Past Tense of
notify
notified
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Notify

6Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
NStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Notified

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
NStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "notify"

Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.

Grammar Tips

  • Change -y to -ied when a consonant precedes it.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not simply add -ed. Change -y to -ied.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is notify regular or irregular?

Notify is regular. It follows the -ied Conversion rule.

How do you use notified in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she notified to the store."

Does notified change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not notify" (not "did not notified").

About the past tense of notify

The verb notify follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, notify becomes notified. This follows the -ied Conversion pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why notify becomes notified 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 notified 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 notified to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I notified, you notified, he/she notified, we notified, they notified.