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 soft that we can’t hear anything. 


3. It + V + such + (a/an) + N(s) + that + S + V:? (quá... đến nỗi mà...)

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 :? (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. 

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.


6. It + be + time + S + V (-ed, cột 2) / 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 all of you for this question.


7. It + takes/took+ someone + amount of time + to do something:? (làm gì... mất bao nhiêu thời gian... hoc tieng anh)

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:? (ngăn cản ai/ cái gì... làm gì..)

e.g. He prevented us from parking our car here.


9. S + find+ it+ adj to do something:? (thấy ... để làm gì...)

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. (Thích cái gì/ làm gì hơn cái gì/ làm gì)

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:? (thích làm gì hơn làm gì)

e.g. She would play games than read books.

e.g. I’d rather learn English than learn Biology.


12. To be/get Used to + V-ing:? (quen làm gì)

e.g. I am used to eating with chopsticks.


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.

e.g. She used to smoke 10 cigarettes a day.


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.


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.


17. by chance = by accident (adv):? tình cờ

e.g. I met her in Paris by chance last week.


18. to be/get tired of + N/V-ing:? mệt mỏi về...

e.g. My mother was tired of doing too much housework everyday.

 
19. can’t stand/ help/ bear/ resist + V-ing:? Không chịu nỗi/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.