STRUCTURES
A. Structures Examples
I. V-bare
1. S + used to/ would rather/ had better/can ...+ V
1
.
(Đã từng/ thích hôn/ neân thì hôn/ có thể)
He‘d rather stay at home than go out.
Cậu ấy thích ở nhà hơn đi ra ngoaøi.
2. S + keep/ make/ let/ have + O + V
1
. (active)
( giữ/ làm cho/ để/ nhờ +ai làm gì)
Tom has his father fix the ball for him.
Tom nhờ bố sửa trái bóng cho cậu ấy .
3. S + see/ hear/ notice/ watch + O + V
1
.
(thấy/ nghe/ ch ú ý / xem)
I saw the girl sing a song.
Tôi thấy cô gái hát một bài.
II. To-V
4. S+ V+ adj/ adv + enough + (for O) + to V
Ai đủ .... làm gì / (Điều gì) đủ cho ai để làm gì.

Tom isn’t old enough to go to school.
Tom không đủ tuổi để đi học.
5. S+ V+ too +adj / adv + (for O) + to V
Ai quá .... làm gì / (Điều gì) quá ... cho ai để làm gì.

The test is too difficult for the pupils to finish in time.

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Ai thích/ phiền/ trãi qua/ thực hành/ tránh/ giữ/ thích/ đề
nghị/ hoàn thành/ ghét/ không thích.... làm gì.
I enjoy singing very much.
T ôi thích hát rất nhiều.
He doesn’t mind opening the door.
Cậu ấy không phiền mở cửa ra.
12. S + be(get) used to/ look forward to/ be worth/
have difficulty/ waste time/ (be) no use/ busy + V
ing

Ai quen với việc/ mong chờ/ xứng đáng/ gặp khó khăn/
lãng phí thời gian / vô ích/ bận việc... làm gì.
I am used to getting up early.
Tôi quen với việc thức dậy sớm.
My mother busy cooking in the kitchen.
Mẹ tôi đang bận nấu ăn trong nhà bếp.
B. Choose and underline the best answers:
1. He is not (enough old to/ old enough to/ enough old for/ old enough for) get married.
2. Would you like (to leave/ leave/ leaving/ left) a message?
3. I used to (watch - watching - watches – watched) that film when I was ten.
4. The weather is warm enough for us (going out- to go out- go out- goes out)
5. They always help their mother (do –to do - doing – done) the house work.
6. You should (wash – to wash – washing – washed) your hands before meals. .
7. Would you like (saw – to see – seeing – see) a movie?
8. What about (have – to have – having – had) fruits?
9. You ought (wash – to wash – washing – washed) your hands before meals.
10. The test is too difficult for the pupils (finishing- finish – finished- to finish) in time.
11. It has taken me 3 hours (to copy- copy – copying- copied) this document.
12. It’s interesting/ possible/ difficult/ easy for us (to join – joins – join – joining).

15. Mai isn’t old enough (see) ................................ horror films.
D. Finish the following sentences in such a way that it’s as similar in meaning to the original sentences.
1. I love to read books very much.
→ I enjoy ....................................................................................................................................................................................
2. The children couldn’t go swimming because It was very cold.
→ The sea was too....................................................................................................................................................................................
3. I often went to the cinema at weekends.
→ I used....................................................................................................................................................................................
4. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
→ Peter is not ....................................................................................................................................................................................
5. I do this exercise in three and a half hours.
→ It takes....................................................................................................................................................................................
6. To see that film is interesting.
→ It’s interesting. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
7. The test is so difficult that the pupils can not finish it in time
→ The test is too ....................................................................................................................................................................................