THANH HA (Bien soan)

NHA X U A T BAN TU OIEN BACH KHOA

 DONG TUT
TIENG ANH
 THANH HA
(Bien soan)

D O N G T IT
TIENG ANH

NHA XUAT BAN TIT DIEN BACH KHOA

 THANH HA

M ot trong nhCifng kho khan cua ngUdi hoc tieng

A nh la lam the nao de nam viing ngut phap, trong do
hieu va van dung cac loai tijf trong cau. X uat phat tii
thuc te do chung toi bien soan bo sach “D ong tCf tieng
A n h ” nay.

Cuon sach la nhCitng kien thtic cd ban ve dong

tuf trong tieng Anh, cach sU dung, co kem theo cac vi
du thUc te di kem .

De dung cuon sach nay co hieu qua hOn, tot

nhat ban nen do xem ky tting phan trU6c khi do sang
ph an sau.

T rong qua trinh beienoan chac khong tranh

khoi thieu sot, rat m ong nhan dUOc y kien dong gop
cua cac ban.

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C A C DANG THU’C CUA

DONG TlT TIENG ANH

Dong tti dUdc dinh nghia tren cd sd hinh thiic khi co

the, va theo cach sU dung cua chung trong cau.
Trong cac vi du dudi day, nhiing ti* dUdc gach chan
la dong tti.
- I go to school.
Toi di den trit&ng.
- She sings a song.
Cd ay hat mot Bai hat.
- He answered very well.
Anh ay tra Idi rat tot.

Dong tu! co nam hinh thiic nhu sau:

1 . Nguyen m iu (base form ) - tti thUdng thay trong
tu! dien.
2. Hinh thiic them “e /e s ” (-s form) ■ thUdng dung d
ngoi thii ba so it.
3. Hinh thtic qua kh\i (past tense) - thUdng dung d
qua khii ddn.
4. Hinh thuc hien tai phan tu! (-ing participle) -
thUdng dung d thi tiep dien hay trong cac menh de
phan tti hien tai.
5. Hinh thuc qua khr( phan tii (past participle) -
thu'dng dung d thi hoan thanh hay trong the bi dong, co
nhieu dong tijf hinh thuc qua khii va qua khii phan tii
giong nhau.
Cac dong tu' co hinh thiic qua khu va qua khii phan
tvf tan cung bang "ed" rat pho bien trong tieng Anh, goi
la dong tu' co quy tac (regular).
Vi du: watch - watched, look - looked

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Nhiing dong tut khac thuoc dang bat quy tac

(irregular), co nghia la hinh thiic cua tiing dong tii
khong theo mot nguyen tac nao. Tat ca dong tii deu co
s-form va ing-form va nhulng hinh thiic nay luon luon co
quy tac nen de biet hinh thiic cua moi dong tir tieng
Anh, can biet ba hinh thiic cua moi dong tii bat quy tac:
nguyen mau (base form ) - qua khvf (past tense) •
qua khti phan tif (p a st participle).
* Chu y: cac dong tii khuyet thieu: “ can, may,
must, might, will, should, could...” khong co hinh
thiic d ngoi thii ba so it (-s form ), hien tai phan tii (-ing
form ) hoac cac thi qua khii (past tense).
Quy tac sU dung cac dong tii khuyet thieu nay hoan
toan khac vdi dong tii.

CAC LOAI DONG TUT

Trong tieng Anh co hai loai dong tii chinh la ngoai
dong tii va noi dong tii.
1. Ngoai dong tif (transitive verb)
Ngoai dong tii: co the theo sau la mot danh tu lam
tan ngU - ten cua ngUdi, vat hay sU vat tiep nhan hanh
dong.
Vi du:
- She is^leanm g the floor.
Co ay dang lau nha.
- We met him at the bank.
Chung toi gap anh ay d ngan hang.
- I helped that woman.
Toi da giup ngi/di ph u nit ay.
2. Noi dong tif (intransitive verb)
Noi dong tii': khong co danh tii theo sau no. Noi
cach khac. sau noi dong tii khong cd tan ngii.

