This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.
Stay is regular. It follows the Standard -ed rule.
Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she stayed to the store."
No. Use "did not stay" (not "did not stayed").
The verb stay follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, stay becomes stayed. This follows the Standard -ed pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.
Understanding why stay becomes stayed helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the standard English past tense rule: simply add -ed to the base form.
When using stayed 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 stayed to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I stayed, you stayed, he/she stayed, we stayed, they stayed.