what is a verb example
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being. A verb is a doing word. A verb can express: 1  A physical action (e.g., to swim, to write, to climb). 2  A mental action (e.g., to think, to guess, to consider).  A state of being (e.g., to be, to exist, to appear).