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Why "flied" doesn't quite take off

Reviewed and edited by

Anwar Kareem 11/11/2024, 05:27

English.me team member

What kind of error is it?

Flied or flew. What's correct?

Grammatical error due to improper verb form usage

Why do people make this mistake?

People might incorrectly use "flied" as the past tense of "fly", analogous to regular verbs ending in "y". However, "fly" is an irregular verb.

What is correct?

The correct past tense of "fly" is "flew".

Examples of correct usage

Yesterday, the bird flew across the sky.
He flew to New York last weekend.
The plane flew over the mountains.

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