Past Tense of
pharmacy
pharmacied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Pharmacy

8Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Pharmacied

10Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
PStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "pharmacy"

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 pharmacy regular or irregular?

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

How do you use pharmacied in a sentence?

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

Does pharmacied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not pharmacy" (not "did not pharmacied").

About the past tense of pharmacy

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

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