Past Tense of
grocery
groceried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Grocery

7Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
GStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Groceried

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
GStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "grocery"

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 grocery regular or irregular?

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

How do you use groceried in a sentence?

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

Does groceried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not grocery" (not "did not groceried").

About the past tense of grocery

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

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