What is a Verb? What is an Action Verb?

What is a verb? The meaning or definition of a Verb is as follows "A verb is a word which implies action or the doing of something, or it may be defined as a word which affirms, commands or asks a question". But what is a Action verb? 'Action verbs' are quite simply, something that a person or thing can do!

Action Verbs

• Action verbs are something that a person or thing can do may be used alone as the main verb of a sentence e.g. run, jump, reach, swim, walked, fell etc.
• Action verbs can also be actions you can't see such as 'thought' or 'wanted'
• Action verbs can be time-telling verbs. They tell when something takes place - in the present, in the future or in the past.