No. 6,021 in Spanish
ate
"Ate" in Spanish refers to a sweet fruit paste or jelly.
In a sentence
Comí la cena temprano ayer.
I ate dinner early yesterday.
The word 'ate' is used here as the past tense of 'to eat', referring to the consumption of food.
¿Ya comiste algo?
Did you eat something already?
The word 'eat' in this context is used as the base verb form in its past tense inquiry form 'comiste', indicating prior action.
Ellos comieron juntos en la fiesta.
They ate together at the party.
'Ate' here is part of the conjugation 'comieron', referring to the plural past action of eating.
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