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?
- A. flewCorrect
- B. flied
- C. fly
- 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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