Past Tense of
enquiry
enquiried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Enquiry

7Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Enquiried

9Letters
3Syllables
5Vowels
4Consonants
EStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "enquiry"

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 enquiry regular or irregular?

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

How do you use enquiried in a sentence?

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

Does enquiried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not enquiry" (not "did not enquiried").

About the past tense of enquiry

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.