V + V-ing , V+ to V, V + sb + to V, V + sb + V-

bare inf
Các động từ phải có V-ING theo sau Các động từ phải có Các động từ + O + To V + sb + V -bare inf
V + V ing TO-V theo sau V infinitive V + SB + Do Sth
V + TO V V+ SB + TO V
1. avoid (tránh ) 1. afford (đủ khả 1. advise (khuyên ) 1. help (gióp)
2. admit (thừa nhận ) năng) 2. allow ( cho phép ) 2. let (cho phÐp)
3. advise (khuyên nhủ ) 2. agree (đồng ý ) 3. ask ( yêu cầu ) 3. make (lµm, t¹o cho)
4. appreciate (đánh giá ) 3. appear ( xuất hiện ) 4. beg ( van xin ) 4. hear (nghe)
5. complete ( hoàn thành ) 4. arrange ( sắp xếp ) 5. cause ( gây ra ) 5. observe (quan s¸t)
6. consider ( xem xét ) 5. ask ( hỏi , yêu cầu ) 6. challenge ( thách 6. notice (nhận thấy)
7. continue(tiep tuc)=go on= keep on( tiếp tục) 6. beg ( nài nỉ , vanxin) thức ) 7. watch ( xem)
8. delay ( trì hoãn ) 7. care ( chăm sóc ) 7. convince ( thuyết 8. have (nhờ, thuê)
9. deny ( phủ nhận ) 8. claim (tuyên bố) phục )
10. discuss ( thảo luận ) 9. consent ( bằng lòng) 8. dare ( dám ) *lu ý :
11. dislike ( không thích )=hate 10. decide ( quyết định ) 9. encourage ( khuyến -nÕu let/make ë bÞ ®éng th× V cã
12. enjoy ( thích )=like=feel like=love 11. demand ( yêu cầu ) khích ) to(be let/made +to V)
13. finish ( hoàn thành )) 12. deserve ( xứng 10. expect ( mong đợi ) - S + V ( be, seem, look, feel,...)
14. mention (đề cập ) đáng) 11. forbid ( cấm ) + ADJ + to V(nÕu cã tÝnh tõ theo
sau V th× ph¶i cã to)
15. mind ( phiền , ngại ) 13. expect ( mong đợi ) 12. force ( buộc )
16. miss (nhớ , bỏ lỡ ) 14. fail ( thất bại ) 13. hire ( thuê )
17. postpone ( tr× hoãn ) 15. hesitate (do dự ) 14. instruct ( hướng dẫn
18. practice (luyện tập ) 16. hope (hi vọng ) 15. invite ( mời )
19. quit (nghỉ , thôi ) 17. learn ( học ) 16. need ( cần )
20. recall ( nhắc nhở , nhớ ) 18. manage (xoay sở ) 17. order ( ra lệnh )
21. recollect ( nhớ ra ) 19. mean (ý định ) 18. permit ( cho phép )
22. recommend (đề nghị, tiến cử ) 20. need ( cần ) 19. persuade ( thuyết
23. regret ( tiếc rằng)+Ving = 21. offer (đề nghị ) phục )
be sorry about Ving= be sorry sb for Ving 22. plan ( lên kế hoạch ) 20. remind ( nhắc nhở )
24. resent (bực tức ) 23. prepare ( chuẩn bị ) 21. require (đòi hỏi )
25. resist (kháng cự ) 24. pretend ( giả vờ ) 22. teach ( dạy )
26. risk ( mạo hiểm ) 25. promise ( hứa ) 23. tell( bảo )
27. spend (sử dụng thời gian,) 26. refuse ( từ chối ) 24. urge ( thúc giục )
28. suggest (gợi ý ) 27. seem ( dường như ) 25. want ( muốn )
29. tolerate (tha thứ ) 28. struggle (đấu tranh ) 26. warn ( cảnh báo )
30. understand ( hiểu ) 29. swear ( xin thề ) Ex: She allowed me to
31. can’t help (ko thể tránh / nhịn được ) 30. threaten (đe doạ ) use her car
32. can’t stand ( ko thể chịu đựng đc ) 31. volunteer ( tình
33. can’t bear ( ko thể chịu đựng đc ) nguyện
34. It is no use / It is no good ( vô ích) 32. wait (đợi )
35. would you mind(bạn có thấy phiền...k?) 33. want ( muốn )
36. to be used to ( quen với ) 34. wish (ước muốn )
37. to be / get accustomed to (quen/ dần quen Ex : We agree to
với ) start early
38. to be busy ( bận rộn )
39. to be worth ( xứng đáng )
40. to look forward to (trông mong )
41. to have difficulty(in)/ fun / trouble
42. to have a difficult time
43. TO GO + V-ING (c¸c ho¹t ®«ng, vui ch¬i)
44. be afraid OF =be frightened OF = be
terrified OF = be scared OF (sî)
45. be interested IN = be fond OF
= (v) keen ON (thÝch,quan t©m)
46. be tired OF (mÖt)
47. be bored with=be fed up WITH (ch¸n)
48. be good /bad FOR (t«t /xÊu cho)
49. be good/bad AT (giái/ dèt vÒ m«n)
50. be surprised / shocked /amzazed/astonished /
AT(BY): ng¹c nhiªn,kinh ng¹c
* sau gioi tu(in,on,at...) + Ving .
*without/+ving = no+ving(khong)

