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He lit candles vs He lighted candles

Both "he lit candles" and "he lighted candles" are correct, but "he lit candles" is more commonly used in modern English. Both phrases convey the same meaning of someone setting candles on fire.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 3925 views

He lit candles

This phrase is correct and commonly used in modern English.

This phrase is the past tense of the verb "to light" and is used when referring to someone setting candles on fire.

Examples:

He lit candles to create a romantic atmosphere.
She lit candles to illuminate the room.

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Well, he lit that candle back up quick.
Jacob, he lit some candles and he started digging up some weird...
The source of the flame looks like a lit candle.
So they baked a cake and lit candles.
As you can see, they've lit candles.
I changed my sheets, I... lit candles, put on music.
The source of the flame looks like a lit candle.
We just sat on the patio, drank wine, lit candles.
He also mentioned Van Gogh, staring at the sun and gluing a crown of lit candles around his hat so that he'd be able to walk around at night.
I wanted to leave some lit candles next to a letter that I had written you.
Yes. And do you sleep with lit candles?
Drew a bath... lit candles... and cracked open the scented body oils.
THEN HE TOOK ME TO THE LIVING ROOM, WHERE THERE WERE LIT CANDLES.
If I lit candles and all, would things be different?
Never climb over a lit candle when you're getting out of the tub.
On the same day there were almost as many who lit candles for women who had died during the year either from injuries caused by or directly at the hands of men who claimed to be the people who loved them most in the world.
to escape with all his might across the jungle and desert to where there were houses, windows, and lit candles.
On the Christmas day he gathered everyone around the tree and lit the candles.
I sprayed some air freshener in there, lit some candles.
We lit a candle and read a passage from the Bible.

Alternatives:

he lit a candle
he lit the candles
he lit up the candles
he lit the candlestick

He lighted candles

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in modern English.

This phrase is also the past tense of the verb "to light" and can be used interchangeably with "he lit candles."

Examples:

He lighted candles to brighten the room.
She lighted candles to decorate the table.

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...who wish to see further riots... ...to place a lighted candle in the window.
Do you think it's wise for the children to be carrying turnips with lighted candles?
As I was leaving, I couldn't think why I had lighted the candle.
'Our conference was held in the state parlour which was feebly lighted by one candle.
It's somebody's birthday today Somebody's birthday today The candles are lighted on somebody's cake And we're all invited for somebody's sake You're 21 years old today.
Grandma: It's somebody's birthday today Somebody's birthday today The candles are lighted on somebody's cake And we're all invited for somebody's sake You're 21 years old today.

Alternatives:

he lighted a candle
he lighted the candles
he lighted up the candles
he lighted the candlestick

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