Past Tense of
celery
celeried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Celery

6Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Celeried

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "celery"

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 celery regular or irregular?

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

How do you use celeried in a sentence?

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

Does celeried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not celery" (not "did not celeried").

About the past tense of celery

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

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