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i ate my dinner vs Ate my dinner

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I ate my dinner" is a complete sentence where the subject 'I' is included. On the other hand, 'ate my dinner' is a fragment that can be used in a larger context where the subject is already established.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 1082 views

i ate my dinner

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a complete sentence where the subject 'I' is explicitly mentioned. It is used to convey the action of eating dinner by the speaker.

Examples:

  • I ate my dinner quickly.
  • I ate my dinner before going to bed.
  • I ate my dinner at the restaurant.
  • I ate my dinner alone.
  • I ate my dinner with my family.
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  • Dec 20, 2019 ... 2069 likes, 19 comments - thatnursecancook on December 20, 2019: "Chicken Pelau, coleslaw, plantain & tomato❤️ After I ate my dinner I ...
  • Dec 27, 2015 ... I kicked over my cats milk and had no replacement. He sat opposite me as I ate my dinner looking at me like this.
  • May 9, 2019 ... I ate my dinner at 5 pm. Now I am hungry at 1 am. Can I have breakfast? All related ...
  • Mar 12, 2020 ... I ate my dinner at 7pm last night and has no other food since. Around 3 am I woke up feeling nauseous but not horrible.
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... I ate my dinner with a side of humiliation and silent indignation at my absent mind that's a bane of this planet. Mumbled an apology for the ...
  • ... I ate my dinner! All very relaxing. Before I knew it, it was about nine, and my friend from the Bhangra team was having a small birthday get together at her ...
  • May 8, 2021 ... I ate my dinner in every different location I could think of within my apartment, just to get some sort of faux variety in my routine. I ...
  • May 5, 2012 ... When I got into High School he was not as stringent as to where I ate my dinner. Why was it so important to him that my brother and I sit at ...
  • Apr 6, 2010 ... Once again keeping restaurant hours, I'd watch cooking shows in Japanese while I ate my dinner. I didn't know what they were saying, but I ...

Alternatives:

  • I have eaten my dinner.
  • I finished my dinner.
  • I consumed my dinner.
  • I had my dinner.
  • I devoured my dinner.

Ate my dinner

This phrase is correct when used as a fragment within a larger context where the subject is already established.

This phrase is a fragment that can be used in a larger context where the subject is already known or implied. It is commonly used in informal speech or writing.

Alternatives:

  • Ate dinner
  • Finished dinner
  • Had dinner
  • Consumed dinner
  • Devoured dinner

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