Past Tense of
hungry
hungried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Hungry

6Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Hungried

8Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "hungry"

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 hungry regular or irregular?

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

How do you use hungried in a sentence?

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

Does hungried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not hungry" (not "did not hungried").

About the past tense of hungry

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

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