beat, beet

Beat or beat means to hit or strike repeatedly--
The band marched while he beat the drum.
Beat the egg whites to soft peaks.
It is still legal to beat school children in some states.
Beat also means the measure or timing of music--
I like this record, it has a good beat.
"...he hears the beat of a different drummer..."
Beat is also a popular way to say "defeat an opponent"--
Our team beat the other team by 5 points.
He always beat everyone at that game.

Beet or beet ( rhymes with beat ) means the root vegetable despised by many children--
Junior won't eat his beets.
Beet soup is popular in Russia.
Beet is also a color--
He turned beet red when she caught him.
You're as red as a beet--you should have worn a hat.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She threatened to beat the children if they didn't eat up every last beet."

Note--the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) form of "beat" is "beat"--
They beat us today.
They beat us yesterday.
"Beating" may mean that the game is still going on, or was still going on--
They are beating us today.
They were beating us yesterday, when we scored two goals.
The past participle ( already finished in the past ) of "beat" is "beaten"--
They have beaten us before.
Add two beaten egg whites.