Past Tense of
guilty
guiltied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Guilty

6Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
GStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Guiltied

8Letters
2Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
GStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "guilty"

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 guilty regular or irregular?

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

How do you use guiltied in a sentence?

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

Does guiltied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not guilty" (not "did not guiltied").

About the past tense of guilty

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

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