In American English , verbs can be considered "weak" or "strong".
From what I've read, the translating programs use weak verbs . Yes they are correct but not creative.
Another reason to use a word processing program for your book prior to posting on Wattpad, is that you may utilize the "find" or "replace" functions. Type in the weak verbs, find them, and with thesaurus.com, replace with a strong verb.
WEAK VERBS
Go, going to
Have, have to
Gave , gave to
Put
Take
Start to (unless the beginning of an action is crucial, don't use start to. We all know every action started sometime)
SURPRISINGLY
Neither "said" or "asked" are weak verbs .
They are "dialogue tags " and are considered "invisible but crucial to keep track"
I was surprised when a writing teacher (a multi-published author) emphasized this after I had taken great pains to replace all my "saids" in a chapter.
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