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Vi du:
- He draws.
A nh ay ve.
- We work.
Chung toi lam viec.
- I felt tired.
Toi cam thay met moi.
Noi dong tii dUdc chia thanh hai nhom: dong tii noi
(ilinking verb) va dong tit khong noi (not linking verb).
Dong tii noi: theo sau la mot danh tit nen de nham
vdi ngoai dong tii, nhUng danh tu! theo sau dong tit noi
luon noi ve ngUdi hay vat co vai tro la chu ngut cua dong
tii. Dong tii noi thUdng dimg la “be”, “become, turn, g et” .
Vi du:
- This wallet is Lan’s mother.
Cai vi nay la cua me Lan.
- She has becom e a singer.
Co ay da trd thanh ca si.
- He turned out to be my mother’s doctor.
Hod ra ong ay la bac si cua me toi.
Theo sau dong tii noi co the la tinh tu: hay trang tii
mo ta hoac dinh vi cho chu ngi3.
Vi du:
- She is very big.
Co ay rat beo.
- The building looks solid,
Tod nha trong rat vihig chac.
- The table is over here.
Cai ban d day.
Nhieu dong tit co the la ngoai dong tif hoac noi
dong tii tuy theo sU xuat hien cua tan ngfl hay khong.
Vi du:
- He draws.

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A nh ay ve. (Noi dong tii)

- He draws a picture.
A nh ay ve mot biic tranh. (Ngoai dong tit)
Cac tii dien deu phan biet “vt” (verb transitive) hoac
“vi” (verb intransitive).

THI CUA DONG TLT

T hi la thdi gian ma dong tii do de cap tdi: thi hien
tai (present), thi qua khii (past), thi tUdng lai (future),...
Trong tieng Anh thi cua dong tii dUdc dien ta bang
nhieu loai cum dong tii, qua do cac trd dong tii se dUdc
ket hdp vdi mot trong nhiing hinh thiic cua dong tii. Do
do, van de chu yeu cua ngUdi hoc dong tii tieng Anh
khong phai chi la hoc thuoc long nhiing hinh thiic cua
dong tii. Quan trong la phai nam dUOc sii phiic tap cua
cum dong tii tieng Anh, vdi rat nhieu loai khac nhau.

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THI HIEN TAI

THi HIEN TAI THtf&NG

1. Hinh thtfc
T rong cau khang dinh, thi hien tai co hai hinh
thiic: nguyen mau (base form ) va ngoi thijt ba so it them
“s/es” (S-form ). Hinh thiic nguyen mau diidc sU dung v 6i
nhQng chu ngO “I I we I you / they'. Hinh thiic “S-
form ” diidc dung v 6i cac chu tii “he / she / it” hoac bat
cif cau true danh tii nao ma nhiing tii tren co the thav
the.
I I we I you / they + V (nguyen mau)
he / she / it + V- s /es
* Quy tac them “s/es” vao sau dong tii nguyen mau,
neu dong tii d ngoi thii ba so it:
- Neu V tan cung bang “o”, them “es”
Vi du:
to go: He goes (Anh ay di)
to do: He does (Anh ay lam)
- V tan cung bang “x, ss, sh, ch” thi them “es”
Vi du:
to fix: He fixes (Anh ay siia)
to cross: She crosses (Co ay di qua)
to brush: She brushes (Co ay chai)
to teach: She teaches (Co ay day h oc)
to watch: My little baby watches TV (difa be cua toi
xem TV)
- V tan cung bang “v” (difng sau mot phu am) triio'c
khi them “s” phai doi “y ” thanh “ie” .
Vi du:
to marry: He marries (Anh ta ci/di)
to study: He studies (Anh ta hoc)
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nhUng trUdc y 1 a nguyen am thi giii nguyen y, roi

them s
to play: He plays (Anh ta chcfi)
* Cac cach phat am khi them “s/es” vao dong tii
nguyen mau: /iz/, Isl, hoac Izl
- Am cuoi phat am la Isl khi dong tii nguyen mau
ket thuc bang: Ipi, Itl, Ikl, Ifl, / 6/.
Vi du:
stop stops
hit hits
cook cooks
- Am cuoi phat am la lizl khi dong tii nguyen mau ket
thuc bang: si, Izl, Ifl, /3/, /d3/, /tJ7.
Vi du:
miss misses
rise rises
wash washes
watch watches
judge judges
- Am cuoi phat am la Izl neu am cuoi cua dong tii
nguyen mau khong n&m trong hai nguyen t i c tren.
Vi du:
lay lays
ride rides
ring rings
smell smells

2 . C a ch su1 d u n g
a. D ien ta m ot sti viec, m ot h a n h d o n g th e o th o i
q u en h o a c lap di la p la i
C ac d o n g tii c h i tan su a t d i k e m : always, often,
usually, sometimes, every, regularly, rarely, ...
Vi du:
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- I usually get up early.

