This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.
Pray is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she prayed to the store."
No. Use "did not pray" (not "did not prayed").
The verb pray follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, pray becomes prayed. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why pray becomes prayed helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.
When using prayed 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 prayed to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I prayed, you prayed, he/she prayed, we prayed, they prayed.