Action Verb - āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Verbs that express an action, whether physical (like “run” or “jump”) or mental (like “think” or “decide”).
“Action Verb” āĻā§āύ āĻāϰā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§
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Action Verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻŽ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Definition of Action Verb - āĻāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
An Action Verb is a verb that shows what the subject of a sentence is doing. It refers to actions that can be physical or mental.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Action Verb āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ Subject āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻā§ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Examples of Action Verb - āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
- He runs every morning.
- The verb “runs” is an action verb because it shows the physical action of running.)
- āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āĨ¤
- (“āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ” āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤)
She thinks about the problem.
- (The verb “thinks” is an action verb because it shows the mental action of thinking.)
āϏ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĨ¤
- (“āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§” āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĨ¤)
Common Action Verbs - āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
A few common action verbs with examples in a sentence:
Run â āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
- He runs fast.
āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- He runs fast.
Jump â āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāύā§
- She jumps over the hurdle.
āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- She jumps over the hurdle.
Eat â āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
- They eat lunch together.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- They eat lunch together.
Read â āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
- He reads a book every night.
āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- He reads a book every night.
Write â āϞā§āĻāĻž
- She writes a letter to her friend.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
- She writes a letter to her friend.
Speak â āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž
- They speak English fluently.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤
- They speak English fluently.
Think â āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž
- He thinks about the solution.
āϏ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĨ¤
- He thinks about the solution.
Decide â āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
- She decides to study abroad.
āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- She decides to study abroad.
Play â āĻā§āϞāĻž
- The children play football in the park.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϞā§āĨ¤
- The children play football in the park.
Watch â āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
- We watch TV every evening.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
- We watch TV every evening.
Cook â āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
- She cooks dinner for her family.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
- She cooks dinner for her family.
Dance â āύāĻžāĻāĻž
- They dance at the party.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āύāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- They dance at the party.
Listen â āĻļā§āύāĻž
- He listens to music while working.
āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻļā§āύā§āĨ¤
- He listens to music while working.
Drive â āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§
- She drives to work every day.
āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- She drives to work every day.
Laugh â āĻšāĻžāϏāĻž
- They laugh at the joke.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāϏāĻŋāĻāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϏā§āĨ¤
- They laugh at the joke.
Cry â āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻž
- The baby cries when heâs hungry.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻā§āĨ¤
- The baby cries when heâs hungry.
Sing â āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
- He sings beautifully.
āϏ⧠āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- He sings beautifully.
Swim â āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
- They swim in the pool every weekend.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- They swim in the pool every weekend.
Open â āĻā§āϞāĻž
- He opens the door.
āϏ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āĨ¤
- He opens the door.
Close â āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
- She closes the window when it rains.
āϝāĻāύ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
- She closes the window when it rains.
Check Your Understanding: Action Verbs
Identify the action verb in the sentence:
Monsoor is a runner. He runs every morning.
Which of the following is a mental action verb?
Choose the correct sentence with an action verb:
What is the action verb in the sentence?
The children play football in the park.
Identify the action verb:
Sami is a programmer. He always thinks about problem-solving.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
We watch TV when we are free.
Choose the sentence with a physical action verb:
Which word is the action verb in the following sentence?
She writes a letter to her friend.
What type of action verb is "decides" in the following sentence?
She decides to study abroad.
Identify the action verb:
The baby cries when it is hungry.
