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Conjugate eten

Every form of the Dutch verb eten — present, past and perfect — with the participle and auxiliary.

eten

— to eat
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gegeten
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikeetatheb gegeten
jij / jeeetathebt gegeten
hij / zij / heteetatheeft gegeten
wij / weetenatenhebben gegeten
jullieetenatenhebben gegeten
zij (mv)etenatenhebben gegeten

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): eet!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "eten"?

The simple past of eten is "at" (singular) and "aten" (plural). The past participle is "gegeten", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "eten" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

eten is an irregular (strong) verb — its past and participle change the vowel, so they are memorised.

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