Post on 09-Mar-2015
Structures to remember
Structure Meaning Example
Verb
admit doing
advise doing
advise sb to do / not to do
agree to do
allow doing / sb to do
appreciate doing
ask sb to do / not to do
attempt to do
avoid doing
beg sb to do / not to do
begin to do / doing
can’t help doing
can’t stand doing
consider doing
continue doing / to do
convince sb to do
delay doing
desire to do
demand to do
decide to do / not to do
deny doing
dread doing
claim to do
encourage sb to do
enjoy doing
expect to do
expect sb to do
fail to do
finish doing
forbid sb to do
forget to do
forget doing
hate doing
help sb do / to do
hesitate to do
hope to do
hope sb will do
intend to do
instruct sb to do
invite sb to do
insist that sb do
it’s no use doing
it’s not worth doing
it’s no good doing
learn to do
like doing
love doing
mean to do
mind doing
miss doing
need to do / need do
offer to do
order sb to do / not to do
order that sb do
plan to do
postpone doing
practice doing
prefer doing
permit sb to do
persuade sb to do
promise to do / sb to do
prepare to do
prepare sb to do
pretend to do
pretend not to do
quit doing
recall doing
refuse to do
regret to do / regret doing
remember to do / doing
remind sb to do
report doing
require doing
require sb to do
resist doing
resume doing
risk doing
start to do / doing
stop to do / doing
suggest doing
suggest that sb do
tell sb to do
tend to do
there’s no point in doing
threaten to do
try to do / doing
want to do
wish to do
wish sb would do
wish sb did
wish sb had done
seem to do
would like to do
would prefer to do
want sb to do
verb + preposition
accuse sb of doing
act on sth
admire sb for sth
adapt to sth
agree with sb on/about sth
amount to …
amuse at sth
apologize to sb for sth
appeal to sb
apply for sth
approve of sth
argue with sb about sth
arrive at
arrive in
ask sb for sth
assure of sth
attach sth to sth
base sth on sth
beg sb for sth
begin sth with sth
believe in sth
belong to …
beware of sth
blame sb for sth
blame sth on sth
boast of sth
borrow sth from sb
care about sb / sth
care for sth
care of sb / sth
charge sth for …
charge sb with sth
comment on sth
complain to sb about sth
communicate with sb
compare sb / sth with …
compete with
comply with
concentrate on sth
confess to sb
confine sb to
confuse sb / sth for
consent to
consist of
consult sb on sth
contrast sth with sth
convert sth to sth
cope with
correspond with
count on sb
cure sb of sth
decide on on sth
defend sb / sth from
demand sth from
depend on
deprive sb of sth
despare for sth
despare of sth
die for sth
die of sth
differ from
disgust with
dismiss sb from
dream of / about
economize on
embark on
emerge from
encourage sb in
engage in sth
entitle oneself to
escape from
exchange sth for
exempt sb from
experiment on sth
explain sth to sb
fail in sth
finish sth with
free sb from
get engaged to
get married to
get rid of sth
glance at
guess at
happen to
hear of / from
hope for
include sth / sb in
inform sb of sth
indulge oneself in
insist sb on
instruct sb in doing
interfere with sth
invest in
get involved in
knock at
listen to
live on
long for
look at
look for
look after
mention sth to sb
mingle with
mistake sth for sth
object to
occur to
operate on
pay for
part with
participate in
persist in
point sth at / to
prefer sth to sth
prepare for sth
prevent sb from
pride oneself on
prohibit sb from
protect sb from
provide sb with sth
provide sth for sb
quarrel with
react to
reason with sb
receive sth from
rely on
remind sb of
remove sth from
rob sb of sth
satisfy sb with sth
say to sb
separate sth from
search for sth
sell sth to sb / for $
share sth with sb
share sth among sb
shock sb with sth
speak to sb
spend time on sth / doing st
stare at sth / sb
stand for sb
smell of sth
steal sth from
submit sth to sb
succeed in
suffer from
surrender oneself to
talk to / with sb about sth
tell sb about sth
thank sb for sth
threaten sb with sth
think about / of
tire of sth
retire from
turn sth into sth
vote on sth
vote for sb
wait for
warn sb of
work on sth
worry about sb / sth
write about
write for sb
write to sb
wonder about
verb + adjective
appear
become
feel
get
go
grow
keep
look
prove
remain
seem
smell
sound
taste
be
turn
adjective + verb
able to do
anxious to do
boring to do
busy
common to do
dangerous to do
delighted to do
difficult to do
eager to do
foolish to do
furious to do
good to do
glad to do
hard to do
hesitant to do
happy to do
nice to do
