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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumIrregular past tense of 'fly'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Last spring the geese ____ north two weeks earlier than usual.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. flewCorrect
  2. B. flied
  3. C. fly
  4. D. have flown

Answer: A. flew

'Last spring' calls for the simple past. The past tense of 'fly' is 'flew'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. flied
'flied' is not the past tense of 'fly' in this sense.
C. fly
'fly' is present tense.
D. have flown
'have flown' is the present perfect, which doesn't sit with a definite past time like 'last spring'.

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