How To Conjugate The Verb “eat”?
Let’s delve into the conjugations of the irregular verb “eat” in different forms: the simple present third person, the present participle, the past simple, and the past participle.
Let’s start by defining the verb “eat.”
Understanding the Verb “eat.”
Definition
1. To put or take food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
2. To annoying or worrying.
3. To consume gradually; to corrode or erode.
Examples
1. Vegetarians don’t eat meat.
It is impolite to talk while eating.
2. What’s eating you now?
3. These abandoned cars are eaten away by rust.
Conjugation
Let’s conjugate the verb eat in different forms:
1. The Present Simple Third Person Singular
- eats
2. The Present Participle
- eating
3. The Past Simple
- ate
4. The Past Participle
- eaten
Irregular Verb Pattern
– Verbs with ‘-en’ in the past participle.
– Verbs like ‘write, wrote, written’.