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