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