[84 CU TRC CU TRONG TING ANH]

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

structure is too easy for you to remember.e.g. He ran too fast for me to follow.

2. S + V + so + adj/ adv + that + S + V: (qu... n ni m...)e.g. This box is so heavy that I

cannot take it.e.g. He speaks so soft that we cant hear anything.

3. It + V + such + (a/an) + N(s) + that + S + V: (qu... n ni m...)e.g. It is such a heavy box

that I cannot take it.e.g. It is such interesting books that I cannot ignore them at all.

4. S + V + adj/ adv + enough + (for someone) + to do something : (... cho ai lm g...)e.g.

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

5. Have/ get + something + done (past participle): (nh ai hoc thu ai lm g...)e.g. I had my
hair cut yesterday.e.g. 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...)e.g. It is time you had a shower.e.g. Its time for me to ask all of you for this
question.

7. It + takes/took+ someone + amount of time + to do something: (lm g... mt bao nhiu thi
gian...)e.g. It takes me 5 minutes to get to school.e.g. It took him 10 minutes to do this exercise
yesterday.

8. To prevent/stop + someone/something + From + V-ing: (ngn cn ai/ ci g... lm g..)e.g. He

prevented us from parking our car here.

9. S + find+ it+ adj to do something: (thy ... lm g...)e.g. I find it very difficult to learn about
English.e.g. 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)e.g. I prefer

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

11. Would rather ('d rather) + V (infinitive) + than + V (infinitive: (thch lm g hn lm g)e.g.
She would play games than read books.e.g. Id rather learn English than learn Biology.

12. To be/get Used to + V-ing: (quen lm g)e.g. I am used to eating with chopsticks.

13. Used to + V (infinitive): (Thng lm g trong qk v by gi khng lm na)e.g. I used to go

fishing with my friend when I was young.e.g. She used to smoke 10 cigarettes a day.

14. To be amazed at = to be surprised at + N/V-ing: ngc nhin v....e.g. I was amazed at his big
beautiful villa.

15. To be angry at + N/V-ing: tc gin ve.g. Her mother was very angry at her bad marks.

16. to be good at/ bad at + N/ V-ing: gii v.../ km v...e.g. I am good at swimming.e.g. He is
very bad at English.

17. by chance = by accident (adv): tnh ce.g. I met her in Paris by chance last week.

18. to be/get tired of + N/V-ing: mt mi v...e.g. 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...e.g. She can't
stand laughing at her little dog.

20. to be keen on/ to be fond of + N/V-ing : thch lm g ...e.g. My younger sister is fond of
playing with her dolls.

21. to be interested in + N/V-ing: quan tm n...e.g. Mrs Brown is interested in going shopping
on Sundays.

22. to waste + time/ money + V-ing: tn tin hoc thi gian lm ge.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: dnh bao nhiu thi gian lm g..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: dnh thi gian vo vic g...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: t b lm g/ ci g...e.g. You should give up smoking as soon as

possible.

26. would like/ want/wish + to do something: thch lm g...e.g. I would like to go to the cinema
with you tonight.

27. have + (something) to + Verb: c ci g lme.g. I have many things to do this week.

28. It + be + something/ someone + that/ who: chnh...m...

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): nn lm g....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.

31. It is + tnh t + ( for smb ) + to do smtVD: It is difficult for old people to learn English.
( Ngi c tui hc ting Anh th kh )

32. To be interested in + N / V_ing ( Thch ci g / lm ci g )VD: We are interested in reading

books on history.( Chng ti thch c sch v lch s )

33. To be bored with ( Chn lm ci g )VD: We are bored with doing the same things everyday.
( Chng ti chn ngy no cng lm nhng cng vic lp i lp li )

34. Its the first time smb have ( has ) + PII smt ( y l ln u tin ai lm ci g )VD: Its the
first time we have visited this place.( y l ln u tin chng ti ti thm ni ny )

35. enough + danh t ( ci g ) + ( to do smt )VD: I dont have enough time to study.( Ti
khng c thi gian hc )

36. Tnh t + enough ( lm sao ) + ( to do smt )VD: Im not rich enough to buy a car.( Ti
khng giu mua t )

37. too + tnh t + to do smt ( Qu lm sao lm ci g )VD: Im to young to get married.( Ti

cn qu tr kt hn )

38. To want smb to do smt = To want to have smt + PII( Mun ai lm g ) ( Mun c ci g c
lm )VD: She wants someone to make her a dress.( C y mun ai may cho c y mt chic
vy )= She wants to have a dress made.( C y mun c mt chic vy c may )

39. Its time smb did smt ( n lc ai phi lm g )VD: Its time we went home.( n lc
ti phi v nh )

40. Its not necessary for smb to do smt = Smb dont need to do smt( Ai khng cn thit phi lm
g ) doesnt have to do smtVD: It is not necessary for you to do this exercise.( Bn khng cn
phi lm bi tp ny )

41. To look forward to V_ing ( Mong ch, mong i lm g )VD: We are looking forward to
going on holiday.( Chng ti ang mong c i ngh )

42. To provide smb from V_ing ( Cung cp cho ai ci g )VD: Can you provide us with some
books in history?( Bn c th cung cp cho chng ti mt s sch v lch s khng?)