Toi thiibng thtic day sdm.
- He goes out with his friend almost every Saturday
afternoon.
Anh ta di chcti vdi ban hau het cac chieu this bay.
- Tom always works hard.
Tom luon luon lam viec cham chi.

b. Dien ta mot stf that, m ot chan ly, khong thay

doi
VI du:
- The sun rises in the East.
M at trcti moc d dang Dong.
- The earth revolves around the sun.
Trai dat quay quanh mat trdi.
- W ater boils at 100°C.
Niidc soi d 100°C.
c. Dien ta mot nhan dinh, tieu de, Idi hiidng dan.
Vi du:
- I bet you don’t know her.
Toi citcfc la ban khong biet cd ay.
- First you turn right.
Triidc tien ban phai re phai.
d. Dien ta lich lam viec, gid tau xe
Vi du:
- My school open at 7 o’clock everyday.
Triicfng toi md ciia luc 7 gid hang ngay.
- The bus goes every 10 minu es.
Cii 10 phut lai co 1 chuyen xe buyt.
e. Dien ta mot svC viec se dien ra trong ttfctng lai
- Cac pho tif thdi gian chi ttfdng lai di kem:
“tomorrow” , “next week” ,... hoac trong menh de
trang nguf chi thdi gian: “when” , “as soon as” , “after” ,

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“before” , “till” , “until” ,...

Vi du:
- My new cataloge appears two week from today.
Ca-ta-lo cua toi se ra mat 2 tuan nila ke tii horn
nay.
- The film begins at 8:00.
Bo phim se bat dau luc 8:00
- My boy friend comes back from Ho Chi Minh City
tomorrow.
Ngay mai ban trai cua toi se trd ve tii thanh pho
Ho Chi Minh.
- I’ll come and see him before I leave for Ha Noi.
Toi se tdi va gap anh ay triidc khi toi rdi di Ha
Noi.

THI HIEN TAI TIEP DliN

1. H in h thvfc
Quy tac chia cho tat ca cac ngoi cua chu ngii la

S + be + V-ing

I + am
we I you / they + are
he I she I it + is

Dong tu’ nguyen mltu dUOc them “m g” theo ouv the.

sau:
- Dong tii tan cung b^ng “e” (cam), bo “e” tru 6c khi
them "ing".
Vi du:
to come coming
to save saving
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to take taking
to have having
to change changing
nhUng:
to be being
to see seeing
- Dong tu: tan cung bang tie’/ trufdc khi them “m g”
phai doi “ie” thanh “3/”
VI du:
to lie lying
to die dying
to tie tying
- Dong tii tan cung bang mot mot nguyeruam va
mot phoaJim, trU6c khi them “m g” phai gap doi phu am
cuoi.
Vi du:
to cut cutting
to stop stopping
to put putting
nhUng:
to book booking
to watch watching

2. Cach suf dung

a. D ie n ta m ot h a n h d o n g d a n g d ien ra ta i thdi
d iem noi.
Vi du:
- We are doing an English test.
Chung toi dang lam Bai kiem tra tieng Anh.
- I am learning French.
Toi dang hoc tieng Phap.
- The boy is playing football.
Cau he dang chcti da bong.

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- It is heavily raining now.

Luc nay trdi dang miia rat to.
- M y mother is cooking.
Me toi dang nau an.
b. D iin ta nhiing hanh dong ditc/c lap lai hoac co
tinh chat tam thdi.
Vi du:
- Are you playing tennis?
Ban van chcti quan v&t chit.
- My bike has broken down, so I am walking to
school these days.
Xe dap cua toi bi hong, vi vay nhitng ngay nay toi
phai di bo di hoc.
c. Dien ta mot thdi quen xau (bad habits),
thitbng di vdi cac trang tit “constantly”,
“continually”, “forever”.
Vi du:
- My friend is continually saying that he is tired
and bored.
Ban toi lien tuc noi rang anh ay met moi va chan
chitting.
- My mother is always com plaining about my
cooking.
Me toi luon phan nan ve chuyen nau nit&ng cua
toi.
d. Dien ta mot sit thay doi va phat trien.
Vi du:
- It’s getting dark.
Trdi toi dan.
- Mrs Brown is getting thinner and thinner.
Ba Brown cang ngay cang gay.
e. Dien ta mot si/ viec chac chan xay ra trong
titong lai.

