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