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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Tenses of "light"

Is it correct to write:

"I have lit a candle" or "I have lighted a candle"?????
  

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"I have lit a candle" is correct.

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"I have lit a candle" is correct.
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According to the dictionary, "lighted" is an alternative to "lit" -- but not one I'd say.
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