Past Tense of
salary
salaried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Salary

6Letters
3Syllables
2Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Salaried

8Letters
3Syllables
4Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "salary"

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 salary regular or irregular?

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

How do you use salaried in a sentence?

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

Does salaried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not salary" (not "did not salaried").

About the past tense of salary

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

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