Past Tense of
city
citied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form City

4Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
3Consonants
CStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Citied

6Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
3Consonants
CStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "city"

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 city regular or irregular?

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

How do you use citied in a sentence?

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

Does citied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not city" (not "did not citied").

About the past tense of city

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

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