The verb 'finish' can be an action verb or a linking verb depending of its use. Examples:
Linking verb: You will finish as first. (the object first is a form of the subject you)
Action verb: You will finish your broccoli. (the object broccoli is not the same as the subject you)
The verb 'finished' is the past tense of the verb to finish.
The verb 'finish' (or finished) can be transitive or intransitive.
Examples:
When you finish dinner, you may go out. (transitive, direct object is 'dinner')
I finished dinner already. (transitive, direct object is 'dinner')
You may go out when you finish. (intransitive, no direct object)
When you've finished, you may go out. (intransitive, no direct object)
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
action and linking
Linking verb
linking or action verb is follows by a subject.
The verb taste can be an action verb or a linking verb; for example: Action verb: They let me taste the fudge to see which I liked best. Linking verb: This fudge tastes good.
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
"Entered" can function as both a action verb and a linking verb, depending on how it is used in a sentence. As an action verb, it indicates physical motion or movement. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to a subject complement that renames or describes it.
It is an action verb.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
Was is a linking verb.
"Is" is a linking verb. Linking verbs are used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
"Has" can function as both a linking verb and a helping verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to a subject complement that renames or describes it (e.g., "She has been a teacher for 10 years"). As a helping verb, it is used with a main verb to form a verb phrase (e.g., "She has eaten dinner").
"Was" is a linking verb. It is used to connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement that describes or renames the subject.
action and linking
Linking verb
It's a linking verb Action verb express a action of some kind. Linking verb express some state of being
it is a linking verb