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Ate and drink vs Ate and drunk

The correct phrase is "ate and drank." The verb "ate" should be followed by the past tense of the verb, which is "drank" in this case. "Ate and drunk" is not a correct construction in English.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1600 views

Ate and drink

This is not a correct construction in English. The verb "ate" should be followed by the past tense of the verb.

The correct phrase is "ate and drank" when referring to consuming food and beverages in the past.

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Shall I tell you about when Egil the viking raided Norway, ate his fill of food and drink and threw up in the farmers' faces?
Sergeant, find out what Sister Mary Magdalene - ate and drank this morning.
We should go over what he ate and drank last night.
The Jews ate and the Germans filmed.
I suddenly shaved, ate and was the entire day...
They ate and went to sleep.
All food and drinks came from outside...
Which means gossip and drink our booze.
Maintenance of database of food and drink suppliers.
Stir vigorously and drink at once.
Using Fabrazyme with food and drink Interactions with food and drink are unlikely.
So you ate and threw up... ate and threw up...
CANNING: And they ate and drank and made merry.
From the moment the invaders arrived, breathed our air, ate and drank, they were doomed.
We ate and - and talked and fell in love.
His best friend got ate and he's a bit vexed.
It may help us determine what the killer ate and drank over the last year.
The servant stayed with me a little while as I ate and recounted... to me things about Brunelda.
He ate and drank and sang a song.
But yet a third, when given the opportunity would drink and drink and drink.

Alternatives:

ate and drank
ate and consumed
ate and imbibed
ate and ingested
ate and partook of

Ate and drunk

This is not a correct construction in English. The verb "ate" should be followed by the past tense of the verb.

The correct phrase is "ate and drank" when referring to consuming food and beverages in the past.

Show examples from the web [+]

Sergeant, find out what Sister Mary Magdalene - ate and drank this morning.
We should go over what he ate and drank last night.
The Jews ate and the Germans filmed.
I suddenly shaved, ate and was the entire day...
They ate and went to sleep.
Freeman, I know the difference between dead and drunk.
Tone deaf and drunk is a bad combination.
Only children and drunks believe in the Worm.
But this is how addicts and drunks are.
I was just lonely and drunk.
But you've done 12 shots and drunk six pints.
(glass breaks) Okay, people are getting rowdy and drunk and breaking things.
Supposed to everything we have already eaten and drunk, was also the best.
My mum took quite a bit of Panadol and drunk half a bottle of Baileys.
Tramps and drunks, mostly sent by the welfare office.
Get good and drunk and watch it burn.
Thank me when we're good and drunk.
Tone deaf and drunk is not a good combination.
I want to provide those gamblers and drunks the best service in the sky.
Children and drunks don't lie.

Alternatives:

ate and drank
ate and consumed
ate and imbibed
ate and ingested
ate and partook of

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