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Vi du:
- I am graduating next week.
Tdi se tot nghiep vdo tuan tdi.
- W e are going to Ho Chi Minh city tomorrow.
Chung toi se den thanh ph o H o Chi M inh vdo ngay
mai.
- She is opening her fashion shop next Monday.
Co ay se khai tritcfng ciCa hang thdi trang vdo thU
hai tuan tdi.

C h u y: M ot so dong tii khong sU dung dUOc 0 dang

tiep dien.
- D ong tii chi tinh cam, cam xuc\ want, need, desire,
refuse, forgive, wish, love, hate, adore, like, dislike.
- D ong til chi cac hoat dong cua cac giac quan, suy
nghi, y niem: see, hear, smell, notice, recognize,
rem em ber, forget, know, understand, recall, recollect,
believe, feel, think.
- D ong tit chi quyen sd hiCu: own, possess, belong,
owe.
- Dong tijf “to be” (thi, la); to have (co).

Ngoai le:
* “to s e e ” dung dang -ing v 6i nghia: “hen gap,
tham ” ...
Vi du:
- I am seeing the sights of London.
Tdi dang di thdm nhiCng cdnh dep cua Ludn don.
- He is seeing me tonight.
A nh ay se gap toi vdo tdi nay.
* “to fe e l” dung dang -ing v 6i nghia: “cam thay”
(khoe, met,...)
- I’m feeling tired today,_____________ ___ _
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Horn nay toi cam thay rat met.

* “to have” dung dang -ing vdi nghia: "dang lam
viec gi” .
VI du:
- She is having breakfast.
Co ay dang an sang.
- I am having a bath.
Toi dang tarn.

* “to think” dung dang -ing vdi nghia: “ suy nghl,

ngam nghl” .
VI du:
- W hat are you thinking about?
Ban dang nghl g i vay?
- I don’t know what are you thinking.
Tdi khong biet ban dang nghl gi.

THI HIEN TAI HOAN THANH

1. Hinh thtic.

I I we I you / have + Pu CVpast

they participle)
he / she / it_______ has + P „ (Vpast participle)

Vi du:
- You have seen that movie many times.
Ban do. xem bo phim nay mot nhieu Ian.
- I think I have met him once before.
Toi nghl la. toi da gap anh ay mot Ian triidc do.
- There have been many earthquakes in California.
Da nhieu Ian dong dat a Calfornia.
- People have traveled to the Moon.

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M oi ngittii da du lich ten mat trang.

2. Cach dung.
a. Dien ta mot hanh dong, mot suC viec xay ra d
mot thdi diem khong xac dinh 6 qua khil.
Vi du:
- The army has attacked that city five times.
Quan doi da tan cong vdo thanh pho do 5 Ian.
- The rain hasn't stopped.
Miia da tanh.
- Tom has gone to London.
Tom da di London.
- I have bought a new skirt.
Toi da mua mot chiec vay mdi.
- He has missed two exams.
Anh ay da thi tri/cft hai Ian.
b. Dien ta mot hanh dong, mot si/ viec bat dau tit
qua khu con tiep dien den hien tai va co the
keo dai den tan titdng lai.
Vi du:
- I have studied in this school for many years.
Tdi da hoc d tri/dng nay nhieu nam qua.
- You have grown since the last time I saw you.
Ban da triidng thanh hcfn ke tii Ian triidc tdi gap
ban.
- My English has really im proved since I moved to
Australia.
Tieng Anh cua tdi diidc nang cao ke tii khi tdi
chuyen den Australia.
- The government has becom e more interested in
arts education..
Chinh phii trd nen quan tam hdn den nghe thuat
giao due.

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- She has listened radio for two hours.

Cd ay da nghe dai suot hai tieng qua.
c. Dien ta mot hanh dong vUa mdi xay ra.
VI du:
- I’ve just had dinner.
Toi vita dung bita toi.
- They have gone to Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho vita den thanh pho Ho Chi Minh.
- I’ve just met Peter at the bank.
Toi vita gap Peter d nha bang.

