Here is the item:
After losing electricity during the hurricane, the Martinez family ___________
candles, speared hot dogs on pencils, and roasted the wieners over this
makeshift barbecue.
The blank requires the past tense of light, an irregular verb. You chose lit, one of two correct forms. Nice work, grammar brain!
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| light | light(s) | lit or lighted | lit or lighted |