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