I ate my breakfast vs I am having breakfast

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I ate my breakfast' is used to indicate that the action of eating breakfast is completed in the past, while 'I am having breakfast' is used to indicate that the action of having breakfast is currently in progress. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to convey a past action or a present ongoing action.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 7936 views

I ate my breakfast

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that the action of eating breakfast is completed in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a completed action of eating breakfast in the past. It is a simple past tense construction.

Examples:

I ate my breakfast at 7 a.m. this morning.
She ate her breakfast quickly before heading to work.
Yesterday, I ate my breakfast in the garden.
He always ate his breakfast in the kitchen.
The kids ate their breakfast before going to school.

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I grabbed hold of it, sat down, and ate my breakfast with my pigs.
I ate breakfast five years ago, still full.
I woke up, and I ate breakfast.
I think there was some dairy in the cheesecake that I ate for breakfast.
Do you remember when grandma was in town and you and I ate breakfast here alone?
Colin ate breakfast while we packed up for work.
Never ate breakfast as a kid.
(Sighs) I ate a cheeseburger for breakfast this morning.
No, not really but I can't even remember what I ate for breakfast sometimes, so.
I tell you, when I was a kid, I never ate breakfast.
I don't even remember the last time I actually sat down and ate breakfast.
The Harvard Medical School recently conducted a study which found that people who ate breakfast every day were 35% less likely to be obese.
We stayed up until dawn and then ate breakfast on the bank of the...
He was affectionate with them And ate breakfast with them in the morning.
They know what we ate for breakfast.
He just told us all what we ate for breakfast.
I know what you ate for breakfast, sweetie.
Inside his stomach the Kung Pao has just met with the Del Taco he ate for breakfast.
Take a dead man he'll tell you, what he ate for breakfast three days ago.
Since you ate two breakfasts yesterday, I thought I'd better order you three, today.

Alternatives:

I had my breakfast
I finished my breakfast
I consumed my breakfast
I devoured my breakfast
I ingested my breakfast

I am having breakfast

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that the action of having breakfast is currently in progress.

This phrase is used to talk about the ongoing action of having breakfast in the present. It is a present continuous tense construction.

Examples:

I am having breakfast right now.
She is having breakfast with her family.
We are having breakfast together this morning.
He is having breakfast in the dining room.
They are having breakfast before their meeting.

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Listen, I am having breakfast with my family right now... ...and I really don't appreciate these sales calls.
Last week, a police officer was having breakfast here.
We're having breakfast in bed.
She was planning on having breakfast with me.
I'd normally be having breakfast right now.
I'm sitting here, having breakfast and you're telling me things I don't understand.
I thought you said they were having breakfast with William.
She was having breakfast when I left for work.
In the world upside down, we'd be having breakfast.
We were having breakfast at a diner.
Elsie's dried yours and will iron them while we're having breakfast.
Oui, I was having breakfast at Tiffany's.
I wouldn't mind having breakfast here sometimes.
Guess I'll be having breakfast by myself, then.
Saw Whitewood having breakfast with Anderson.
- Tomorrow morning I'm having breakfast with Pertini.
And I'm having breakfast at the White House.
Early this morning, I was having breakfast with Professor Schreiner.
Alice and I are having breakfast together.
Turns out she just meant having breakfast with her family.

Alternatives:

I am eating breakfast
I am enjoying breakfast
I am having my morning meal
I am having my breakfast now
I am currently eating breakfast

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I ate my breakfast vs I am having breakfast