Learn English Tenses Irregular Verb - To eat

eat / ate / eaten / eating Tenses for the Verb - To eat Click on the timeline to see how this irregular verb changes with each tense

The Past Past Continuous - "He was eating his breakfast when the phone rang." Past Simple - "He ate cornflakes for breakfast." Past Perfect Simple - "He had already eaten breakfast when he got to work." Past Perfect Continuous - "He had only been eating his breakfast for 2 minutes when his boss phoned." The Present Present Continuous - "It is 12.15 and he is eating lunch." Present Simple - "He eats lunch at 12 noon every day." Present Perfect Simple - "He has already eaten breakfast today." Present Perfect Continuous - "He has been eating lunch since 12 noon." The Future Future Continuous - "He's eating dinner with his mother at 8.00 tomorrow." Future Simple - "He will eat steak for dinner."

Future Perfect Simple - "He will have already eaten his starter when he gets his main course." Future Perfect Continuous - "He will have been eating his dinner for 15 minutes when his favourite tv programme starts.

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