Past Tense of
army
armied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Army

4Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Armied

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
AStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "army"

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 army regular or irregular?

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

How do you use armied in a sentence?

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

Does armied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not army" (not "did not armied").

About the past tense of army

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

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