Past Tense of
nursery
nurseried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Nursery

7Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
NStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Nurseried

9Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
NStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "nursery"

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 nursery regular or irregular?

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

How do you use nurseried in a sentence?

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

Does nurseried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not nursery" (not "did not nurseried").

About the past tense of nursery

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

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