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