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