Regular verbs are verbs that show past actions by adding -d or -ed.

Examples:

• A long time ago, an old blind man lived in an old abandoned house.

In this sentence, what did the old man do?

• He believed someone lived there too.

In this sentence, what did he do?

• He groped his way toward the voice.

In this sentence, what did he do?

• The rabbit stayed with the old blind man.

In this sentence, what did the rabbit do?

• The bird talked to the old blind man by singing.

In this sentence, what did the bird do?

The words lived, believed, groped, stayed, and talked end in -d or -ed. These verbs show that the action happened in the past.

Time expressions like long ago, once upon a time, yesterday, last year, and many others signal past action.

Examples:

• My classmate freed his pet animal from its cage yesterday.

• This morning, he looked for the bird in the garden.

• A long time ago, dogs guarded castles and palaces.

• Kings used dogs as their guides before.

• Last year, my brother's Chihuahua died of pneumonia.