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