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Common errors in English: Usage of Burned and Burnt

Burned and Burnt


Incorrect : The fire burnt brightly. 


Correct : The fire burned brightly.


Incorrect : He burned all her letters. 


Correct : He burnt all her letters.


Note: The base from of these verbs is "burn'. In British English the past tense and past participle "burned' is usually used when the verb is intransitive. When the verb is transitive, the past tense and past participle “burnt' is used.


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