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