Introduction to Action Verbs
~8 min
Action verbs show what someone or something is doing.
Defining Action Verbs
Action Verb
Action verbs show what something is doing.
Illustration cue (author manually)
A cartoon child jumping on a playground
An action verb is a word that tells us what a person, animal, or object is doing. It shows movement or a physical act, like jump, run, or write.
💡 If you can do it with your body, it is usually an action verb!