Past Tense of
friendly
friendlied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Friendly

8Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Friendlied

10Letters
2Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
FStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "friendly"

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 friendly regular or irregular?

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

How do you use friendlied in a sentence?

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

Does friendlied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not friendly" (not "did not friendlied").

About the past tense of friendly

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

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