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Latest post Fri, Feb 1 2008 1:18 PM by Mister Micawber. 3 replies.
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Anonymous  +  471156 Thu, 31 Jan 08 06:09 PM
Is an irregular verb is a nonaction word?
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Avangi  +  471222 Thu, 31 Jan 08 08:45 PM

Irregular means its endings for various tenses and persons and numbers do not follow the typical patterns: 

(I am, you are, she is; I was, you were, she was)

Non-action verbs are called "intransitive."

Edit.  Sorry, that's an oversimplification.  (Actually, it's just wrong.)  Intransitive verbs don't have objects.  "I'll go in a minute," is intransitive, but it isn't non-action.

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also, a non-action verb is  never used in the continueous tense.
Mister Micawber  +  471451 Fri, 01 Feb 08 01:18 PM
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Stative ('non-action') verbs occasionally occur in continuous aspect.

Both stative and dynamic or eventive ('action') verbs contain members which are regular and irregular:

want - wanted - wanted
know - knew - known
walk-walked-walked
run-ran-run

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