* Chu y:
- Nhieu ngUdi de nham cach sU dung cua thi hien
tai hoan thanh vdi thi qua khii thUdng. Qua khit thitcfng
di kem vdi cac trang t\i chi thdi gian xac dinh d qua
khii.' Thdi gian do co the xuat hien trUc tiep trong cai>
hoac co the dUdc hieu ngam. Thi hien tai hoan thanh
thUdng khong co tii chi thdi gian xac dinh di kem.
- I have bought a new skirt.
Toi da mua chiec vay mdi.
- I bought a new skirt yesterday.
Horn qua toi da mua chiec vay mdi.
- I bought the skirt after all.
Sau cung tdi da mua chiec vay do.
- We haven’t seen that film.
Chung tdi chita titng xem bo phim do.
- We didn’t see that film yesterday.
Horn qua chung tdi khong xem bo phim do.
-Thi hien tai hoan thanh thUdng hay dUdc dung vdi
cac trang t\i: since, for, already, yet, just, recently,
lately, ever never, nearly, hardly,...

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THi HIEN TAI HOAN THANH TIEP DliN

1. Hinh thttc.

I I we I you / they have / been +V-ing

he /she /it___________ has been +V-ing

Vi du:
- You have been waiting here for two hours.
Ban da dai cj day 2 tieng roi.
- Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
Gan day, toi hay cam thay met moi.
- She has been working at that company for three
years.
Co ay da lam viec d cong ty do ditdc 3 nam roi.
- W hat have you been doing for the last 30
minutes?
Ban da lam g i trong 30 phut trtfdc.
- James has been teaching at the university since
June.
Jam es dang day d triidng dai hoc tii thang sau.

2. Cach dung.
a. Dien ta mot hanh dong bat dau tai mot thdi
diem trong qua khii, keo dai den hien tai va
van tiep dien.
Vi du:
- Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for
the last three days?
Tai sao N ancy khong noi chuyen vdi bac si cua co
ay trong ba ngay q u a ?
- She has been performing for two hours.
Co ay bieu dien da hai tieng dong ho.

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- I’ve been reading for an hour.

Toi da doc diidc mot tieng dong ho.
b. D iin ta mot hanh dong bat dau tu qua khu,
tiep dien den hien tai, da ket thuc tai thdi
diem noi.
Vi du:
- He has been playing football all afternoon.
Anh ay da chdi bong da cd chieu nay.
- We have been going out all day.
Chung toi di chcti cd ngay.
- I’ve been writing all morning.
Toi da viet cd buoi sang nay.
- Lisa has not been practicing her English.
Lisa khong con thiic hanh tieng Anh nda.
* Chu y: Nhieu tinh huong co the dUdc dien ta
dong thdi bang thi hien tai hoan thanh va thi hien tai
hoan thanh tiep dien. Su khac biet la thi hien tai hoan
thanh nhan manh vao stf viec, con thi hien tai hoan
thanh tiep dien nhan manh vao hanh dong tiep dien.
- How long have you studied French?
Ban da hoc tieng Phap bao lau roi?
- How long have you been studying French?
Ban da hoc tieng Phdp diidc bao lau ro i?
- I’ve washed four white shirts this morning.
Sang nay toi da giat bon chiec do sc/ mi trdng.
- I've been washing four white shirts this morning.
Sang nay toi da giat diidc bon chiec do sd mi
trdng.
- We have lived here for five months.
Chung toi da song d day ndm thang.
- We have been living here for five months.
Chung toi da song d day diidc ndm thang.

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T H I TlfCfNG LAI

THI TLTCTNG LAI THlflJNG

. Hinh thvfc.
I / we + shall + V (nguyen mau)
he / she / it /you /they + will + V (nguyen mau)

Vi du:
- I shall go to school late.
Toi se den triidng muon.
- Shall we go to the cinema this evening?
Chung ta se di xem phim toi nay chu!?
- My family will leave Ha Noi next month.
Gia dinh tdi se rtii Ha Noi vdo thang sau.
- He will come back soon.
Anh ay se quay lai s&m thdi.
- It will be right.
Moi chuyen se on thdi.

2. Cach dung.
a. Dien ta mot viec lam, mot hanh dong, mot stf
viec se xay ra trong tiidng lai.
Vi' du:
- Linda will marry next month.
Linda se ket hdn vdo thang tdi.
- I think he will do well.
Tdi nghi anh ay se lam tot.
- He will finish new cataloge next week.
Anh ay se hoan thanh ca-ta-lo mdi vdo tuan tdi.
- They will never come here again.
Ho se khong bao gid den day niia.

