CU TRC CU TING ANH

1. S + V + too + adj/adv + (for someone) + to do st (qu.... cho ai lm g...)

EX: This structure is too easy for you to remember.
He ran too fast for me to follow.

2. S + V + so + adj/ adv + that + S + V (qu...n ni m...)

EX: This box is so heavy that I cannot take it
He speaks so soft that we cant hear anything.

3. It + V + such + (a/an) + N(s) + that + S + V (qu... n ni m...)

EX: It is such a heavy box that I cannot take it.
It is such interesting books that I cannot ignore them at all.

4. S + V + adj/ adv + enough + (for so) + to do st (...cho ai lm g...)

EX: She is old enough to get married.
They are intelligent enough for me to teach them English.

5. Have/ get + st + done (past participle) (nh ai hoc thu ai lm g...)

EX: I had my hair cut yesterday.
Id like to have my shoes repaired.

6. It + be + time + S + V (-ed, ct 2) / Its +time +for someone +to do something

( n lc ai phi lm g...)
EX: It is time you had a shower.
Its time for me to ask all of you for this question.

7. It + takes/took+ so + amount of time + to do st (lm g... mt bao nhiu thi

gian... hoc tieng anh)
EX: It takes me 5 minutes to get to school.
It took him 10 minutes to do this exercise yesterday.

8. To prevent/stop + so/st + From + V-ing (ngn cn ai/ ci g... lm g..)

EX: He prevented us from parking our car here.

9. S + find+ it+ adj to do st (thy ... lm g...)

EX: I find it very difficult to learn about English
They found it easy to overcome that problem.

10. To prefer + Noun/ V-ing + to + N/ V-ing. (Thch ci g/ lm g hn ci g/ lm g)

EX: I prefer dog to cat.e.g. I prefer reading books to watching TV.

11. Would rather ('d rather) + V (inf) + than + V (inf) (thch lm g hn lm g)

EX: She would play games than read books.
Id rather learn English than learn Biology.

12. To be/get Used to + V-ing (quen lm g)

EX: I am used to eating with chopsticks.

13. Used to + V(inf) (Thng lm g trong qu kh, by gi khng lm na)

EX: I used to go fishing with my friend when I was young.
She used to smoke 10 cigarettes a day.

14. To be amazed at = to be surprised at + N/V-ing ( ngc nhin v...)

EX: I was amazed at his big beautiful villa.

15. To be angry at + N/V-ing ( tc gin v)

EX: Her mother was very angry at her bad marks.

16. to be good at/ bad at + N/ V-ing (Gii v.../km v...)

EX: I am good at swimming.
He is very bad at English.

17. by chance = by accident (adv) (tnh c)

EX: I met her in Paris by chance last week.

18. to be/get tired of + N/V-ing (mt mi v...)

EX: My mother was tired of doing too much housework everyday.

19. cant stand/help/ bear/resist + V-ing (Khng chu ni/khng nhn c lm g...)
EX: She can't stand laughing at her little dog.

20. to be keen on/ to be fond of + N/V-ing (thch lm g ...)

EX:. My younger sister is fond of playing with her dolls.

21. to be interested in + N/V-ing (quan tm n...)

EX. Mrs Brown is interested in going shopping on Sundays.

22. to waste + time/ money + V-ing (tn tin hoc thi gian lm g)
EX: He always wastes time playing computer games each day
Sometimes, I waste a lot of money buying clothes.

23. To spend + amount of time/ money + V-ing (dnh bao nhiu thi gian lm g..)
EX: I spend 2 hours reading books a day

Mr Jim spent a lot of money traveling around the world last year.

24. To spend + amount of time/ money + on + sth (dnh thi gian vo vic g...)
EX: My mother often spends 2 hours on housework everyday.
She spent all of her money on clothes.

25. to give up + V-ing/ N (t b lm g/ ci g...)

EX: You should give up smoking as soon as possible.

26. would like/ want/wish + to do something (thch lm g...)

EX: I would like to go to the cinema with you tonight.

27. have + (something) to + Verb (c ci g lm)

EX: I have many things to do this week.

28. It + be + st/ so+ that/ who ( chnh...m...)

EX: It is Tom who got the best marks in my class.
It is the villa that he had to spend a lot of money last year.

29. Had better + V(inf) (nn lm g....)

EX: You had better go to see the doctor.

30. hate/ like/ dislike/ enjoy/ avoid/ finish/ mind/ postpone/ practise/ consider/
delay/ deny/ suggest/ risk/ keep/ imagine/ fancy + V-ing
EX: I always practise speaking English everyday.

