Action Verb - āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

Verbs that express an action, whether physical (like “run” or “jump”) or mental (like “think” or “decide”).

“Action Verb” āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇

 

Action Verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧈āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤

Definition of Action Verb - āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž

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.

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ Action Verb āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇āϰ Subject āϕ⧀ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

Examples of Action Verb - āĻāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ

  • He runs every morning.
    • The verb “runs” is an action verb because it shows the physical action of running.)
  • āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āĨ¤
    • (“āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ” āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤)
  • She thinks about the problem.

    • (The verb “thinks” is an action verb because it shows the mental action of thinking.)
  • āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāϛ⧇āĨ¤

    • (“āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāϛ⧇” āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĨ¤)

Common Action Verbs - āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

A few common action verbs with examples in a sentence:

  • Run – āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

    • He runs fast.
      āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  • Jump – āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāύ⧋

    • She jumps over the hurdle.
      āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  • Eat – āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

    • They eat lunch together.
      āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  • Read – āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

    • He reads a book every night.
      āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
  • Write – āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž

    • She writes a letter to her friend.
      āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
  • Speak – āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž

    • They speak English fluently.
      āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀āϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĨ¤
  • Think – āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻž

    • He thinks about the solution.
      āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāϛ⧇āĨ¤
  • Decide – āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

    • She decides to study abroad.
      āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  • Play – āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

    • The children play football in the park.
      āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āĨ¤
  • Watch – āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž

    • We watch TV every evening.
      āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāĨ¤
  • Cook – āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

    • She cooks dinner for her family.
      āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
  • Dance – āύāĻžāϚāĻž

    • They dance at the party.
      āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āĨ¤
  • Listen – āĻļā§‹āύāĻž

    • He listens to music while working.
      āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻļā§‹āύ⧇āĨ¤
  • Drive – āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

    • She drives to work every day.
      āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  • Laugh – āĻšāĻžāϏāĻž

    • They laugh at the joke.
      āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϏ⧇āĨ¤
  • Cry – āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĻāĻž

    • The baby cries when he’s hungry.
      āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻ–āύ āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĻ⧇āĨ¤
  • Sing – āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ—āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

    • He sings beautifully.
      āϏ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  • Swim – āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

    • They swim in the pool every weekend.
      āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤
  • Open – āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

    • He opens the door.
      āϏ⧇ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āϖ⧁āϞ⧇āĨ¤
  • Close – āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

    • She closes the window when it rains.
      āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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.

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