(1) 状态系动词：只有be一词.
(2) 持续系动词：表示主语继续或保持一种状况或态度,主要有keep,remain,stay,rest,lie,stand.如：
He always kept silent at meeting.他开会时总保持沉默.
The door remained closed.门仍然关着.
He stayed single.他仍然是单身.
(3) 表像系动词：表示“看起来好像”,主要有seem,appear,look等.如：
He looks tired.他看起来很累.
He seems (to be) quite happy.他好像很快活.
He appeared quite well.他显得身体相当好.
(4) 感官系动词：表示“……起来”,有feel(摸起来,感觉) ,smell(闻起来) ,sound(听起来) ,taste(尝起来,吃起来) 等.如：
This kind of cloth feels very soft.这种布摸起来很软.
It sounds good idea.听起来不错.
This food tastes good.这菜好吃.
(5) 变化系动词：表示主语变成什么样,主要有become,grow,turn,fall,get,go,come,run如：
He became mad.他疯了.
She had grown thinner and thinner.她越来越瘦了.
The milk will soon turn sour.牛奶很快就会变酸.
Several people fell ill.几个人生病了.
We get wiser as we get old.随着年岁的增长,我们也变得聪明些了.
She went pale at the news.听到这消息,她脸色变得苍白.
(6) 终止系动词：主要有prove,turn out(结果是,证明是) 等.如：
His story proved false.他讲的情况原来是假的.
My intuition turned out to be correct.我的直觉证明是对的.