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b. D ie n ta m ot q u y et d in h titc th i (im m ed ia tely

a c tio n )
Vi du:
- I’ve forgotten phoning him. I’ll do it immediately.
Toi quen goi dien cho anh ay. Toi se goi ngay lap
tiCc.
- I’ll have 2 $ now.
Toi se co 2 do-la bay gid.
- I think I’ll get a taxi because I am too tired to
walk now.
Toi nghl toi se goi tac xi vi toi qua met de di bo
Iuc nay.
- Boths shirts are beautiful but I’ll take this one.
Cd hai chiec do deu dep nhitng toi se lay chiec
nay.
- My mother is calling me and I’ll come back now.
Me toi dang goi toi va tdi se ve ngay bay gid.

THI TUTTNG LAI VOI GOING TO

1. H in h thtfc.
I am
he / she/ it is + going to + V
You/ w e/they are
Vi du:
- He can't see her tomorrow because his friends
are coming to see him.
Anh ay khong the gap co ay vdo ngay mai vi ban
cua anh ay se den thdm anh ay.
- I am going to buy a new motorbike.
Tdi se mua mot chiec xe may mdi.
- I feel tired. I'm going to be ill.
Tdi cam thay met. Tdi sap om roi.
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- She is going to go to school.

Co ay se di tdi triidng.
- He is going to be late.
Anh ay se bi muon mat.

2. Cach dung thi ttfOng lai vdi “going to” .

a. Dien td mot stf viec hay hanh dong chdc chan
se xay ra trong tiidng lai gan.
Vi du:
- I am going to visit my grandparents tomorrow.
Toi se den thdm ong ba vdo ngay mai.
- She is going to have a baby.
Co ay sap sinh con.
- It’s going to rain.
Trtii sap mita.
- He is going to do this exercise this evening.
Toi nay anh ay se lam Bai tap nay.
b. Dien td mot y dinh hay ke hoqch chdc chan se
lam.
Vi du:
- I am going to marry next week.
Toi se ket hon vdo tuan tdi.
- We are going to make a big cake.
Chung ta se lam mot chiec bank Idn.
- She knows what I am going to do.
Co ay biet tdi dinh lam gi.

* Chu y: Phan biet cach dung thi tUOng lai thUdng

va thi tu'dng lai vdi dang “going to” .
- He is going to be - He’ll sick if he goes to the rain,
sick Anh ay se om neu anh ay di miCa
Anh ay sap om
- It is going to rain - It will rain

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Trdi sap mi/a Trdi se mi/a

- I am going to marry - I’ll marry
Tdi sdp ket hon Tdi se ket hon.

THI TlflJNG LAI TIEP DllN

1. Hinh thtic.
I / we shall be +V-ing
you I he / she / they will be +V-ing
/ it
Vi du:
- We shall be staying at home at 6 o’clock this
evening.
Chung toi se dang d nha vdo luc 6 gid tdi nay.
- She'll be teaching at this time next week.
Gid nay tuan sau cd ay se dang day hoc.
- At 8 o’clock tomorrow he will be working.
Vdo luc 8 gid ngay mai anh ay se dang lam viec.

2. Cach dung.
a. Dien td mot hdnh dong dang xdy ra tai mot
thdi diem trong ti/dng lai.
Vi du:
- I'll be doing my exercise in the evening.
Tdi se dang lam Bai tap vdo buoi toi.
- What will you be doing at this time tom orrow 0
Vdo gid nay ngay mai ban se dang lam gi?
- 1 11 probably be lying on a beautiful beach at this
time next week.
Cd the tdi se dang ndm tren mot bai bien dep vdo
gid nay tuan sau.
- At that time tomorrow we shall be working .
Vdo gid do ngay mai tdi se dang lam viec.
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- W hen he comes back from work, his family will be

having dinner.
Khi anh ay di lam ve, gia dinh anh ay se dang an
toi.
b. Dien td mot viec da ditdc dii dinh se lam trong
tUdng lai khong xa.
Vi du:
- My family will leave Ha Noi in a few days.
Gia dinh toi se rdi Ha Noi trong mot vdi ngay
niCa.
- Will you be going to Ho Chi Minh City next
week?
Ban se di thanh pho Ho Chi Minh tuan tdi chit?
- I’ll be doing my exercises in an hour.
Toi se lam Bai tap trong mot gid niia.
- She’ll be going to the supper market later.
Co ay dinh mot lat niia se di sieu thi.
- Michael will be performing in London next
month.
M ichael se bieu dien d Ludn don thang tdi.

