Is "he's eaten" short for "he has eaten"?

[huyen]

Test No. errors/elem-6 "Stop making plans", question 6

The reason why he's not feeling very well is simple - he's ate too much as usual.

(a) he's not feeling
(b) he's ate
(c) as usual

Test No. errors/elem-6 "Stop making plans", answer 6

The reason why he's not feeling very well is simple - he's eaten too much as usual.

Correct entry: he's eaten
The error was: (b) he's ate

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
The reason why he's not feeling very well is simple - he has eaten too much as usual.
_________________________

"he's eaten" is contracted form of " he has eaten", isn't it?

[Mister Micawber]

.
Yes, it is. I guess the answering machine doesn't recognize contractions, is all. Alan will get that quickly fixed, I am sure.
.
_________________
Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[Torsten]

We've added 'he has eaten' as another correct answer option and it will be available after the next data base update. Thanks for your pointing this out.

TOEIC listening, photographs: On an escalator

[West]

hi,

can we use "he ate" instead of 'has eaten"? If not why and how/when to use them. Thanks