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light

What is the past tense of light?

The past tense of light is lit, and the past participle is lighted.

Light is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of light

as a noun

base
light
plural
lights

as a verb

base
light
past tense
lit
past participle
lighted
present participle
lighting
third-person singular
lights

as a adjective

base
light
comparative
lighter
superlative
lightest

as a adverb

base
light
comparative
lighter
superlative
lightest