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Home > Reference > Irregular Verbs > Alight

Irregular Verb - To Alight

Meaning:

To get off a bus, train, etc.

Conjugation of 'To Alight'

Base Form:	Alight
Past Simple:	Alit/Alighted
Past Participle:	Alit/Alighted
3rd Person Singular:	Alights
Present Participle/Gerund:	Alighting

Other Irregular Verbs Following a Similar Pattern:

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle
Light	Lit	Lit