THI TITOTNG LAI HOAN THANH

1. Hinh thtfc:
I / we shall have + Pn (past
participle)
he t she / it / you / will have + Pu (past
they participle)

Vi du:
- When you arrive. I'll have gone to bed.
Khi ban den, toi se da di ngu roi.
- I'll have finished this course next month.

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Tdi se hoan thanh khoa hoc vdo tuan tdi.

- He’ll have played football to 8 o’clock.
Anh ay se chcti bong da den 8 gid.

2. Cach dung.
a. Dien td mot viec bat dau tii triidc va se hoan
thanh tai mot thdi diem d titctng lai.
Vi du:
- I’ll have finished the essay in two months.
Toi se hoan thanh Bai tieu luan trong hai thang.
- Next week is Tom and M ary’s 24th wedding
anniversary. They will have been maried for 24th
years.
Tuan tdi se la ki niem ngay ciidi Ian thu: 24 cua
Tom va Mary. Luc do ho da lay nhau diidc 24
ndm roi.
- I shall have spent all my money before the end of
my holiday.
Toi se tieu het so tien cua minh triidc khi ki nghi
ket thuc.
- She will have written three songs by the end of
this year.
Cd ay se viet xong ba Bai hat vdo cuoi ndm nay.
- By the end of the month, I’ll have been here for
two years.
Vao cuoi thang nay, toi se d day diidc hai ndm.
b. Dien td mot viec se hoan thanh va co lien
quan tdi mot viec khac d tiictng lai.
Vi du:
- We shall have arrived by the time you finish
dressing.
Chung toi se den vdo luc ma ban mac xong quan
do.

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- W hen you arrive, we’ll have had lunch.

Khi ban den, chung toi se dung xong biia toi.
- I’ll have met him before he leaves.
Tdi se gap anh ay triidc khi anh ay di.
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THI O LA KHLT

THI QUA KHI/THU0 NG

1. Hinh thtfc thi qua khvf thUOng.

S + V-ed

Quy tac them “erf” vao dong tit nguyen mau:

- Dong tii tan cung bang “e” cam, chi can them “rf”.
Vi du:
to live lived
to love loved
to change changed
to advise advised
- Dong tii tan cung bang mot nguyen am va mot
phu am. trudc khi them “ed” phai gap doi phu am cuoi.
Vi du:
to rub rubbed
to stop stopped
to hug hugged
NhUng:
to book looked
to brush brushed
- Dong tii tan cung bang phu am va "y” , trudc khi
them “ed” thi doi “y” thanh “i
Vi du:
to cry cried
to fry fried
NhUng:
to play played
Cac cach phat am duoi “erf”
“Ed" du'Oc phat am theo ba: Itl, Idl, Iid!

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- Sau Itl, Idl am cuoi “e” dUdc phat am la lidl.

Vi du:
to divide divided
to heat heated
to add added
to seat seated
to wait waited
- Sau “p, k, f, x, ss, ch, sh, ce” , tiic la sau cac am Ikl,
Ipl, Ifl, If I, Itjl am cuoi “ed” dtfdc phat am la Itl.
Vi du: ^
to finish finished
to hope hoped
to laugh laughed
to miss missed
to talk talked
to watch watched
to wish wished
to walk walked
- Cac trvfdng hop con lai am cuoi “ed" dUOc phat am
la Idl
Vi du:
to answer answered
to blaze blazed
to breathe breathed
to travel traveled
to live lived
to open opened
to tie tied
to try tried
* Chu y: Vdi dong tu: bat qui tac, hinh thiic qua
khuf thUOng hoan toan khac vdi dong tif nguyen mau.
Do do, phai hoc thuoc long cac dong tu: bat qui tac .
(Xem phan phu luc).

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2. Cach dung
a. Dien td mot hdnh dong hay mot tinh huong da
xdy ra trong qua khii.
- Pho tu: chi thdi gian qua khii di kem: yesterday,
last week, a month ago,... (Nhieu triidng hdp khong co
pho tu: ma hieu qua van canh).
Vi du:
- Did you call Debbie?
Ban da goi cho Debbie chiia?
- I met her in the supermarket yesterday.
Tdi da gap co ay d sieu thi ngay hdm qua.
- We were sorry to hear about the accident.
Chung toi rat buon khi nghe ve vu tai nan.
- He made me do it all again.
Anh ay da khien toi phai lam lai no.
■ She washed her car.
Cd ay da riia o to.
b. Dien td mot hdnh dong theo thdi quen hoac
lap di lap lai trong qua khit.
- Cac pho tit chi tan suat di kem (often, usually,
sometime, rarely, when I was a child, when I was
younger, ...)
Vi du:
- I often stayed up late.
Tdi thi/cfng thiic khuya.
■ We always went to school on time.
Chung tdi luon den triidng dung gia.
■ He usually came to work by car.
Anh ay thu’dng xuyen di lam bang o to.
- Sometimes I woke up early.
Thinh thoang toi thiic day s&m.
- She studied French when she was a child.
Cd ay hoc tieng Phap khi con nho.