pre-occupied doing
proud to do
pleased to do
prepared to do
prompt to do
quick to do
reluctant to do
rude to do
strange to do
slow to do
sensible to do
usual to do
unusual to do
adjective + preposition
accustomed to
afraid of
ahead of
angry with sb
angry at sth
aware of sth
bad at
bored with
busy with
capable of
careful of
certain of
challenging to
clever at
close to
concerned about / in
contrary to
conscious of
content with
consistent with
covered with
cruel to
curious about
dear to
deficient in
dependent on
different from
doubtful about
eager for
envious of
equal to
enthusiastic about
efficient at
enthusiastic about
excited about
faithful to
famous for
famous as
far from
familiar to / with
fit for sth
fond of
fortunate in
full of
good at
grateful to sb for sth
guilty of
hard on (kho tinh doi voi)
harmful to
honest in
identical with
indignant at (phan no)
ignorant of sth
independent of
indifferent to
inferior to
intent on
interested in
jealous of
keen on
kind of sb to do sth
liable to sth
married to
new to
obedient to sb
obvious to sb
patient with sb
pleased with sth
polite to sb
popular with sb
previous to sth
proud of sb / sth
qualified for sth
quick at sth
ready for sth
reluctant about sth
responsible for
rude to sb
safe from
sad at sth
sensitive to sth
short of sth
short for sth (viet tat cho…)
similar to sth
skillful at sth
slow at sth
shy of
sufficient for (day du)
sorry about sth
sorry for sb
strong in sht
sure of sth
tired of sth
uneasy about sth
useful to sb
valid for
worried about
IN
in the class
in the centre
in the middle
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
in June
in 1998
in summer
in the past
in the future
in the same way
in the same year
in the mean time
in case
in this case
in touch with
in the street
in the end
in time
in the way (chan loi di)
in the sky
in the air
in the world
in order to
in addition to
in harmony with
in the news (duoc dua tin)
ON
on the table
on Earth
on Sundays
on Christmas day
on my birthday
on Friday mornings
on March 2nd
on the occasion of
on the way to
on time
on purpose
on the corner of (two
streets)
on the right
on the left
on the second floor
on sale
on foot
on the whole
on the other hand
on television
on the phone
on fire
on the same day
on the contrary
BY
by the window
by the way
by accident
by 9 o’clock
by taxi
OUT OF
out of the room
out of town
out of date
out of fashion
out of money
out of work
out of the question
out of order
DURING
during the meeting
during the night
during the party
FROM
from 1998 to 2010
from Tokyo to New York
from time to time (thinh
thoang)
AT
at 6 o’clock
at Christmas
at night
at the same time
at the moment
at noon
at the cinema
at last
at the end of
at work
at school
at the top of
at 6 Hilton street
at times
at first
at least
at most
at once
TO BE MADE
made for the police (danh
rieng cho…)
made by hand
made in China
made of gold
made from eggs, flour, and
sugar
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1. S + V+ too + adj/adv + (for someone) + to do something (quá....để cho ai làm gì...),
e.g.1 This structure is too easy for you to remember.
E.g.2: He ran too fast for me to follow.
2. S + V + so + adj/ adv + that +S + V (quá... đến nỗi mà...),
e.g.1: This box is so heavy that I cannot take it.
E.g2: He speaks so soft that we can’t hear anything.
3. It + V + such + (a/an) + N(s) + that + S +V (quá... đến nỗi mà...),
e.g.1: It is such a heavy box that I cannot take it.
E.g.2: It is such interesting books that I cannot ignore them at all.
4. S + V + adj/ adv + enough + (for someone) + to do something. (Đủ... cho ai đó làm
gì...),
e.g.1: She is old enough to get married.
E.g.2: They are intelligent enough for me to teach them English.
5. Have/ get + something + done (VpII) (nhờ ai hoặc thuê ai làm gì...),
e.g.1: I had my hair cut yesterday.
E.g.2: I’d like to have my shoes repaired.
6. It + is + time + S + V (-ed, cột 2-động từ chia ở thì quá khứ) / It’s +time +for
someone +to do something (đã đến lúc ai đó phải làm gì...),
e.g.1: It is time you had a shower.
E.g.2: It’s time for me to ask all of you for this question.
7. It + takes/took+ someone + amount of time + to do something (làm gì... mất bao
nhiêu thời gian...),
e.g.1: It takes me 5 minutes to get to school.
E.g.2: It took him 10 minutes to do this exercise yesterday.
8. To prevent/stop + someone/something + From + V-ing (ngăn cản ai/cái gì... không
làm gì..)
