Past Tense of
agency
agencied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Agency

6Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Agencied

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "agency"

Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.

Grammar Tips

  • Change -y to -ied when a consonant precedes it.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not simply add -ed. Change -y to -ied.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is agency regular or irregular?

Agency is regular. It follows the -ied Conversion rule.

How do you use agencied in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she agencied to the store."

Does agencied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not agency" (not "did not agencied").

About the past tense of agency

The verb agency follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, agency becomes agencied. This follows the -ied Conversion pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why agency becomes agencied helps with spelling and pronunciation. Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.

When using agencied in writing, remember that it functions as a past tense verb and typically appears with time markers like yesterday, last week, or ago. For example: "Yesterday, she agencied to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I agencied, you agencied, he/she agencied, we agencied, they agencied.