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