Question

write a 12 form of tense.
They flew away quietly ​

Answer 1

Answer:

What is the past tense of "the birds fly"?

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Phil Teunon

Answered 2 years ago

What is the past tense of "the birds fly"?

Past simple tense: The birds flew.

This can be used with a specific moment in time: As soon as they saw Billy, the birds flew away.

The present participle of fly is flying, so:

Past continuous tense (AKA imperfect): The birds were flying.

This refers to something with a duration that occurred or began in the past: When I spotted them, the birds were flying.

The past participle of fly is flown, so:

Present perfect tense: The birds have flown.

This refers to an indeterminate time in the past: I’d offer them some seed, but the birds have flown.

Past perfect tense (AKA pluperfect): The birds had flown.

This refers to an indeterminate time in the past prior to something else in the past: When I returned, the birds had flown.

Past perfect continuous: The birds had been flying.

This refers to something with a duration that occurred or began before something else in the past: When I saw them, Florence said that they had been flying for several minutes.

Mostly you can use flew.

I bet I missed a few past tenses!