The past tense of EAT is ATE. ✅ Pronunciation of ATE 🇬🇧 UK: / eɪt / 🇺🇸 US: / eɪt / 🗣️ The pronunciation is generally the same in both British English and American English, though there might be slight variations in the exact quality of the diphthong /eɪ/ due to regional accents. However, for standard accents in both dialects, the transcription is consistent. You can hear the pronunciation of ATE in the video. Example sentence with ATE: 🌿 She ate all of the cake. Here is our English lesson