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