Past Tense of
body
bodied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Body

4Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
BStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Bodied

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "body"

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 body regular or irregular?

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

How do you use bodied in a sentence?

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

Does bodied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not body" (not "did not bodied").

About the past tense of body

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

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