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[Harduk]

Help on last one please.......phoned with no good time for preparation (3,2)....is it run up or ran up? Could be ra(n)g or ru(n)g

Many thanks

[boxtops]

I'd say Run(g) is the correct past tense of ring

[bibblebub]

run-up is the time for preparation

[boxtops]

No, forget that - it must be rang - she rang the door bell.

[Lie-in King]

Run-up (preparation) - 'run(g) up' - no 'g(ood)'

[boxtops]

True bibble - how confusing.

[Harduk]

Thanks all - you see my confusion because both rang and rung are the past tense of ring....... She rang the doorbell and the doorbell was rung!!

I think I will go with run up and look for the answer next Saturday

[bibblebub]

'rag up' or 'rug up' don't make sense

[bibblebub]

(tut, my use of English has nose-dived)

[Patuco]

The past tense (RANG) is used for past actions, and the past participle (RUNG) for actions in the past that have been completed. So I would say RUN UP is correct in this instance as the clue uses the word "phoned", i.e. a copleted call. (I think!)

[Lie-in King]

Run(g)-up - preparation

[Lie-in King]

Oops - that was odd...