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[Essay/영작] (CM-090) "Flown for Flowed", "Fall for Fell", "Found for Find"
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392. Flown for Flowed
(X) The river has flown over its banks.
(O) The river has flowed over its banks.
Flown is the past participle of fly, the past participle of flow (= to move as water) is flowed. 
The principal parts of the two verbs are: fly - flew - flown // flow - flowed - flowed
Note: Flee - fled - fled is formal but we still use it to mean to run away: We flee from danger.
Float - floated - floated means to stay on the surface of water or other liquid: Ships float on the water.

393. Fall for Fell
(X) John fall down and broke his leg.
(O) John fell down and broke his leg.
The past tense of this verb is fell, not fall. It's principal parts are: fall - fell - fallen
Note: Fell - felled - felled means to knock or cut down: The wood-cutter felled a large tree.

394. Found for Find
(X) Rosie tried to found her lost book.
(O) Rosie tried to find her lost book.
To find is a very common verb meaning to get back a thing lost. It's principal parts: find - found - found
Note: There is, however, another verb to found, meaning to establish: He founded the school fifty years ago.