Past perfect of "When did she eat"

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Hi all,tonight at the table my wife asked: "She's not hungry. When did she last ate?".I know that "ate" is wrong but I can't argue why. I know that thepresent perfect is "has eaten"past is "ate" or "did eat"past perfect is "had eaten" but how do I form the past perfect of "did eat"? Is there such a thing or not?Thanks a lot,Thomas

Optilang · Accepted Answer

When did she last eat?

Rafaelinrio · Answer

AnonymousI know that "ate" is wrong but I can't argue why. I know that the

present perfect is "has eaten"
past is "ate" or "did eat"
past perfect is "had eaten"

hey, there's no such a thing.

the past form of eat is ate. However, if you want to EMPHASIZE you can say did eat but this is not common.

i.e: She said she's hungry because she hasn't eaten anything but she did eat a lot.

BarbaraPA · Answer

Remember we use past perfect when there is another event, also in the past, that comes after the event you are describing.
When she sat down to dinner, she was not very hungry, because she had eaten a very large lunch only a few hours before.

Anonymous · Answer

When was the last time she ate?

Past perfect of "When did she eat"

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