Past Tense of
busy
busied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Busy

4Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
BStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Busied

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
BStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "busy"

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 busy regular or irregular?

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

How do you use busied in a sentence?

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

Does busied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not busy" (not "did not busied").

About the past tense of busy

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

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