What is an action verb?

Action verbs are verbs which express a physical action/movement. The action verb tells us what the subject of the sentence is doing.

We do hundreds if not thousands of actions every day. Let me tell you about my morning routine: I wake up then I get up. I make breakfast then eat it. I shower then clean my teeth etc. All of these are physical actions.

Action verbs can be regular and irregular.

examples of action verbs

Take a look at some examples of action verbs below.

action verbs - clean
action verbs - cut
action verbs - draw
action verbs - file
action verbs - give
action verbs - hold
action verbs - kneel
action verbs - play
action verbs - read
action verbs - ride
action verbs - strike