Vocabulary

動作

movement (of the body); action; motion; gesture

noun
N2 freq #12

Example sentences

He is slow in action.

He is awkward in his movements.

He acts quickly.

His daughter is quick in her movements.

A policeman should be strong and quick in action.

"Past tense" is used in connection with actions in the past.

The "predicate" is that part that shows the action in the sentence. In Japanese it would be the part that ends in "da", "suru", etc.