Past Tense of
veterinary
veterinaried
Regular -ied Conversion
📄 Regular form · -ied Conversion

Base Form Veterinary

10Letters
5Syllables
4Vowels
6Consonants
VStarts
YEnds

Past Tense Veterinaried

12Letters
5Syllables
6Vowels
6Consonants
VStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "veterinary"

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 veterinary regular or irregular?

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

How do you use veterinaried in a sentence?

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

Does veterinaried change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not veterinary" (not "did not veterinaried").

About the past tense of veterinary

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.