Question

There is one verb tense error in this paragraph. Correct it:

That said, the first truly accepted take-off and flight powered by nothing other than the pilot himself, occurred almost fifty years later in November 1961, when Derek Piggott flies the SUMPAC ( Southampton University’s Man Powered AirCraft)a then world-record distance of 650-yards (594m).

Answer 1

The verb tense error in the paragraph is: flies

That said, the first truly accepted take-off and flight powered by nothing other than the pilot himself, occurred almost fifty years later in November 1961, when Derek Piggott flew the SUMPAC (Southampton University’s Man Powered AirCraft) a then world-record distance of 650-yards (594m).

The verb "flies" should be in past-tense because throughout the paragraph all the verbs are in past tense, indicating that an event has already occurred. Therefore, it should be replaced with the word "flew."

• Flew is the past-tense of flies.