Past simple and past participle
light
Light is an irregular verb: its past simple is lit and its past participle is lit.
- Base form
- light
- Past simple
- lit
- Past participle
- lit
- Definition
- Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.
- Example
- “The room was lighted by a number of small lamps.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.