Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.
Nursery is regular. It follows the -ied Conversion rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she nurseried to the store."
No. Use "did not nursery" (not "did not nurseried").
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.