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Old 26-Oct-2003, 21:56
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On his horn he blew,
Then out the window he flew.

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so would you say "I flew from London to Dublin last week"?
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So would you say "I flew from London to Dublin last week"?
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there's no doubt about the past tense of fly which is ((flew))

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so would you say "I flew from London to Dublin last week"?
Yes! And then I would say "I flew from Dublin to London this week!"

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It's "flew".

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Flew.
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