31. It is + adj + ( for smb ) + to do st

EX: It is difficult for old people to learn English

32. To be interested in + N / V_ing ( Thch ci g / lm ci g )

EX: We are interested in reading books on history

33. To be bored with (Chn lm ci g)

EX: We are bored with doing the same things everyday

34. Its the first time smb have ( has ) + PII st (y l ln u tin ai lm ci g)
EX: Its the first time we have visited this place

35. enough + N ( ci g ) + ( to do st )
EX: I dont have enough time to study

36. adj + enough ( lm sao ) + ( to do st )

EX: Im not rich enough to buy a car

37. too + adj + to do st (Qu lm sao lm ci g )

EX: Im to young to get married.( Ti cn qu tr kt hn )

38. To want sb to do st = To want to have st + PII ( Mun ai lm g= Mun c ci

g c lm )
EX: She wants someone to make her a dress
She wants to have a dress made

39. Its time sb did st ( n lc ai phi lm g )

EX: Its time we went home

40. Its not necessary for sb to do st = Sb dont need to do st (Ai khng cn thit
phi lm g )
EX: It is not necessary for you to do this exercise

41. To look forward to V_ing ( Mong ch, mong i lm g )

EX: We are looking forward to going on holiday

42. To provide sb with st ( Cung cp cho ai ci g )

EX: Can you provide us with some books in history

43. To prevent sb from V_ing (Cn tr ai lm g )

EX: The rain stopped us from going for a walk

44. To fail to do smt (Khng lm c ci g / Tht bi trong vic lm ci g)

EX: We failed to do this exercise.

45. To be succeed in V_ing (Thnh cng trong vic lm ci g)

EX: We were succeed in passing the exam.

46. To borrow st from sb (Mn ci g ca ai)

EX: She borrowed this book from the liblary

47. To lend sb st (Cho ai mn ci g)

EX: Can you lend me some money?

48. To make sb do st (Bt ai lm g)

EX: The teacher made us do a lot of homework

49. S + be + so + adj + that + S + V ( n mc m )= S + V + so + adv

EX: 1. The exercise is so difficult that noone can do it
2. He spoke so quickly that I couldnt understand him

50. S + be + such + ( adj ) + N + that + S + V

EX: It is such a difficult exercise that noone can do it

51. It is ( very ) kind of sb to do st ( Ai tht tt bng / t t khi lm g)

EX: It is very kind of you to help me

52. To find it + adj + to do st

EX: We find it difficult to learn English

53. To make sure of st ( Bo m iu g ) that +S+ V

1. I have to make sure of that information
2. You have to make sure that youll pass the exam

54. It takes (sb) + thi gian + to do st (Mt (ca ai) bao nhiu thi gian lm g).
EX: It took me an hour to do this exercise

55. To spend + time / money + on st ( Dnh thi gian / tin bc vo ci g lm g)

EX: We spend a lot of time on TV watching TV

56. To have no idea of st = dont know about st ( Khng bit v ci g )

EX: I have no idea of this word = I dont know this word

57. To advise sb to do st ( Khuyn ai lm g)

EX: Our teacher advises us to study hard

58. To plan to do st ( D nh / c k hoch lm g )intend

EX: We planed to go for a picnic.intended

59. To invite sb to do st ( Mi ai lm g )
EX: They invited me to go to the cinema

60. To offer sb st ( Mi / ngh ai ci g )

EX: He offered me a job in his company

61. To rely on sb ( tin cy, da dm vo ai )

EX: You can rely on him

62. To keep promise ( G li ha )

EX: He always keeps promises.

63. To be able to do st = To be capable of + V_ing ( C kh nng lm g )

EX: Im able to speak English = I am capable of speaking English

64. To be good at ( + V_ing ) st ( Gii ( lm ) ci g )

EX: Im good at playing tennis

65. To prefer st to st (Thch ci g hn ci g ) doing st to doing st (lm g hn

lm g)
EX: We prefer spending money than earning money

66. To apologize for doing st (Xin li ai v lm g )

EX: I want to apologize for being rude to you.

67. Had (d) better do st ( Nn lm g )not do st ( Khng nn lm g )

EX: 1. Youd better learn hard
2. Youd better not go out.

68. Would ( d ) rather do st (Th lm g) not do st (ng lm g)

EX: Id rather stay at home.Id rather not say at home.

69. Would ( d ) rather sb did st ( Mun ai lm g )

EX: Id rather you (he /she) stayed at home today

70. To suggest sb ( should ) do st ( Gi ai lm g )

EX: I suggested she ( should ) buy this house.

71. To suggest doing st ( Gi lm g )

EX: I suggested going for a walk.

72. Try to do (C lm g)

EX: We tried to learn hard

73. Try doing smt (Th lm g )

EX: We tried cooking this food.

74. To need to do smt ( Cn lm g )

EX: You need to work harder

75. To need doing ( Cn c lm )VD:? This car needs repairing.( Chic t ny cn

c sa )

76. To remember doing ( Nh lm g )

EX: I remember seeing this film.

77. To remember to do ( Nh lm g /cha lm ci ny )

EX: Remember to do your homework

78. To have st + PII ( C ci g c lm )

EX: Im going to have my house repainted

79. To be busy doing st ( Bn rn lm g )

EX:We are busy preparing for our exam

80. To mind doing st ( Phin lm g )

EX: Do/Would you mind closing the door for me.

81. To be used to doing st ( Quen vi vic lm g )

EX: We are used to getting up early

82. To stop to do st ( Dng li lm g )

EX: We stopped to buy some petrol.

83. To stop doing smt ( Thi khng lm g na )

EX: We stopped going out late

84. Let smb do smt ( ai lm g )

EX: Let him come in