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