84 CẤU TRÚC VÀ VÍ DỤ CÂU THÔNG DỤNG TIẾNG ANH GIAO TIẾP 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...) 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 qk 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. 21. to be interested in + N/V-ing: quan tâm đến... e.g. Mrs Brown is interested in going shopping on Sundays. 22. to waste + time/ money + V-ing: tốn tiền hoặc thời gian làm gì e.g. He always wastes time playing computer games each day. e.g. Sometimes, I waste a lot of money buying clothes. 23. To spend + amount of time/ money + V-ing: dành bao nhiêu thời gian làm gì.. e.g. I spend 2 hours reading books a day. e.g. Mr Jim spent a lot of money traveling around the world last year. 24. To spend + amount of time/ money + on + something: dành thời gian vào việc gì... e.g. My mother often spends 2 hours on housework everyday. e.g. She spent all of her money on clothes. 25. to give up + V-ing/ N: từ bỏ làm gì/ cái gì... e.g. You should give up smoking as soon as possible. 26. would like/ want/wish + to do something: thích làm gì... e.g. I would like to go to the cinema with you tonight. 27. have + (something) to + Verb: có cái