1. S + V + too +
adj/adv + (for someone) + to do something: (quá....để cho ai làm gì...)
e.g. He ran too
fast for me to follow.
2. S + V + so +
adj/ adv + that + S + V: (quá... đến nỗi mà...)
e.g. This box is
so heavy that I cannot take it.
3. It + V + such
+ (a/an) + N(s) + that + S + V: (quá... đến nỗi mà...)
e.g. It is such
a heavy box that I cannot take it.
4. S + V + adj/
adv + enough + (for someone) + to do something : (Đủ... cho ai đó làm gì...)
e.g. She is old
enough to get married.
5. Have/ get +
something + done (past participle): (nhờ ai hoặc thuê ai làm gì...)
e.g. I had my
hair cut yesterday.
6. It + be +
time + S + V (-ed, cột 2) / It’s +time +for someone +to do something : (đã đến
lúc ai
đó phải làm
gì...)
e.g. It is time
you had a shower.
7. It +
takes/took+ someone + amount of time + to do something: (làm gì... mất bao
nhiêu thời gian...)
e.g. It takes me
5 minutes to get to school.
8. To
prevent/stop + someone/something + From + V-ing: (ngăn cản ai/ cái gì... làm
gì..)
e.g. He
prevented us from parking our car here.
9. S +
find+ it+ adj to do something: (thấy ... để làm gì...)
e.g. I find it
very difficult to learn about English.
10. To
prefer + Noun/ V-ing + to + N/ V-ing. (Thích cái gì/ làm gì hơn cái gì/ làm gì)
e.g. I prefer
dog to cat.
11.
Would rather ('d rather) + V (infinitive) + than + V (infinitive: (thích làm gì
hơn làm gì)
e.g. She would
play games than read books.
12. To
be/get Used to + V-ing: (quen làm gì)
e.g. 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. I used to
go fishing with my friend when I was young.
14. To
be amazed at = to be surprised at + N/V-ing: ngạc nhiên về....
e.g. I was
amazed at his big beautiful villa.
15. To
be angry at + N/V-ing: tức giận về
e.g. Her mother
was very angry at her bad marks.
16. to
be good at/ bad at + N/ V-ing: giỏi về.../ kém về...
e.g. I am good
at swimming.
17. by
chance = by accident (adv): tình cờ
e.g. I met her
in Paris by chance last week.
18. to
be/get tired of + N/V-ing: mệt mỏi về...
e.g. My mother
was tired of doing too much housework everyday.
19.
can’t stand/ help/ bear/ resist + V-ing: Không chịu nỗi/không nhịn được làm
gì...
e.g. She can't
stand laughing at her little dog.
20. to
be keen on/ to be fond of + N/V-ing : thích làm gì đó...
e.g. My younger
sister is fond of playing with her dolls.
21. to
be interested in + N/V-ing: quan tâm đến...
e.g. Mrs Brown
is interested in going shopping on Sundays.
22. to
waste + time/ money + V-ing: tốn tiền hoặc thời gian làm gì
e.g. He always
wastes time playing computer games each day.
e.g. Sometimes,
I waste a lot of money buying clothes.
23. To
spend + amount of time/ money + V-ing: dành bao nhiêu thời gian làm gì..
e.g. I spend 2
hours reading books a day.
e.g. Mr Jim
spent a lot of money traveling around the world last year.
24. To
spend + amount of time/ money + on + something: dành thời gian vào việc gì...
e.g. My mother
often spends 2 hours on housework everyday.
e.g. She spent
all of her money on clothes.
25. to
give up + V-ing/ N: từ bỏ làm gì/ cái gì...
e.g. You should
give up smoking as soon as possible.
26.
would like/ want/wish + to do something: thích làm gì...
e.g. I would
like to go to the cinema with you tonight.
27.
have + (something) to + Verb: có cái gì đó để làm
e.g. I have many
things to do this week.
28. It
+ be + something/ someone + that/ who: chính...mà...
e.g. It is Tom
who got the best marks in my class.
e.g. It is the
villa that he had to spend a lot of money last year.
29.
Had better + V(infinitive): nên làm gì....
e.g. 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
e.g. I always
practise speaking English everyday.
