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We eat rice everyday

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We ate rice yesterday

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Is the word ate a verb?

Yes, 'ate' is a verb. Specifically, 'ate' is the past tense of the verb 'to eat'.


What part of speech is was sitting?

The term "was sitting" is a verb in the past progressive tense.


Is ate a pronoun?

No, the word 'ate' is the past tense of the verb to eat (eats, eating, eaten, ate).


What are the two tenses that will never have auxiliary verbs?

The two tenses that will never have auxiliary verbs are the simple present tense and the simple past tense. In these tenses, the main verb stands alone without the need for an auxiliary (helping) verb to form the sentence. For example, in the simple present tense, "I eat" and in the simple past tense, "She ran," the main verbs "eat" and "ran" do not require auxiliary verbs to convey the intended meaning.


Is the word it's a present tense?

Well "It's" is always present tense because "it's" composed of the words it and is. And is, is present tense. As for "it" that depends on the following word.i.e:It was (past tense)It is (present tense)it has (Past tense)it shall (present tense)The words its and it's can be veryconfusing.In spite of having an apostrophe, it's is a contraction that stands for it is:It's raining today (It is raining ...)She thinks it's a good idea to eat early. ( ... it is a good idea ...)Even though its does NOT have an apostrophe, it IS a possessive meaning "belonging to it".The dog lost its collar. (The collar belongs to the dog)Its length is 2 meters. (The length of it)

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What is the word will eat in present tense?

Will eat is the future tense of eat (present tense).


What is the past tense future tense and present tense of eat?

The past tense is ate.(Be careful - eat is an irregular verb which means the past participle is different. The past participle is eaten)The present tense is:I/You/We/They eat.He/She/It eats.The present participle is eating.The future tense is will eat.


What is the present tense of you eat iddlies?

"You eat iddlies" is present tense (whatever those are).


Is eat a present tense?

Eat is a present tense


Did he eat pizza past tense?

"Did he eat pizza?" is the past tense.


Is there such thing as a past tense of ate?

NO ... Ate is the past tense of Eat


Is eaten the past tense for eat?

Eaten is the past participle of eat, not the past tense. Ate is the past tense.


What is the future tense of eat?

Will eat.


What is present perfect tense of leave and eat?

The present perfect tense of leave is have/has left. The present perfect tense of eat is have/has eaten.


What is the present perfect tense of never eat?

The present perfect continuous tense of eat is:I/You/We/They have been eating.He/She/It has been eating.


What is the past tense of doesn't eat?

The past tense is didn't eat.


What is the past tense and the future tense of eat?

past simple - ate - He ate his lunch.past continuous - was/were eating - The students were eating their lunch.present continuous (future) - am/is/are eating - We are eating lunch before we leave.going to (future) - am/is/are going to eat - The students are going to eat their lunch soon. I am going to eat my lunch later.will (future) - will eat - I will eat my lunch after the test.