(1) 狀態系動詞：只有be一詞。如：

She is always like that. 她總是那樣。

I am used to going about alone. 我習慣于獨來獨往。

These shoes are too tight for me. 這雙鞋我穿太小。

(2) 持續系動詞：表示主語繼續或保持一種狀況或態度，主要有keep, remain, stay, rest, lie, stand。如：

I hope you’ll keep fit. 我希望你身體好。

He always kept silent at meeting. 他開會時總保持沉默。

The door remained closed. 門仍然關著。

We can remain friends. 我們可以繼續做朋友。

Please stay seated. 請繼續坐著。

He stayed single. 他仍然是單身。

(3) 表像系動詞：表示“看起來好像”，主要有seem, appear, look等。如：

He looks tired. 他看起來很累。

He seems (to be) quite happy. 他好像很快活。

The doctor seemed very capable. 那醫生似乎很能干。

He appeared quite well. 他顯得身體相當好。

He appeared taken aback. 他似乎很吃驚。

She appeared perplexed. 她顯得迷惑不解。

(4) 感官系動詞：表示“……起來”，有feel(摸起來，感覺) , smell(聞起來) , sound(聽起來) , taste(嘗起來，吃起來) 等。如：

This kind of cloth feels very soft. 這種布摸起來很軟。

He looks honest, but actually he’s a rogue. 他看起來很老實，實際他是一個壞蛋。

They all look alike to me. 他們的模樣我看起來都一樣。

Everybody feels contented. 每個人都感到很滿足。

Ice feels cold. 冰感覺起來是涼的。

Silk feels soft and smooth. 絲綢摸起來很柔軟平滑。

It sounds a good idea. 這聽起來是個好主意。

This food tastes good. 這菜好吃。

(5) 變化系動詞：表示主語變成什么樣，主要有become, grow, turn, fall, get, go, come, run如：

He became mad after that. 自那之后，他瘋了。

She had grown thinner and thinner. 她越來越瘦了。

His cold was growing worse. 他的感冒越來越嚴重了。

She’s growing fat. 她正在發胖。

He’s grown used to it. 他對此已經習慣。

When she saw this, she turned red. 她看到這，臉紅了。

His hair turned grey in a few weeks. 在幾個星期中他頭發就變灰白了。

The milk will soon turn sour. 牛奶很快就會變酸。

Several people fell ill, victims of blood poisoning. 幾個人生病了，都是血中毒的受害者。

We get wiser as we get old. 隨著年歲的增長，我們也變得聰明些了。

Your hair has gone quite white! 你的頭發全白了!

She went pale at the news. 聽到這消息，她臉色變得蒼白。

When I mentioned it to him he went red. 我對他提及此事時他臉紅了。

He went mad. 他瘋了。

The children must not go hungry. 孩子們不能挨餓。

(6) 終止系動詞：主要有prove, turn out(結果是，證明是) 等。如：

His story proved false. 他講的情況原來是假的。

His advice proved sound. 他的勸告證明是對的。

My intuition turned out to be correct. 我的直覺證明是對的。