Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.
Artery is regular. It follows the -ied Conversion rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she arteried to the store."
No. Use "did not artery" (not "did not arteried").
The verb artery follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, artery becomes arteried. This follows the -ied Conversion pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why artery becomes arteried 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 arteried 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 arteried to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I arteried, you arteried, he/she arteried, we arteried, they arteried.