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