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‘Grammar structures Meanings! examples
~ Be about to do sth ~ sé lam gi dé, sip sim lam gi dé.
~ Be able to do sth ~ Cé thé lam gi dé eg: I'm able to speak
= To be capable of + V_ing English = | am capable of speaking
Enalish.
~ Be abounding in sth
- Co nhiéu, doi dao cai pi do.
~ Be absent from ( class, school, ...)
= Be absorbed in sth/ V-ing
~ Be accessible to do sth.
~ Be acceptable to sb
~ Be accompanied by sb
- Be accountable for an action
- Be accurate in sth ~ Chinh xa vé cai gi
— Be accuse sb of doing sth — Bude toi at da lam gi
- Be accustomed to sth/ V-ing ~ Quen vin dieu gif lam gi
— Be acquainted with sth doing sth — Quen ven diéu gif lam gi
~ Be addicted to sth ~ Nghién cai gi
— To adjust to sth — Thich nghi vai cai gi
~ Be afraid of sth - Soca gi/ai
— Agree with sb about sth = Dang voi ai ve
~ Be aimed at sbi sth = Nham vao ail cat gi
— Although +a clause P Mic di...
~ Apologize to sb for sth’ doing sth
~ Xin [aia ve...
- Apologize for domg)sth Eg. | want to apologize for being rude to
> apply for a jobs
~ Apart fromesby sth...
~ Argue with sb about sth
~ Arange for sb to do sth ~ Sip xép ai lam vide gi
1. Atno time + Modal V+54V...
Eg. He never suspected that his money
was stolen
2.At no time did + 5 +s uspect (that) 2 +
had + Vipll) ...
=§1 + never + suspected that + $2 + had
+V(P2)+....
~ Chua hic mo...
—-At no time did he suspect that his
moncy was stolen,
Eg. He never suspected that the moncy
had been stolen.
- At no time did he suspect (that) the
money had been stolen
advise sb todo sth / not to do sth
~ Khuyén ai lam gif khong lam gi
eg: Our teacher advises us to study hard.
~Assoon As +5 +had+Vipp), 5>V
(qu, kho (®—n).
~ Ngay khi~Aslongas +5? V.,5+ will? V,..
~ So long as +
Eg, As long as you work hard, you will
pass your exam,
B
- Beg sb for sth ~ Xin / nai ai cai gi
~ beg sb to do sth ~ Xin nai ai lam gi
- Believe in shi sth ~ Tin vao ai cai gi
~ be between jobs = jobless i
- Blame for sbi sth
- be bored with sth - Chan lam cai gi
Eg. We are bored with doing the same
things everyday
- Borrow sth from sb - Muon cai gi cia ai
- be busy doing sth
eg: We are busy preparing for our
exam,
~ Ban rin Lim gi
- But for doing sth/ sth, § + can"t+do...
( Néu khéng,..., .khdng thé...)
Eg, The only thing we can do is learning.
+ But for learning, we can't do any
- Catch up with sb in sth
- Compare sth with sth
- Compete with sb for sth
- Congratulate sb on sth
- Charge sb money for sth
- In spite of + V-ing/ N...
- Despite of + V-ing/ N...
- Dream about / of + N/ V-ing
-5+V+ Due to+ N—- phrase.
Eg, The office was closed due to the
doctor's illness.
E$1 + expect + that +S2+ will+ V _.
S1 + expect + somebody +to-v ...
Eg.- | expect that he will get there by
Junch time,
~Lexpect him to get there by lunch ume.
- Escape from + a place
= tren tho,t khai_..
F
- To fail to do sth
~ Khéng lam duce cai gi / That bai trong
wiéc lam cai gi
eg: We failed to do this exercise.
- To find it + adj + todo sth
Eg: We find it difficult to learn English,
Be fed up with + V-ing/ N
Tha vinvile Bx...
- Be familiar + to Sth/sb
-Be famous for + Sth.
~ Be filled with... ~ lum ®Cy...
- Fancy + V-ing ..... Eg. What a susprise to see you here !
~ Fancy seeing you here.
G
~ be good at ( V_ing ) sth = Gioi ( lam eal gi
eg: I'm good at ( playing ) tennis
- Get out of + N/v-ing
~ ra khau/ thot Khai...
H
- To have no idea of sth = don"t know
about sth
~ Khong bit ve cai gi
eg: [ have no idea of this word =| don't
kvow this word,
- Had (‘d) better] do sth
not do sth
~Nén lam gi / Khéng nén lam gi
eg: 1. You'd better learn hard.
