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