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