Past Tense of
enemy
enemied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Enemy

5Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
EStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Enemied

7Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
3Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "enemy"

Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.

Grammar Tips

  • Change -y to -ied when a consonant precedes it.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not simply add -ed. Change -y to -ied.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is enemy regular or irregular?

Enemy is regular. It follows the -ied Conversion rule.

How do you use enemied in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she enemied to the store."

Does enemied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not enemy" (not "did not enemied").

About the past tense of enemy

The verb enemy follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, enemy becomes enemied. This follows the -ied Conversion pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why enemy becomes enemied 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 enemied 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 enemied to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I enemied, you enemied, he/she enemied, we enemied, they enemied.