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Verbs show actions eg run - walk - talk - eat - ride. We go to the park every day.

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Verbs show states. These verbs express a state rather than an action. They usually relate to thoughts, emotions, relationships, senses, states of being eg am - are - was - were -love - feel - know.

I feel sick. The boys were happy. The nurse has a bad cold.

Verbs also show tense eg past present or future.

They go to the cinema every Saturday -- go is a present tense verb.

They went to the cinema. -- went is a past tense verb.

They are going to go to the cinema next week. -- going to go is a future tense verb phrase.

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