非谓语动词或非谓语动词不表示动作，而是表示一种存在状态、需要、观点、感觉或偏好。

什么是非谓语动词？

例如 “be “动词：am、are、was、were、is、has been 和 had。常用的非 “be “动词有：love, forget , need ,think, appear, seem, possess, decide, imagine 以及 sound, hope, try。
I love flowers.
She needs milk.
She appears confused.
It seems cooked.
They own the lot.

I will decide the outcome.
You cannot DO flowers, (or milk, confused, cooked, etc.) You cannot DO any of these thing, therefore all these sentences are using non-action verbs.有些非谓语动词在不同的语境中也可以用作谓语动词。Think 可以指思考考虑的主动功能，也可以指相信，对
What do you think of the view?非谓语动词
I am thinking of taking a holiday.行动
我明天再决定。非action
我将决定结果。

动作 这里有一些非动作动词组，来自这个为 ESL 学习者提供的很棒的博客：
情感：钦佩、关心、不喜欢、怀疑、羡慕、害怕、憎恨、希望、喜欢、爱
心理状态：思考、理解、知道、相信、猜测、希望、意思
想要/偏好：想要、希望、需要、偏爱、渴望
占有：own, have, contain, belong
Appearance: look, appear, seem
Value: cost, equal, signify
Perception: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, sound, look, notice
State of being: be, exist 非动作动词或非动作词不表示动作，但表示存在状态、需要、观点、感觉或偏好。