2. You'd better not go out.
LTo have sth + Py
2. To have sb do sth
1. C6 cat gi duge lam
eg: I'm going to have my house repainted.
2. Nhoy Thué ai lam gi
eg: I’m going to have Mr. Jonh repair my
car.
"m going to have my car repaired.
- How + (a/ an) + adj +N +be!
- What + (a/ an ) + adj +NJ
Eg.- What a lovely picture !
- How a lovely picture is |> Hardly du sth — can't de sil,
- Hardly
- Seldom + Modal V+S8+ V_,
- Never
- Rarely
~ Hau valiu Also: lau
~ Hiém khi
Eg. The performance had hardly begun
when the light went off.
= Hardly had the performance begua
when the light went off.
~ be interested in + N/ V_ing
- Thich cai gi / lam cai gi
Eg: We are interested in reading books:
on
~Ti's the first time sb have ( has) + Py
= Bay la lan dau tien ai lam cai gh
eg: It's the first time we have visited
this place.
- Itis+ Adj + ( for sb )+ to do sth
eg: [tts difficult for old people to learn
English.
- It's time ++ did sth
~ Ba den loc ai pha lam gi
eg: It's ume we went home.
- It's not necessary for sb to do sth
=Sb don't need to do sth
doesn“t_have to do sth
~ Aikhéng can thiét phai lam gi
eg: It is not mecessary for you to do this
exercise.
- To invite sb to do sth
~ Moi ai lam gi
eg: They invited me to go to the cinema.
It’s over 6 months since + S—V( simple
Past)
= hon 6 th ng kO 1 khi...
Eg.It's over 6 months since John had his
haur cut,
- It's (hugh) time + 5 + past subjunctive
Eg. It's high time you got back to work_
- t+ be+ ...+ who + does + sth for 5.0
++ 5.04 owes sth + to+$.0
Eg. It was Alexander Graham Bell who
invented the telegraph.
+People owe the invention of the
telegraph to Alexander Graham Bell
K
= Itis( very ) kind of sb to do sth
cg; It is very kind of you to help me.
~ Athat tot bung / tir té khi lam gi
L- To look forward to + V_ing
~ Be look forward to + V-ing.
eg: We are looking forward to going on
holiday
- Mong chi, mong dom lam gi
Eg] look forward to seeing you soon,
Lam looking forward to seeing you
soon
- $+ last + did sth + time ago.
- The last time + § + did sth was + time
ago.
- Lin cudi cing lam gi la...
eg. I last met her 10 years ago.
+ The last time | met her was 10 years ago.
M
- To make sb do sth - Bat ai lam gi
- Be+ made+ to-—V eg: The teacher made us do alot of
homework
- bP bit lum gx...
Eg. | was made to work hard -
- To make sure of sth’ - Bao dam dieu gi
that+S+V eg: 1. | have to make sure of that
information.
2. You have to make sure that you'll pass
the exam
-De you mind fT + V( hint Hn)?
-Would you mind if 1 + V (qaa kha in)
3
-Dof would you mind + V—ing ?
Eg, Do you mind if | take a photo of you?
Would you mind if] took a photo of you ?
Do! Would you mind opening the door ?
-S+ May ...<> Eg, | think It may rain
Perhaps <3 It look as if it will rain,
Look as if ~ There isa chance that I will get the
It's possible that job I've apphed for.
Seem St+will+¥
There is a good
In all probability
I's quite likely that
N
1To need to do sth 1Can lam gi
2.To need doing eg: You need to work harder.
2. Can due lam
eg: This car weeds repairing.
- Not only ~ Khong nh-ng .... mp cin
- Both . - via... vda,
Eg. She is not only short but also fat,
She is both short amd fat
~ No sooner + had + 5+ Vipp) + than? S
+ Vi qu_ kha fn)
Eg, No sooner had they Ieft home than 1
started to rain.
- Nothing but+s+would+¥V....
Eg- He insisted on a full apology.
— Nothing but a full apology would
satisfy him-Not until... did+5+ WV...
Eg. | only recognised him when he came
into the light,
- NOt WNT he Came into the light dag
ise him.
- No point on + V-ing ...
Eg. It 1s quite pointless to complain,
- There ts 00 point on complaining.
~ Never havelhas+ 5+ V(P2)+...
Eg, Never have I written such a good
- No matter + how + ady adv? 5+ V...
- No matter + what! where + $+ V ...
Eg. matter how busy you are, he
always insists on coming with you.
