Part 1: Structures with Adjectives and Adverbs (Expressing Degree)
1. S + V + too + adj/adv + (for someone) + to do something: (quá....để cho ai làm gì...)
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: (quá... đến nỗi mà...)
e.g. This box is so heavy that I cannot take it.
e.g. He speaks so softly that we can’t hear anything.
3. It + V + such + (a/an) + adj + N(s) + that + S + V: (quá... đến nỗi mà...)
e.g. It is such a heavy box that I cannot take it.
e.g. They are 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. She is old enough to get married.
e.g. They are intelligent enough for me to teach them English.
9. S + find + it + adj + to do something: (thấy ... để làm gì...)
e.g. I find it very difficult to learn English.
e.g. They found it easy to overcome that problem.
35. enough + noun + (to do smt): (đủ cái gì để làm gì)
e.g. I don’t have enough time to study.
Part 2: Structures with Gerunds (V-ing)
12. To be/get used to + V-ing: (quen làm gì)
e.g. I am used to eating with chopsticks.
16. to be good at/ bad at + N/ V-ing: (giỏi về.../ kém về...)
e.g. I am good at swimming.
e.g. He is very bad at English.
18. to be/get tired of + N/V-ing: (mệt mỏi về...)
e.g. My mother was tired of doing too much housework every day.
19. can’t stand/ help/ bear/ resist + V-ing: (Không chịu nổi/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.
23. To spend + amount of time/ money + V-ing: (dành bao nhiêu thời gian làm gì..)
e.g. I spend 2 hours a day reading books.
25. to give up + V-ing/ N: (từ bỏ làm gì/ cái gì...)
e.g. You should give up smoking as soon as possible.
30. Verbs + V-ing (hate, like, enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, postpone, etc.)
e.g. I always practise speaking English every day.
33. To be bored with + V-ing: (Chán làm cái gì)
e.g. We are bored with doing the same things every day.
41. To look forward to + V-ing: (Mong chờ, mong đợi làm gì)
e.g. We are looking forward to going on holiday.
43. To prevent/stop + someone + from + V-ing: (Ngăn cản ai làm gì)
e.g. The rain stopped us from going for a walk.
79. To be busy + V-ing: (Bận rộn làm gì)
e.g. We are busy preparing for our exam.
Part 3: Structures with Infinitives (To do something)
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.
29. Had better + V(infinitive): (nên làm gì....)
e.g. You had better go to see the doctor.
31. It is + adj + (for someone) + to do something: (Làm gì đó thì...)
e.g. It is difficult for old people to learn English.
44. To fail + to do smt: (Thất bại trong việc làm cái gì)
e.g. We failed to do this exercise.
51. It is (very) kind of + someone + to do smt: (Ai thật tốt bụng khi làm gì)
e.g. It is very kind of you to help me.
57. To advise + someone + to do smt: (Khuyên ai làm gì)
e.g. Our teacher advises us to study hard.
58. To plan/intend + to do smt: (Dự định / có kế hoạch làm gì)
e.g. We plan to go for a picnic.
59. To invite + someone + to do smt: (Mời ai làm gì)
e.g. They invited me to go to the cinema.
Part 4: Causative and Special Verb Structures
5. Have/ get + something + done (past participle): (nhờ ai hoặc thuê ai làm gì...)
e.g. I had my hair cut yesterday.
e.g. I’d like to have my shoes repaired.
13. Used to + V (infinitive): (Thường làm gì trong quá khứ và bây giờ không làm nữa)
e.g. I used to go fishing with my friend when I was young.
48. To make + someone + do + smt (bare infinitive): (Bắt ai làm gì)
e.g. The teacher made us do a lot of homework.
78. To have + someone + do + smt (bare infinitive): (Thuê/nhờ ai làm gì)
e.g. I’m going to have the mechanic repair my car.
84. Let + someone + do + smt (bare infinitive): (Để ai làm gì)
e.g. Let him come in.
Part 5: Structures for Expressing Preference
10. To prefer + Noun/ V-ing + to + N/ V-ing: (Thích cái gì/ làm gì hơn cái gì/ làm gì)
e.g. I prefer dogs to cats.
e.g. I prefer reading books to watching TV.
11. Would rather ('d rather) + V (infinitive) + than + V (infinitive): (thích làm gì hơn làm gì)
e.g. She would rather play games than read books.
e.g. I’d rather learn English than learn Biology.
68. Would ('d) rather + V (infinitive): (Thà làm gì)
e.g. I’d rather stay at home.
Part 6: Structures Related to Time
6. It + be + time + S + V (past simple) / 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.
e.g. It’s time for me to ask you this question.
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.
e.g. It took him 10 minutes to do this exercise yesterday.
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 every day.
34. It’s the first time + someone + has/have + Past Participle: (Đây là lần đầu tiên ai làm cái gì)
e.g. It’s the first time we have visited this place.
Part 7: Other Important Structures and Phrases
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.
17. by chance = by accident (adv): (tình cờ)
e.g. I met her in Paris by chance last week.
28. It + be + something/ someone + that/ who: (chính...mà...)
e.g. It was Tom who got the best marks in my class.
53. To make sure of + something / that + S + V: (Bảo đảm điều gì)
e.g. You have to make sure that you’ll pass the exam.
56. To have no idea of smt = don’t know about smt: (Không biết về cái gì)
e.g. I have no idea about this word.
61. To rely on + someone: (tin cậy, dựa dẫm vào ai)
e.g. You can rely on him.
62. To keep a promise: (Giữ lời hứa)
e.g. He always keeps his promises.
66. To apologize for + V-ing: (Xin lỗi vì đã làm gì)
e.g. I want to apologize for being rude to you.
70. To suggest + that + S + (should) + V: (Gợi ý ai làm gì)
e.g. I suggested that she (should) buy this house.
