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eat

Irregular Level A1 โญ #9 Most Common

English translation: to consume food

Stem Pattern: eat / ate / eaten (V1 / V2 / V3)
๐Ÿ’ก Key Usage Note: Three completely different forms: eat (present), ate (past), eaten (participle).
๐Ÿ“˜ Linguistic Rule: Vowel shift: ea -> a...e -> ea...en.
๐Ÿ”Š Speed:

Simple Present

Consuming meals.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
I eat
you eat
he / she / it eats
we eat
you (plural) eat
they eat
Example Sentences in Context
  • We eat fresh fruit daily. โ€” Comemos fruta fresca a diario.
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AI Smart Tutor: 'EAT' Insights

Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
๐Ÿง  Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

I EAT breakfast, I ATE breakfast, I have EATEN breakfast.

โš ๏ธ Most Common Student Mistake
โœ— Don't say: I have ate lunch already
โœ“ Say instead: I have eaten lunch already

Why: With 'have', the participle is 'eaten', not 'ate'.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Essential Native Idioms with 'eat'
Eat one's words

= Admit that what you said was wrong

"He had to eat his words."

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Simple Present
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Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Present Perfect)

Have you ___ yet?

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