Past Tense of
agony
agonied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Agony

5Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Agonied

7Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "agony"

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 agony regular or irregular?

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

How do you use agonied in a sentence?

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

Does agonied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not agony" (not "did not agonied").

About the past tense of agony

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

Understanding why agony becomes agonied 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 agonied 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 agonied to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I agonied, you agonied, he/she agonied, we agonied, they agonied.