was spoilt vs has been spoilt

Please help.

If he is no longer being spoilt, e.g. because he is an adult and is no longer living with his parents, then use 'was spoilt', or if the spoiling has continued up to the present time, use 'has been spoilt'. Note that certain British English past participles ending in -t such as burnt spoilt learnt learnt etc are considered errors in US English, which prefers -ed endings.

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Sorry for the repetition. I offer spelt as a substitute.

Thanks, centrox.

Can you please explain the part in bold?

I gave a (non-exhaustive) list of past participles ending in -t: burnt spoilt learnt learnt. I included 'learnt' twice. I apologised for that error and attempted to make up for it by offering a different example, 'spelt', as a substitute for the repeated word.

Thanks, centrox.

I didn't notice that.

Tang I think either is okay but as usu context counts for a subtle diff, eg (2) suggests (to maybe me only) that Pete is still around

Kep at it Tang, some of us admire your persistence at an impossible goal