Verbs in English can also be divided into action verbs and state verbs.
Action verbs express actions, not states.
Action verbs are used in simple tenses, which include the present simple, the past simple, the present perfect simple, the past perfect simple, the future simple, the future perfect simple.
State verbs express states, not actions.
State verbs are used in continuous tenses, which include the present continuous, the past continuous, the present perfect continuous, the past perfect continuous, the future continuous, the future perfect continuous