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Lu ý: Mét sè ®éng tõ ®Æc biªt cã nh÷ng trêng hîp kh¸c nhau.
1) to Try(cè g¾ng, thö): - try (cè g¾ng ) + to V
- try ( thö) + V-ing
2) to Make (lµm) : - make + sb + V_bare inf (k chia)
-to be made + to V(bÞ b¾t lµm g×...)
3) to need ( cÇn) :
- need + V-bare inf (khi need ®ãng vai trß nh mét ®éng tõ khuyÕt thiÕu hay trî ®éng tõ )
Ex:I need not earn money(t«i k cÇn kiÕm tiÒn) ,
Need you type this letter?no,I needn’t.(b¹n cã cÇn ®¸nh m¸y bøc th nµy k?k t«i k cÇn)
- need +to V (need lµ ®éng tõ thêng)
Ex: I don’t need to earn money.(t«i k cÇn kiÕm tiÒn)
- need + V-ing ( need mang nghÜa ®îc cÇn thiªt trong c©u bÞ ®éng)
Ex: this knife needs sharpening.= this knife needs to be sharpened (con dao nµy cÇn ®îc lµm s¾c).
our car needs repairing now.(xe cña chóng ta cÇn ®c söa ch÷a ngay)
4) to have (cã):
-mÉu c©u: have/get sth done(V-ed) : cho ai ®ã lam g×.
-Ex: I have my car cleaned. (t«i cho ngêi röa xe cña t«i)
-mÉu c©u: have sb do sth: nhê ai ®ã lµm g×.
-I have my brother clean my car. (t«i nhê anh t«i röa xe)
5)to get(lam cho) :
- mÉu c©u: get sth done(V-ed) cho ai ®ã lµm g×.
-Ex: I get my car cleaned. (t«i cho ngêi röa xe cña t«i)
- mÉu c©u: get sb to V sth: nhê, khiÕn ai ®ã lµm g×.
-Ex: I get my brother to clean my car. (t«i nhê anh t«i röa xe)
6) to suggest (®Ò nghÞ):
-1) suggest + Ving -ex 1: They suggest building a big house.
-2) suggest + (that) + S + (should) + V-bare inf
-ex 2: The teacher suggests that Lan (should) stay at home.
-3) suggested + one’s V-ing - ex 3: My dad suggested my using the red car.
7) ( would / ’d) prefer = ( would /’d) rather :(thÝch h¬n) cã 3 trêng hîp
1-c©u cã 2 ®éng tõ: - (would)prefer+V-ing+sth+to+V-ing+sth
= (would)rather+V(bare inf)+sth+THAN+V(bare inf)+sth:
THÝCH LµM G× H¬N LµM G×. Ex: I’d preper driving car to riding a bike. I’d rather drive car than ride
a bike. (t«i thÝch l¸i «t« h¬n ®i xe m¸y)
2-c©u cã 1 ®«ng tõ:-(would) prefer + to V sth = (would) rather + V(-bare inf) sth: ai ®ã thÝch gi h¬n.
Ex: she would prefer to dance. = she would rather dance. C« Êy thÝch khiªu vò h¬n.
3-c©u cã sb vµ 1 ®éng tõ. -(’d) prefer + sb + to V sth =(’d) rather + sb + V-ed: thÝch ai ®ã lµm g× h¬n.
Ex: he prefers me to go out now. = he’d rather me went out now. anh Êy thÝch t«i ra ngoµi b©y giê
h¬n.
Caùc tröôøng hôïp ngoaïi leä khaùc:
 Allow/ permit/ recommend/ advise/ forbid … + V-ing: cho phep, gợi ý, khuyên....
+ O + To V
 Stop + to V: döøng laïi ñeå….
V-ing: töø boû (thoùi quen)
 Remember + V-ing: nhôù ñaõ laøm gì (quaù khöù)
To V: nhôù seõ laøm gì (töông lai)

