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