What’s the Past Tense of Burn? Burned or Burnt?
Burned and burnt are both past tenses of the verb “burn”. British English prefers burnt, whereas American English uses burned.
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Burned and burnt are both past tenses of the verb “burn”. British English prefers burnt, whereas American English uses burned.
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