43. To prevent smb from V_ing (Cn tr ai lm g )To stopVD: The rain stopped us from going
for a walk.( Cn ma ngn cn chng ti i do )

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

this exercise.(Chng ti khng th lm bi tp ny )

45. To be succeed in V_ing (Thnh cng trong vic lm ci g)VD: We were succeed in passing
the exam.(Chng ti thi )

46. To borrow smt from smb (Mn ci g ca ai)VD: She borrowed this book from the liblary.
( C y mn cun sch ny th vin )

47. To lend smb smt (Cho ai mn ci g)VD: Can you lend me some money?( Bn c th cho
ti vay t tin khng? )

48. To make smb do smt (Bt ai lm g)VD: The teacher made us do a lot of homework.( Gio
vin bt chng ti lm rt nhiu bi tp nh )

49. CN + be + so + tnh t + that + S + ng t.( n mc m )CN + ng t + so + trng t 1.

The exercise is so difficult that noone can do it.( Bi tp kh n mc khng ai lm c )2. He
spoke so quickly that I couldnt understand him.( Anh ta ni nhanh n mc m ti khng th
hiu c anh ta )

50. CN + be + such + ( tnh t ) + danh t + that + CN + ng t.VD: It is such a difficult

exercise that noone can do it.( l mt bi tp qu kh n ni khng ai c th lm c )

51. It is ( very ) kind of smb to do smt ( Ai tht tt bng / t t khi lm g)VD: It is very kind of
you to help me.( Bn tht tt v gip ti )

52. To find it + tnh t + to do smtVD: We find it difficult to learn English.( Chng ti thy hc
ting Anh kh )

53. To make sure of smt ( Bo m iu g )that + CN + ng tVD: 1. I have to make sure of

that information.( Ti phi bo m chc chn v thng tin )2. You have to make sure that
youll pass the exam.( Bn phi bo m l bn s thi )

54. It takes ( smb ) + thi gian + to do smt ( Mt ( ca ai ) bao nhiu thi gian lm g)VD: It
took me an hour to do this exercise.( Ti mt mt ting lm bi ny )

55. To spend + time / money + on smt ( Dnh thi gian / tin bc vo ci gdoing smt lm g )
VD: We spend a lot of time on TV.watching TV.( Chng ti dnh nhiu thi gian xem TV )

56. To have no idea of smt = dont know about smt ( Khng bit v ci g )VD: I have no idea of
this word = I dont know this word.( TI khng bit t ny )

57. To advise smb to do smt ( Khuyn ai lm gnot to do smt khng lm g )VD: Our teacher
advises us to study hard.( C gio khuyn chng ti hc chm ch )

58. To plan to do smt ( D nh / c k hoch lm g )intendVD: We planed to go for a

picnic.intended( Chng ti d nh i d ngoi )

59. To invite smb to do smt ( Mi ai lm g )VD: They invited me to go to the cinema.( H mi

ti i xem phim )

60. To offer smb smt ( Mi / ngh ai ci g )VD: He offered me a job in his company.( Anh ta
mi ti lm vic cho cng ty anh ta )

61. To rely on smb ( tin cy, da dm vo ai )VD: You can rely on him.( Bn c th tin anh y )

62. To keep promise ( G li ha )VD: He always keeps promises.

63. To be able to do smt = To be capable of + V_ing ( C kh nng lm g )VD: Im able to speak

English = I am capable of speaking English.( Ti c th ni ting Anh )

64. To be good at ( + V_ing ) smt ( Gii ( lm ) ci g )VD: Im good at ( playing ) tennis.( Ti

chi qun vt gii )

65. To prefer smt to smt ( Thch ci g hn ci g )doing smt to doing smt lm g hn lm gVD:
We prefer spending money than earning money.( Chng ti thch tiu tin hn kim tin )

66. To apologize for doing smt ( Xin li ai v lm g )VD: I want to apologize for being rude
to you.( Ti mun xin li v bt lch s vi bn )

67. Had ( d ) better do smt ( Nn lm g )not do smt ( Khng nn lm g )VD: 1. Youd better
learn hard.( Bn nn hc chm ch )2. Youd better not go out.( Bn khng nn i ra ngoi )

68. Would ( d ) rather do smt Th lm gnot do smt ng lm gVD: Id rather stay at home.Id
rather not say at home.

69. Would ( d ) rather smb did smt ( Mun ai lm g )VD: Id rather you ( he / she ) stayed at
home today.( Ti mun bn / anh y / c y nh ti nay )

70. To suggest smb ( should ) do smt ( Gi ai lm g )VD: I suggested she ( should ) buy this
house.

71. To suggest doing smt ( Gi lm g )VD: I suggested going for a walk.

72. Try to do ( C lm g )VD: We tried to learn hard.( Chng ti c hc chm ch )

73. Try doing smt ( Th lm g )VD: We tried cooking this food.( Chng ti th nu mn n
ny )

74. To need to do smt ( Cn lm g )VD: You need to work harder.( Bn cn lm vic tch cc
hn )

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 )VD: I remember seeing this film.( Ti nh l xem b

phim ny )

77. To remember to do ( Nh lm g ) ( cha lm ci ny )VD: Remember to do your homework.

( Hy nh lm bi tp v nh )

78. To have smt + PII ( C ci g c lm )VD: Im going to have my house repainted.( Ti s

sn li nh ngi khc sn, khng phi mnh sn ly )= To have smb do smt ( Thu ai lm g )
VD: Im going to have the garage repair my car.= Im going to have my car repaired.

79. To be busy doing smt ( Bn rn lm g )VD: We are busy preparing for our exam.( Chng ti
ang bn rn chun b cho k thi )

80. To mind doing smt ( Phin lm g )VD: Do / Would you mind closing the door for me?( Bn
c th ng ca gip ti khng? )

81. To be used to doing smt ( Quen vi vic lm g )VD: We are used to getting up early.( Chng
ti quen dy sm )

82. To stop to do smt ( Dng li lm g )VD: We stopped to buy some petrol.( Chng ti
dng li mua xng )

83. To stop doing smt ( Thi khng lm g na )VD: We stopped going out late.( Chng ti thi
khng i chi khuya na )

84. Let smb do smt ( ai lm g )VD: Let him come in.( anh ta vo )