Review the item:
Kareem drank the hot tea that
Sarah laid on the counter.
Although the steaming liquid burned his throat, it did erase the terrible
taste of the squid eyeball stew that he had ate.
The third verb, had ate, is the problem. This verb requires the past participle because of the auxiliary verb had. Had eaten is the correct form.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| eat | eat(s) | ate | eaten |
Drank, the verb you chose, is perfectly correct. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.