It is both an active verb (I did it) and a helping verb (I did not worry).
"I showed you a picture" is a action verb because you did something. Wat did you do? you showed.
"Say" is not a linking verb but an action verb. Linking verbs that are actions contain turn,smell,feel,etc.
linking verb
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.
"Showed" can function as both an action verb (showed him the way) and a linking verb (he showed up late). In the first case, it indicates an action performed by the subject, while in the second case, it connects the subject with a subject complement that renames or describes it.
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
It is an action verb.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
Was is a linking verb.
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
linking or action verb is follows by a subject.
is stay an action or linking verb
It's a linking verb Action verb express a action of some kind. Linking verb express some state of being