Learn English – Name of a three-item list of verbs in sequence

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What do you call a list of three verbs that form a sequence?

e.g.

I often find myself sitting down, opening the paper and reading the section on sports.

or

He was tearing up bunches of grass, beating them against his knees to clean them and stuffing them into his mouth.

What are all the names you could use to describe this type of list?

Best Answer

Multiple verbs with a single subject are called compound verbs. There's no name specifically for a group of three of them.

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