ACTION VERBS & NON-ACTIONS VERBS

A verb is a word that expresses actions or a state of being.

A verb can be classified according to whether they are:

1. actions verbs, 
2. linking verbs, 
3. helping verbs. 

ACTION VERBS: Action verbs (or dynamic verbs) are words that express actions, such as:

listen, drive, read, smile, study, jump, run, take, sing, swim. 

There are two types:

Transitive: which expresses an action and it is followed by an object that receives the action of the verb.

• I washed the car yesterday. (what=the car)
• I took my sister to the movie. (whom= my sister)

Intransitive: it expresses an action but is not followed by an object.

• Tom´s grades improved.
• The child cried loudly.
• The mother sang.
• My package arrived.
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NON-ACTION VERBS

Non-action verbs or stative verbs are words that express: possession, state, sense, desire, or emotions.

e.g. non-actions verbs are: Seem, want, love, like, need, own, know, fear 

• I love pizza.
• My sister want a koala.
• The exhibition seems interesting.

The one thing to remember is that non-action verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses.