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