[Grammar] The bacteria has gotten to it before we ate/eat it.

[wotcha]

1. The bacteria has gotten to it before we ate it.

2. The bacteria has gotten to it before we eat it.

Which is correct?

 

[e2e4]

/A learner/

1. The bacteria had gotten to it before we ate it.

2. The bacteria has gotten to it before we eat it. (Doesn't make sense to me)

Which is correct?

past perfect(cont.)____simple past____present perfect(cont.)____present continuous
p_a_s_t_____c_o_n_t_i_n_u_o_u_s

t_h_e________________________i__n__d__e__f__i__n__i__t__e_______________________t__e__n__s__e

_____________________________________________________________________future tenses

 

[Raymott]

1. The bacteria has gotten to it before we ate it.

2. The bacteria has gotten to it before we eat it.

Which is correct?

Neither is correct.
You can't use the present perfect tense before "before". The index time for the present perfect is now.
You can say:
"The bacteria had gotten to it before we ate it."
"The bacteria got to it before we ate it."
"The bacteria will get to it before we eat it."