Most verbs show action you can see or imagine. When Mei jumps, you can picture her feet leaving the ground. When Tomás climbs a tree, you can see him moving up. When Aisha draws a picture, you can imagine her hand moving the pencil.

Some verbs show action inside your head. When you think, your brain is doing something — even if your body is still. When Rohan dreams, action is happening in his sleep. You cannot always mime these verbs, but they still show doing.

💡 Quick check: Ask yourself — is something happening in this sentence? If yes, the word that shows what is happening is the verb.

Verbs can tell you when something happens. 'Yuki walks to school' is happening now or regularly. 'Yuki walked to school' already happened. The verb changes shape to show time — but it is still a doing word.

A few verbs do not show action — they connect or help. We will meet those soon. For now, focus on the doing verbs. They are the big family.