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  Forget + V-ing: ñaõ queân laøm gì (quaù khöù)
To V : Seõ(khoâng) queân laøm gì (töông lai)
 Regret + V-ing: hoái haän vì ñaõ…
To V: thoâng baùo moät tin xaáu
 Try + V-ing: thöû laøm gì ñoù
To V: coá gaéng laøm gì ñoù
 Need: Neáu chuû ngöõ chæ ngöôøi: S + need, require, want + to V
Neáu chuû ngöõ chæ vaät: S + need, require, want + V- ing or to be V(pp)

I- Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. I’d rather (stay)_____________ home tonight
2. She had trouble (tell) ____________ lies to the boss
3. It is worth (spend) ___________ money on it. It has been there in the shop for ages
4. The students get used to (help) _____________ the old and the disabled
5. It’s no use (learn) ________________ a language
6. I dislike (call) _______________ a little girl
7. We spend hours (type) _________________ this document
8. She has her mother (help) _______________ me every weekend
9. He keeps (hope) _________ and (pray) __________ that things will get better
10. I don’t know why he avoids (meet) ______________ me
11. The manager decided (resign) _____________________ his secretary
12. The boy admitted (break) _________________ my ancient flower vase
13. He suggested (have) __________________ lunch outside
14. I expect (meet) _______________ my parents because I haven’t seen for ages
15. I promise (not tell) ___________________ a lie
16. Mary suggested (hold) ____________________ a barbecue in the garden
17. He keeps (hope) __________ (win) _____________ the game this summer
18. The students stopped (talk)____________________ when the teacher came in
19. I enjoy (listen) ____________ to classical music
20. I’ll try (not make) __________________ the same mistake again
21. Would you mind (give) _______________ me a hand?
22. She has just finished (write) _____________ a friendly letter
23. Have you ever watched people (try) _________ (catch)___________ fish?
24. Do you have any money (pay) _______________ for the book?
25. Would you be so good as (answer) _________ the phone when iot rains?
26. Try (forget) _________ it; it isn’t worth (worry) ___________ about
27. We want (pay) ________________ better wages
28. We don’t enjoy (use) _________ as cheap labor; we’re tired of (work)_________for low wages
29. After (hear) ________ the conditions, I decided (not enter) _________ for the competition
30. Imagine (have) ___________ (get) __________ up at 4 A.M every day
31. We were surprised by his (go) _____________ away without (say) ____________goodbye
32. It’s not much use (have) ___________ a bicycle if you don’t know how (ride)_____________ it
33. I’d love (have) ____________ an apportunity (meet) ______________ you again
34. He resents (tell) __________________ what (do) _____________
35. We expect (treat) ___________________ like human beings
36. She hopes (invite) __________________ to discussions with the company
37. We’re going to have our luggage (weigh) _______________
38. I want my exercises (do) ___________________ by tomorrow morning
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39. Can these old engines be made (start) ________________?
40. There were some people (row) ________________ on the river
41. Try (avoid) ________ (be) ________late. He hates (keep) _________ (wait) ___________.
42. Do you feel like (dine) ______ out or would you rather (have) __________ dinner at home?
- I’d like (go) ___________ out. I always enjoy (have) ____________ dinner in a restaurant
43. Your hair needs (cut) __________. You’d better (have) ________ it (do) ______ tomorrow – unless
you’d like me (have) _________ a go at it for you
44. The children prefer (watch) ___________ TV to (read) ___________
45. I am against (make)_________________ any complaints
46. We are looking forward to (read) ________________ your new book
47. You’d better consult your lawyer before (decide) ________________ to buy the property
48. It’s an (interest) ________________ match
49. After (watch) _________ for three hours we stopped to let the others (catch up)______ with us
50. He was fined for (exceed) __________ the speed limit

