Verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y change the -y to -ied in the past tense form.
Publicly is regular. It follows the -ied Conversion rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she publiclied to the store."
No. Use "did not publicly" (not "did not publiclied").
The verb publicly follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, publicly becomes publiclied. This follows the -ied Conversion pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why publicly becomes publiclied 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 publiclied 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 publiclied to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I publiclied, you publiclied, he/she publiclied, we publiclied, they publiclied.