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