Linking: can generally be substituted by some form of “to be.”

The pie tastes good. The pie is good.

The boy feels tired. The boy is tired.

The boy feels the sandpaper. The boy is the sandpaper. Oops; that time, “feels” is an action verb.

Also, if you can reverse the sentence, it’s a linking verb:

John is the President. The President is John.

But not: John feels the sandpaper. The sandpaper feels John.

am be has do shall may seem

is being have does will might appear

are been had did should must become

was would can taste

were could smell

ran run walk eat sing sang sung ring rang yell shout wisper hear taste touch smell

is

am

are

was

be

been

being

action:

think

thought

felt

touch

laugh

jump

spit

twirl

ran

walked

hopscotched

twisted

turned

swirved

i learned this last year in seventh grade. parts of speech is hard. email me at amdwinxgrl or messenger if you need help

am

is

our

was

were

been

these are linkings verbs

do

does

did

and thats all i remember