Past Tense of
sorry
sorried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Sorry

5Letters
2Syllables
1Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Sorried

7Letters
2Syllables
3Vowels
4Consonants
SStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "sorry"

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 sorry regular or irregular?

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

How do you use sorried in a sentence?

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

Does sorried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not sorry" (not "did not sorried").

About the past tense of sorry

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

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