-$ + be + superlative adj + N
#+No other + N+ Be + as+ adj+as+S
Eg.Iron is the most useful metal.
+ No other metal ts as useful as ron,
oO
- To offer sb sth
eg: He offered me a job in his company.
- Mai / dé nghi ai can gi
Not
Only by
Never before
Only when
Only later
Only after
At no time
Only with
( $0 th» cfia Beng ta/-V)
+8
Eg. There was no precedent for the King's
resignation,
- Never before had the King resigned.
+ I didn’t realize who he was until later.
Qnly later did | realize who he was.
- Only by studying harder, can you pass
the exam.
~ If only + 5+ V( past simple) =
- Gui nh
Eg. If only | could live m Paris fora year!
-Omce +5 + have + PP, S + will + V.
Eg. He will do what he has said.
4+ Once he has said something, he will do
tt,
P
- Prefer +N + w+N -thYch... hon
+V-ing + to +V-ing ‘eg: We prefer spending money te caring
+5b + to-v money.
- To prevent sb from V_ing - Can tra! ngiin can ai lam gi
eg: The rain prevented us from going for
a walk,
~ To provide sb with sth ~ Cung cap cho ai cai gi
eg: Can you provide us with some books.
in history’?
- Provided that .... Eg. You can use my car, but have to keep
- Provided +5 +¥ it carefully.- Provided that you keep my car
carefully you can use it.
~ Pride oneself on sth.
Eg, Mrs. Lan is proud of her cooking,
~ Mrs_Lan prides herself on her cooking.
- There “s mo need { for sb)+to+¥ ...
= Take pride in sth
~ Put an end to sth/ doing sth ~ Chim dint cai gi lam gi.
- It + be pointless to do sth Eg. It’s quite pointless to complain.
«+5 + be+ mo worth + V- ing - There is no pomt in complaining.
- There ts no point in doing sth. - That problem ts not worth discussing
-§ + be try + but not succeed... - Children needn't study too much
+ There's no meed for children to study
too much,
R
- To rely on smb
| eg: You can rely on him.
~ Tin eay, dua dim vao ai
LTo remember doing
2. To remember to do
I.Nho da lam gi
eg: remember watching this film.
( Téi nhér la dd xem b6 phim nay )
2. Nhé lim gi ( cha Kam vide nay )
eg: Remember to do your homework.
( Hay nie lam bai tap vé nia)
- S$ +be + regarded + as + N/ V-ing ....
Eg.- Galileo is considered to be the father
of modem astronomy.
- Galileo ix regarded as (being) the
father of modern astronomy.
- Remind Sh + of + V-ing/ N.
- nbc ai nhi__
S
= be succeed in V_ing
- Thanh céng trong wee lam cau gi
eg: We were succeed im passing the exam.
~ so + adj/ady + that
- such + (af an) + adj + o+ that
> Qua den mac! nor ma
Egt The exercise 1s so difficult that
noone can do tt,
+ He spoke so quickly that | couldn't
understand him.
+ Its such adifficult exercise that noone
can do it- To spend + time / money + on sth/
doing sth
~ Danh thin gian / tien bac vao cai gif lam
gi
eg: We spend a lot of time on TV/
watching TV.
1.To suggest (that}+ $ + should + do sth
2.To suggest doing sth
- Goi ¥ ai lam gi
eg: | suggested you should buy this
‘house.
1.To stop to do sth
2.To stop doing sth
eg: I suggest going for a walk.
1. Dimg lai dé lam gi
eg: We stopped to buy some petrol
2. Théi khéng lam gi nita
cg: We stopped going out late
~Solongas+S>V
Eg. So long as you keep my car carefully,
you can use it,
T
~ lt takes ( sh )+ time + to do sth
~ Mit (cia ai )bao nhiéu thai gian dé lam
gi
eg: It took me an hour to do this exercise
LTry to do 1 Co lam gi
2.Try doing sth eg: We tried to learn hard.
2. Thi lam gi
eg: We tried cooking this food
~ Take care of + V-ing/N > quan tom ®On/ ch'm sic.
Eg. My mother always takes care of us
- Be tired of / from+ V-ing/N
- mt cho...
-unless =if not
Used to +¥
2DBe used to + V-ing
3.Get used to + V-ing.
used to get up late last year.
I
1 am used to getting up late.
1 get used to getting up late -T.Would(d) rather dosihy chim won lam gi? khong thichy
not do sth muon) lam gi
eg: I'd rather stay at home.
I'd rather not say at home.
