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