Past Tense of
family
familied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Family

6Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Familied

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "family"

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 family regular or irregular?

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

How do you use familied in a sentence?

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

Does familied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not family" (not "did not familied").

About the past tense of family

The verb family follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, family becomes familied. This follows the -ied Conversion pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why family becomes familied 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 familied 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 familied to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I familied, you familied, he/she familied, we familied, they familied.