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