9. S + find+ it+ adj to do something (thấy ... để làm gì...),
e.g.1: I find it very difficult to learn about English.
E.g.2: They found it easy to overcome that problem.
10. To prefer + Noun/ V-ing + to + N/ V-ing. (Thích cái gì/làm gì hơn cái gì/ làm gì),
e.g.1: I prefer dog to cat.
E.g.2: I prefer reading books to watching TV.
11. Would rather + V¬ (infinitive) + than + V (infinitive) (thích làm gì hơn làm gì),
e.g.1: She would play games than read books.
E.g.2: I’d rather learn English than learn Biology.
12. To be/get Used to + V-ing (quen làm gì),
e.g.1: I am used to eating with chopsticks.
13. Used to + V (infinitive) (Thường làm gì trong qk và bây giờ không làm nữa),
e.g.1: I used to go fishing with my friend when I was young.
E.g.2: She used to smoke 10 cigarettes a day.
14. to be amazed at = to be surprised at + N/V-ing: ngạc nhiên về....
15. to be angry at + N/V-ing: tức giận về
16. to be good at/ bad at + N/ V-ing: giỏi về.../ kém về...
17. by chance = by accident (adv): tình cờ
18. to be/get tired of + N/V-ing: mệt mỏi về...
19. can’t stand/ help/ bear/ resist + V-ing: không nhịn được làm gì...
20. to be keen on/ to be fond of + N/V-ing : thích làm gì đó...
21. to be interested in + N/V-ing: quan tâm đến...
22. to waste + time/ money + V-ing: tốn tiền hoặc tg làm gì
23. To spend + amount of time/ money + V-ing: dành bao nhiêu thời gian làm gì..
24. To spend + amount of time/ money + on + something: dành thời gian vào việc gì...,
e.g.1: I spend 2 hours reading books a day.
E.g.2: She spent all of her money on clothes.
25. to give up + V-ing/ N: từ bỏ làm gì/ cái gì...
26. would like/ want/wish + to do something: thích làm gì...
27. have + (something) to + Verb: có cái gì đó để làm
28. It + be + something/ someone + that/ who: chính...mà...
29. Had better + V(infinitive): nên làm gì....
30. hate/ like/ dislike/ enjoy/ avoid/ finish/ mind/ postpone/ practise/ consider/ delay/
deny/ suggest/ risk/ keep/ imagine/ fancy + V-ing,
e.g.1: I always practise speaking English everyday.
31. It’s + adj + to + V-infinitive: quá gì ..để làm gì
32. Take place = happen = occur: xảy ra
33. to be excited about: thích thú
34. to be bored with/ fed up with: chán cái gì/làm gì
35. There is + N-số ít, there are + N-số nhiều: có cái gì...
36. feel like + V-ing: cảm thấy thích làm gì...
37. expect someone to do something: mong đợi ai làm gì...
38. advise someone to do something: khuyên ai làm gì...
39. go + V-ing: chỉ các trỏ tiêu khiển...(go camping, go shopping, go fishing...)
40. leave someone alone: để ai yên...(give me alone: để tôi yên)
41. By + V-ing: bằng cách làm...
42. want/ plan/ agree/ wish/ attempt/ decide/ demand/ expect/ mean/ offer/ prepare/
happen/ hesitate/ hope/ afford/ intend/ manage/ try/ learn/ pretend/ promise/ seem/ refuse
+ TO + V-infinitive,
e.g.1: I decide to study English.
43. for a long time = for years = for ages: đã nhiều năm rồi (dùng trong thì hiện tại hoàn
thành)
44. when + S + V(QkĐ), S + was/were + V-ing.
45. When + S + V(qkd), S + had + Pii
46. Before + S + V(qkd), S + had + Pii
47. After + S + had +Pii, S + V(qkd)
48. to be crowded with: rất đông cái gì đó... (The street is crowded with people)
49. to be full of: đầy cái gì đó...
50. To be/ seem/ sound/ became/ feel/ appear/ look/ go/ turn/ grow + adj (đây là các động
từ tri giác có nghĩa là: có vẻ như/ là/ dường như/ trở nên... sau chúng nếu có adj và adv
thì chúng ta phải chọn adj)
51. except for/ apart from: ngoài, trừ...
52. as soon as: ngay sau khi
53. to be afraid of: sợ cái gì..
