ate

IPA/et/
KK[ˈet]IPA/eɪt/

ate — verb

  • atepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ates3rd person singular
  • ating-ing form
  • atedpast simple

1. the past tense of the verb 'eat' — used to say that someone or something took fo

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A1
釋義

the past tense of the verb 'eat' — used to say that someone or something took food into the mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it at a time before now.

例句

Otis ate a bowl of rice and beans for dinner last night.

transitive: ate + direct object (a meal)

After the long climb, the children ate all the snacks in their bags.

文法句型

ate + noun phrase (transitive)

ate without object (intransitive)

用法筆記

This is the simple past form of 'eat', used for completed actions at a definite time in the past. When forming perfect tenses (have/has/had), use the past participle 'eaten' instead — never 'ate'.

常見錯誤

❌I have ate lunch already.
✅I have eaten lunch already.
💡Use 'eaten' (past participle) after 'have', not 'ate' (simple past).
❌Yesterday I eat pizza.
✅Yesterday I ate pizza.
💡Use 'ate' for past-time actions, not the base form 'eat'.