Past Tense of
quickly
quicklied
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Quickly

7Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
5Consonants
QStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Quicklied

9Letters
2Syllables
4Vowels
5Consonants
QStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "quickly"

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 quickly regular or irregular?

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

How do you use quicklied in a sentence?

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

Does quicklied change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not quickly" (not "did not quicklied").

About the past tense of quickly

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

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