54. could hardly: hầu như không ( chú ý: hard khác hardly)
55. Have difficulty + V-ing: gặp khó khăn làm gì...
56. Chú ý phân biệt 2 loại tính từ V-ed và V-ing: dùng -ed để miêu tả về người, -ing cho
vật. và khi muốn nói về bản chất của cả người và vật ta dùng –ing, e.g.1: That film is
boring. E.g.2: He is bored. E.g.3: He is an interesting man. E.g.4: That book is an
interesting one. (khi đó không nên nhầm với –ed, chẳng hạn ta nói : a loved man có nghĩa
“người đàn ông được mến mộ”, tức là có nghĩa “Bị” và “Được” ở đó)
57. in which = where; on/at which = when
58. Put + up + with + V-ing: chịu đựng...
59. Make use of + N/ V-ing: tận dụng cái gì đó...
60. Get + adj/ Pii
61. Make progress: tiến bộ...
62. take over + N: đảm nhiệm cái gì...
63. Bring about: mang lại
64. Chú ý: so + adj còn such + N
65. At the end of và In the end (cuối cái gì đó và kết cục)
66. To find out : tìm ra, To succeed in: thành công trong...
67. Go for a walk: đi dạo/ go on holiday/picnic: đi nghỉ
68. One of + so sánh hơn nhất + N: một trong những...
69. It is the first/ second.../best + Time + thì hiện tại hoàn thành
70. Live in: sống ở/ Live at + địa chỉ cụ thể/ Live on: sống nhờ vào...
71. To be fined for: bị phạt về
72. from behind: từ phía sau...
73. so that + mệnh đề: để....
74. In case + mệnh đề: trong trường hợp...
75. can/ could/ may might/ will/ would/ shall/ should/ must/ ought to... (modal Verbs) +
V-infinitive
1. Remember: - Remember doing sth: việc đã làm rồi và bây giờ nhớ lại.Ví dụ I remember closing the door.- Remember to do sth: nhớ phải làm việc gì.Ví dụ Remember to close the door after class.
2. Stop: - Stop doing sth: dừng hẳn việc đang làmVí dụ I stopped smoking 2 months ago.- Stop to do sth: dừng việc gì lại để làm gìVí dụ I’m working in the garden and I stop to smoke.
3. Regret: - Regret doing sth: việc đã làm và bây giờ thấy hối hận.Ví dụ I regretted being late last week.- Regret to do sth: Lấy làm tiếc phải nói, phải làm điều gì.Ví dụ I regret to be late tomorrow.
4. Go on: - Go on doing sth: tiếp tục làm cùng một việc gìVí dụ I went on talking for 2 hours.- Go on to do sth: làm tiếp một việc gì khácVí dụ After discussing the English speaking club, we went on to sing.
5. Mean:- Mean doing sth: mang ý nghĩaVí dụ Getting bad marks means having to learn more.- Mean to do sth: dự địnhVí dụ He means to join the army.
6. Try- Try doing sth: thử làm việc gì xem kết quả ra sao.Ví dụ This machine doesn’t work. We try pressing the red button.- Try to do sth: cố gắng làm gìVí dụ We try to work harder.
7. Suggest: Ta có 2 cấu trúc câu với suggest:- Suggest doing sth: Ví dụ I suggest him applying for another job.- Suggest + that + clause (động từ trong mệnh đề với that ở dạng should do hoặc nguyên thể không TO).Ví dụ I suggest that he (should) apply for another job.
8. See, watch, hear- See, watch, hear + sb + do sth: Đã làm và chứng kiến toàn bộ sự việc.
Ví dụ I saw her go out.- See, watch, hear + sb+ doing sth: Đã làm và chứng kiến giữa chừng sự việc.Ví dụ I saw her waiting for him.
9. Love, hate, can’t bear, likeLove, hate, can’t bear, like + doing: chỉ sở thích.Ví dụ I like getting up early.Love, hate, can’t bear, like + to do sth: Cho là, cho rằng đó là một việc tốt cần phải làm.Ví dụ I like to get up early.
10. Used to- Be/ get used to + doing sth: quen với cái gìVí dụ I’m used to getting up early.- Used to do sth: việc thường xuyên đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.Ví dụ When I was a child, I used to walk with bare foot.
11.Sau allow, advise, permit, recomend là tân ngữ thì bổ trợ là to infinitive nhưng nếu không có tân ngữ bổ trợ sẽ là V-ing.Ví dụ They allow smoking.They allow me to smoke.
12. Have sth done = get sth done: làm một việc gì đó nhưng nhờ hoặc thuê người khác làm, không phải tự mình làm.Ví dụ I have had my hair cut.
13. Have sb do sth = Get sb to do sth: Nhờ ai làm gìVí dụ: He has his secretary type the letters.