Yes, it is a verb because it's a doing verb. Eg. "he was skulking around"
The word 'skulk' is a verb (skulk, skulks, skulking, skulked), to move in a sly or secret manner, to sneak.
skulking
He was caught skulking around the corner, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.
the word were is a LINKING VERB.
participial phrase
The word 'be' is indeed a verb.
Yes, the word 'do' is a verb.
Verb 2. A Verb is an action word, a 'doing' word.
Yes.The word WILL is a helping verb.
The Word "carved" is not a verb.
The word been is a verb. It is the past participle of the verb "to be".
The verb for this word is reside which means to live.