летели

were flying, flew

lʲ ɪ tʲ e lʲ ɪ → лететь
лете fly + ли Past plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #33,159
were flying, flew Past-tense plural form of an imperfective verb; often describes being in flight over a period of time.
RU: Мы летели домой всю ночь.
EN: We were flying home all night.
Conjugation of лететь
Indicative past

Мы летели около шести часов.

We flew for about six hours.

Вам было страшно, когда вы впервые летели на самолёте?

Were you scared the first time you flew on a plane?

Мы с Томом летели одним самолётом.

Tom and I were flying on the same plane.

Вы в аэропорту были, в Японию летели.

You were at the airport, flying to Japan.

— Legend No. 17 (2013)

И летели так высоко и так долго, сколько держали крылья.

And they flew as high and as long as their wings could carry them.

— Мальчик и птица (2023)

Они летели на Луну и что-то пошло не так.

They were flying to the Moon when something went wrong.

— С меня хватит! (1993)