I have ate my lunch vs I had my lunch

The correct phrase is 'I had my lunch.' 'I have ate my lunch' is incorrect because 'ate' is the past tense of 'eat,' and 'have' is a present perfect auxiliary verb. 'I had my lunch' is the correct past tense form to use in this context.

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I have ate my lunch

'I have ate my lunch' is incorrect. 'Ate' is the past tense of 'eat,' and 'have' is a present perfect auxiliary verb.

The correct form is 'I had my lunch,' using the past tense 'had' to indicate that the action of eating lunch is completed in the past.

I had my lunch

'I had my lunch' is the correct phrase to use in this context.

This phrase is used to indicate that the action of having lunch was completed in the past.

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I had my lunch
Classes were fine and I had my lunch with your mom.
And I had my lunch in there, Earl.
I had my lunch.
Yes, I had my lunch, and...
He took to me altogether too conspicuously. I could never go into the smoking-room but he would come wallowing towards me, and sometimes he came and gormandised round and about me while I had my lunch.
They locked me out and I had to eat my lunch in the truck.
Which reminds me, you know, I never had my lunch.
I had enough time on my lunch break to run them here from Vinnie's.
I had enough time on my lunch break to run them here from Vinnie's.
That's very kind, but I've just had my lunch, so...
I had my soup for lunch.
Okay. I had this lunch my friend Kate set up, and I think it's a potential client.
I had lunch with my sister, and...
I had lunch with my dad today.
Yes, I had lunch at my club.
I wanted to wait by the phone for Alex to call, but I had use most of my lunch hour to find character witnesses for Joy.
what was so urgent I had to cancel my lunch and meet you out here?
It should be empty. I had my soup for lunch.
I just... I just tell her I had lunch at my desk.
I had lunch with my husband for the first time in this house: reception excellent, food excellent and plentiful, clean room and well cared for.

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I have ate my lunch vs I had my lunch