II- Supply the correct verb tense or form

1. He (see)…………………….… her while he (walk)…………………….……. down the street yesterday.
2. After he (do)……………………… his homework, he went to the cinema.
3. Tom (play) ……………..……. football when he was a little boy.
4. Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain) ……………………..…….
5. Last night, when I (come) ………….. there, they (already/go) ……….. to the party.
6. Do you remember (read) ……. about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)……… newspaper
7. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect)……………..…… stamps when he (be)……… 15 years
old. He (collect)……………. many kinds of stamps.
8. The last time he (see)……………….……. in public, he (wear)………………..….. a great suit.
9. We (not/see)………………..… her since she (leave)……………………….. school.
10. Lan said that she (get) ……………………….. married soon.
11. My brother (go)………………..… to bed after he (turn)………………….….. the lights off last night.
12. She is not accustomed to (take)………………..…. care of by others
13. We (live) ………………….… in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)………………..….. from high school.
15. They (finish)……………………... the project by the end of the next year.
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) …….. dinner, but they (stop)………… to talk to him.
17. They (live)…………………….. next door to my house since I (be)……………….….. young.
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)………..….. for him for 25 years.
19. While she (talk) ……….on the phone, the children (start)…… fighting and (break)……… a window.
20. When I (be) ……………..….. a boy, I often (go)……………..….. fishing with my father.
21. Columbus (discover)………………….. America 500 years ago
22. When I (leave)……….…. my office last night, it (still/rain)………………….. very hard.
23. What do you think the children (do)……..….. when we (get)………. home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)…………… his job last month and since then he (be)……….... out of work
25. When we (come)………..….. there last night, they (be)…………… there for an hour
26. When we arrived there, they (already/have)……………………... dinner
27. Mary (never/see)……………………….. such a beautiful house
28. When she (enter) ……….….. the office this morning, he (already/go) ………..out
29. We (study)……………… almost every lesson in this book so far.
30. That author doesn’t mind (criticize) ……………….. by his friends
31. He spends a lot of time (read) …………………….... books.
32. I don’t enjoy (take) ………………………. care of as if I were a child.
33. I (be) …………………..…. to London several times this year.
34. The film we saw (be)……….... sad. It (make)……… me (cry)……………………
35. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)……………………….. the key.
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 36. He (be) ………………………..… a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman
37. I (never/see) ……………………… any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum.
38. No one (enjoy) …………………………. (deceive)………………..……. by the others
39. When I (arrive) …………… at his house this morning, he (still/sleep) ……………..
40. I prefer (telephone) ……………….…… to (write) ………………….… letters.
41. He was made (sign) ………………..…….. a paper admitting his guilt
42. He usually (wear) ………. sandals but when I last (see) ……….. him, he (wear) …………. boots.
43. He discovered how (open) ………………..… the safe.
44. She doesn’t old enough (travel) ……………….…… by herself.
45. Most people prefer (spend) …………. money to (earn) …………. it.

 Exercise: Choose the best answer:

1. Many young people are fond of -------------- football and other kinds of sports.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
2. They couldn’t help -------------- when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed
3. Your house needs -------------- .
A. redecorated B. redecorating C. being redecorated D. to redecorate
4. I remember -------------- them to play in my garden.
A. to allow B. allow C. allowing D. allowed
5. It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid -------------- by the
supervisors?
A. to recognize B. to be recognized C. recognizing D. being recognized
6. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather ---------- equally.
A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. treating
7. Did you accuse Nam of --------- a plate? Well, I saw him ------ it off the table with his elbow.
A. break/ knock B. breaking/ knocking C. to break/ to knock D. breaking/ knock
8. We found it very difficult -------------- with Gamma.
A. to work B. work C. working D. worked
9. I can’t read when I am traveling. It makes me -------------- sick.
A. feel B. to feel C. felt D. feeling
10. I need -------------- what’s in the letter. Why don’t you let me -------------- it?
A. to know/ to read B. know/ read C. to know/ read D. knowing/ read
11. I suggest -------------- some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
12. We regret -------------- you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
13. The driver stopped -------------- a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
14. Have you ever considered -------------- a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
15. You had better -------------- at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
16. I remember -------------- my mother said the grass in the garden needed --------------.
A. to hear/cutting B. hear/cut C. heard/to cut D. hearing/ cutting

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17. Peter sometimes help his sister --------------.
A. do homework B. to do homework C. with homework D. all are correct
18. I would rather -------------- at home than --------------out with you.
A. staying/going B. to stay/ to go C. stay/go D. stayed/went
19. I would rather you --------------.
A. drive B. to drive C. drove D. driven
20. She didn’t say a word and left the room.
A. She left the room without saying a word B. She leaving the room without saying a word
C. She left the room saying a word D. She left the room to say a word.
21. My father wanted me -------------- a pilot.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
22. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy -------------- something.
A. write B. writing C. to write D. to writing
23. My teacher doesn’t allow us --------- while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
24. We have plenty of time. We needn’t --------------
A. hurry B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurried
25. I promised -------------- on time. I mustn’t -------------- late.
A. be/be B. to be/to be C. to be/ be D. be/to be
26. Mary and I are looking forward -------------- you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
27. I’m sure that he knows -------------- this new machine.
A. to use B. using C. how using D. how to use
28. Psychiatrists and doctors have failed -------------- people not to drink.
A. to tell B. telling C. tell D. told
29. The students are used to -------------- in the school library.
A. working B. work C. to work D. worked
30. Our room needs -------------- up. A. tidied B. to tide C. tidy D. tidying
31. Mercury’s low gravity makes you -------------- very light in a spaceship.
A. feel B. feeling C. to feel D. felt
32. “ Was the test long?”. “ Yes, John was the only one -------------- it”
A. to finish B. finishing C. finished D. finish
33. A lots of needs -------------- to the house before anyone can move in.
A. be done B. doing C. to do D. done
34. It is about time you -------------- harder for the next exam.
A. worked B. working C. work D. to work
35. If he really doesn’t feel like ------------ now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working

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