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