Past Tense of
industry
industried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Industry

8Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Industried

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
IStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "industry"

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 industry regular or irregular?

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

How do you use industried in a sentence?

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

Does industried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not industry" (not "did not industried").

About the past tense of industry

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

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