Here's why:
* Irregular verbs are verbs that don't follow the standard rules of conjugation for forming past tense and past participles (e.g., "run, ran, run" instead of "run, runned, runned").
* Action verbs describe actions or activities.
Irregular verbs can absolutely be action verbs:
* Example: "He *ran* quickly to the store." ("ran" is an irregular verb describing the action of running)
While some irregular verbs can be considered linking verbs (connecting the subject to a description, like "be," "become," "seem"), many are still action verbs.
It's important to remember that the concept of "irregular" refers to how the verb changes its form, not whether it describes an action.