1/ S + spend/ spent + thời gian / tiền bạc + V-ing....
I spent
two hours __doing___ my homework.
2/ It takes / took + O + thời gian + to V....
It
took me two hours to do my
homework.
* Những động từ theo sau bằng V-ing / to V
3/ remember / forget / regret (nuối tiếc) + V-ing: nhớ lại
/ quên / nuối tiếc chuyện đã xảy ra rồi trong QK
4/ remember / forget / regret (nuối tiếc) + to V: nhớ /
quên / nuối tiếc chuyện sẽ ra trong TL
Ex: Don’t forget (turn) to turn off
the TV when you go to bed.
I remember
(meet) meeting you somewhere before but I can’t
remember your name.
5/ stop + V-ing: dừng hẳn, chấm dứt
6/ stop + to V: dừng lại để làm việc khác
Ex: My father stopped (smoke) smoking
two years ago.
He felt tired
after driving for two hours so he stopped (take) to
take a short rest.
7/ try + V-ing: thử / tried /
tries
8/ try + to V: cố gắng
9/ need + V-ing: cần được (bị động) = need to
be + V3/-ed
10/ need + to V: cần (chủ động)
Ex:
My car is dirty. It needs ____washing / to be washed
I need _to wash_____(wash)
my car now.
11/ allow + V-ing : cho
phép
12/ allow + O + to V: cho
phép
My parents allowed me to go to the cinema with my friends this weekend.
13/ be allowed + to V: được
cho phép
Ex: They don’t allow (smoke) smoking in their room.
They don’t allow me (smoke) to
smoke in their room.
I am not allowed (smoke) to smoke in
their room.
14/ let / make + O + Vo:
để cho (cho phép), khiến (bắt buộc)ai làm
việc gì
15/ begin / start / continue
+ V-ing / to V: nghĩa của
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