2.Would (*d) rather sb did sthf ;
didn’t do sth 2. Mudn ai lam/ khéng | am gi
eg: I'd rather you stayed at home today.
Tiwish] +S + Viqu, khan)... |-.mong-ice hiGnti
+5 + had + (pp)... - -mong -ic é qu, kho_
—mong -ic é tng lai.
Eg -I
-] wish | had gone to her party last night,
- Lwish | would became a docter m the
future.
~Itis mot worth + V-ing ...
Eg. It’s not worth living to make her
change her mind.
- There is no need to make her change her
mind.
‘Other structures
- Be afraid of s.th . doing sth
~ Be tired of s.thvdoing sth
- Be keen on s.th’ doing s.th
~ Be interested iam s.thi
= Be kind of sb
- Be differem from shy s.th
+ Be bad/ good at s.th’ doing s.th
- Be disappointed with s.th’s.b
ath
ce epee Sip
~ Be! Get worried about s.by sth
- Be polite tos b
- Be surprised at s.b/ sth
‘of shy sth.
ofsby sth
~ Be about fo do sth
~ Be aware of 5.th (problem)
= Be full of's.th
- Be bored with sb sth
- Be successful im ath! doing sth
~ Be famous for s.th/ doing sth
~ $9, lo ngal. ¢ ngal
7 Sayan
= aim, hich
- Tot bung, tir te
- Khac ven
- Dop/gian
~ That vong wai
7 Buc bor, gidn
- Lo lin Ty
- Lich su ,
- Ngac nhién ve.
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Verbs with prepositions
+ Depend on s.thi s.b
- Insist om doing s.th
- Laugh at s.b/ s.th
- for s.b/ s.th
after s.b/ s.th
- Succeed im 5.th/ doing s.th
~ Blu thy, le shape...- Consist of s.th
- Suffer from s.th
- Belong tm sb
- Wait for s.b/ s.th
- Apologize for s.th
- Recover from s.th
- Live on s.by s.th
“Objet ie stfdaan sth
Aes se of sth er
- Remind s.b of dou ash
- Prevent s.b from 51 doing sth
- Fall in love with s.b
- Cope with shy s.th
~ Face wih. bi sh
Pepin 5 sth
Ask for s!
Brey
Rea aes
- Complain about s.th/ s.b
- Base om s.th
- Take care of s.thi s.b
- Feel sorry Tor s.b
- Expect sb to do sth
- Regret (mot) doing s.th
- Retuse doing s.th
- Used to do s.th
- Be / Get used to doing s.th
~ Spend (time) doing s.th
{em take / takes / took s.b (time) to do
- Be + adj + enough (for s.b) todo sth
- Be + too + adj (for s.b) to do s.th
~S+ V+ such (aan) + adj + that + clause
{ $+ V+so+ adj /adv + that + clause
- Have s.b do s.th ~ Nhér ai lam gi
- Have s.th done
- Make s.b do s.th
- Make s.bf s.th + adj
- Let s.b do s.th
- Need + doing s.th
- Hope + clause (in the future)
- Wish + clause (in the past)
- Persuade s.b to do s.th
- Pay attention to s.th/ doing s.th
- Have (a good) chance of doing s.th
- Thank s.b for doing s.th
- Keep in touch with s.b- Get on well with xb - Git lin lac ven...
- Would/Do you mind (not) doing sth/ if+ — - Gia-hoa thudn vai
clause’? a :
> Would you like to do sth?
- In spite of s.th/ (not) doing s.th + clause
- Despite s.th/ doing s.th + clause
- Although + clause + clause
*. Prefer s.th/ doing sth tos.th (doing) sth - Thich .......hom......
- Would rather sth / do sth than sth (do)
‘h
- Suggest doing s.th / that + clause
- It(be) time (for s.b) todo s.th .
- It(be) (im)possible (for s.b) to do s.th - Tireha......
- Deny doing s.th
- Without s.th/ doing s.th + clause
- Because of s.th / doing s.th + clause
- The reason for doing s.th + clause
- Ask
- Advice
- Get
- Beg s.b (mot) to dosth
- Tell
Request Exercises
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way thot if means exactly the same as
the sentence printed.
Ex: | haven't enjoyed myself'so much for years.
(It’s year since | enjoyed myself so much).
1. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said John
2. Although both his lezs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before
it exploded.
> Despite his.
3. Dhaven't caten
4, Afier fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out,
> The firemen managed, ...-.-..-.screcectscsscrseesceseesninnensnesnnsenseeet
3. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
> Plans,
7. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday
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