根据句法功能分类
⑴谓语动词
①主动词
连系动词：be, become, turn, get
实义动词：laugh, wash, climb
②助动词
基本助动词：be, do, have, will
情态助动词：can, may, must, should
⑵非谓语动词
不定式：to draw, to run
v．­ing形式：saying, playing
v．­ed形式：answered, looked


根据词汇意义分类
⑴状态动词：be, love, think, remain, stay
⑵动作动词
短暂动词：die, finish, go, leave
延续动词：work, live