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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Ate

Hi.
In"66.7% of the surveyed Grandmasters ate at least three meals a day and 36.1% often skipped breakfast."

"ate" means "was eating"?i.e, was doing it regularly in the past?
  

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e, was doing it regularly in the past? Yes. The simple form can have the habitual meaning.

  • e, was doing it regularly in the past?
  • Yes.
  • The simple form can have the habitual meaning.
  • CJ
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soheil1"ate" means "was eating"?i.e, was doing it regularly in the past?
Yes. The simple form can have the habitual meaning.

CJ

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