Past Tense of
capacity
capacitied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Capacity

8Letters
4Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Capacitied

10Letters
4Syllables
5Vowels
5Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "capacity"

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 capacity regular or irregular?

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

How do you use capacitied in a sentence?

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

Does capacitied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not capacity" (not "did not capacitied").

About the past tense of capacity

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

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