)
ate
/eɪt/
Past participle (V3)
eaten
/ˈiːtən/
Meaning
to put food in your mouth and swallow it
Example
He ate the whole pizza.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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