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The past simple of “gaslight” – “gaslighted” or “gaslit”?
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowAbout the verb “fold”Verb tense after someone diedCorrect form of the irregular verb in this contextQuestion related to past tense of the verbMake/verbs of perception + passive voiceLead her to - fine?Usage of object pronoun with the verb “buy”Hybrid of verb tensesUsing the verb “let” at the beginning of a sentenceIs “let” a modal?
Would it be correct to say "That person gaslighted her/him/them" or "That person gaslit her/him/them"?
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Would it be correct to say "That person gaslighted her/him/them" or "That person gaslit her/him/them"?
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Would it be correct to say "That person gaslighted her/him/them" or "That person gaslit her/him/them"?
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Would it be correct to say "That person gaslighted her/him/them" or "That person gaslit her/him/them"?
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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