slit
Base form
slit
/slɪt/
Past simple
slit
/slɪt/
Past participle
slit
/slɪt/
MeaningC2
to make a long narrow cut in something
to slit open an envelope with a knife
In use
- Imperative · Form 1Slit the bag open with a sharp knife.
- Negative · Form 1Don’t slit the envelope — I want to keep it.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday she slit the parcel open with her keys.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night a thief slit the side of our tent with a knife.
- Passive · Form 3All four tyres were slit during the night.
- Present perfect · Form 3Someone has slit the cover of my bike seat.
Watch out
One t and no ending: slit in all three forms, as in she slit the envelope open. Slitten and slitt are wrong; a slit is also a noun.
Same pattern
A — A — AAll three forms are the same
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