Past tense of candy
regular verb
The past tense of candy is candied. The past participle is also candied.
Forms of candy
| Base form (V1) | candy /ˈkæn.di/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | candied /ˈkæn.diːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | candied /ˈkæn.diːd/ |
| Present participle | candying |
| Third person singular | candies |
Candied in a sentence
- We candied some apples to get ready for the party.From the entry candied
- Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit.From the entry candied
- This sweet bean gelée, called yōkan, is studded with candied chestnuts colored yellow by gardenia petals.2021 March 23, Hannah Kirshner, “Kuri Yōkan”, in Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town…. From the entry gelée
- Her cheekbones sat high and round like tiny candied apples, and her lips were full and plump.2018, Pamela J. Lantz, Just Let Them Love You, Bloomington, I.N.: WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 192. From the entry scosh
- In England candied fruits turn up in mincemeat and nesselrode pudding.1989 December 24, Kathleen Beckett-Young, “FARE OF THE COUNTRY; Candied Fruit of Provence: Sweet Tradition”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry nesselrode pudding
Meaning of candy
- noun Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
- noun Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
- noun A piece of confectionery of this kind.
Questions about the past tense of candy
- What is the past tense of candy?
- The past tense of candy is candied.
- What is the past participle of candy?
- The past participle of candy is candied.
- Is candy a regular or irregular verb?
- Candy is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: candy (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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