Identifying Verbs - Is it a linking, action, or helping verb?

Slowly, a gremlin UNPACKED himself from the chest, stepped out upon the floor, and stretched his limbs.

unpacked = action verb

Her mother WAS calling her name.

was = helping verb

She WAS asking the gremlin why he was so sad when suddenly the gremlin disappeared.

was = helping verb

It WAS old and locked.

was = linking verb

The girl WAS not afraid of the gremlin.

was = linking verb

The green gremlin WAS tall and thin.

was = linking verb

"I just know this key WILL unlock it," she said to herself.

will = helping verb

She decided she WOULD look in the chest later that night.

would = helping verb

I ADMIRE the big cats for their grace and power.

admire = action verb

The gremlin took off his hat and BOWED politely to the astonished child.

bowed = action verb

The girl CLIMBED the winding stairs to the attic.

climbed = action verb

Discouraged, she CLOSED the empty chest and walked back downstairs.

closed = action verb

She looked everywhere, but she COULD not find him.

could = helping verb

To her amazement, the key DID open the chest.

did = helping verb

I DO want to eat that cookie.

do = helping verb

The snake's skin FEELS rather smooth.

feels = linking verb

That evening, she FLEW back upstairs to unlock the chest.

flew = action verb

In the attic, she FOUND a wooden chest.

found = action verb

The bear HAS run away.

has = helping verb

Life IS mysterious sometimes.

is = linking verb

The monkeys easily SWING from one tree to another.

swing = action verb

Inside, she SAW something very mysterious.

saw = action verb

His face SEEMED sad.

seemed = linking verb

If you ever find a chest in your attic, you SHOULD peek inside to see if there is a sad gremlin inside it.

should = helping verb

The chest SMELLED like old books.

smelled = linking verb