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c. Dien td nhiing viec lam ke tiep nhau trong

qua khit.
Vi du:
- I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a
nice place to swim.
Tdi ket thuc cong viec, di ra bien, va tim mot ncti
dep de tam.
- He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into
the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
Anh ay rtii san bay luc 8 gid, lam thu tuc khach
san luc 9 gid, va gap gd moi ngittii luc 10 gid.
- Mrs Young came home, take off her coat and
cooked.
Ba Young ve nha, thay do va nau an.

QUA KHUTTIEP DIEN

1. Hinh thufc.

we / you/ they were + V-ing

I / he / she / it_____ was + V-ing
Vi du:
- She was cooking in the kitchen.
Co ay dang nau an trong bep.
- We were watching the film.
Chung tdi dang xem phim.
- He was going to work.
Anh ay dang lam viec.
- They were meeting in the room.
Ho dang hop d trong phong.
- I was playing tennis.
Tdi dang chcti quan vdt.

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2. Cach dung.
a. Dien td mot sU viec, hdnh dong dang dien ro
vdo thdi diem nhat dinh trong qua khil.
Vi du:
- Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
Toi dang an toi luc 6 gid hom qua.
- My family was living in Ho Chi Minh City last
year.
Gia dinh toi da song d thanh pho Ho Chi Minh
ndm ngoai.
- My sister was writing the letter in her room.
Chi gai tdi dang viet thii d trong phong
- I was cutting the grass in the garden.
Toi dang cat co trong vitdn.
- They were working in the field at that time.
Luc do, ho dang lam viec d ngoai dong.
b. Dien td mot hdnh dong dang dien ra trong
qua khil thi cd mot hdnh dong khac cat ngang
(hanh dong dang dien ra dung qua khu tiep dien.
hanh dong kia dung qua khu thUdng).
Vi du:
- I was watching TV when she called.
Khi co ay goi, toi dang xem TV.
- I came back from school, my mother was cooking.
Toi di hoc ve khi me toi dang nau an.
- What were you doing when the earthquake
started?
Ban dang lam g i khi dong dat xdy ra?
c. Dien td nhiing hdnh dong dong thdi xdy ra
trong qua khi/.
VI du:
- I was studying while he was making dinner.
Tdi dang hoc trong khi anh ay lam cdm toi.

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- W hile Ellen was reading, Tim was watching

television.
Khi Ellen doc, Tim xem ti-ui.
- They were eating dinner, discussing their plans,
and having a good time.
Ho viia an toi, vita ban ve ke hoqch, va co mot thdi
gian rat vui ve.

THI QUA KHUTHOAN THANH

1. Hinh thufc.
S + had + P u (V p a s t
p a r t ic ip l e )

VI du:
- Had you studied English before you moved to
New York?
Ban da hoc tieng Anh triidc khi den New York
chiia?
- We were not able to get a hotel room because we
had not booked in advance.
Chung tdi da khong tim diidc phong nao trong
khdch san vi chung toi khong dat triidc.
- When I came, he had gone home.
Khi toi den, anh ay da ve nha roi.
- The man was a stranger to me. I had never seen
him before.
Ngildi dan ong do la mot ngiidi xa la vdi toi. Toi
chiia bao gid gap ong ay triidc kia.

2. Cach dung.
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m ot sii v iec x d y ra triid c m o t sU v ie c khac

tr o n g q u a khii.
Vi du:
- I no longer had my car. He had sold it.
Toi khong con xe niia. Toi da ban no roi.
■ I had never seen such a beautiful beach before 1
went to Kauai.
Tdi chiia bao gib nhin thay bai bien dep nhii vay
triidc khi tdi den Kauai.
- I did not have any money because I had lost my
wallet.
Tdi khong cd tien vi tdi da bi mat vi.
- Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had
visited the city several times.
Tony biet rat nhieu ve Istanbul vi anh ay da den
thdm thanh pho nay nhieu Ian.
- She only understood the movie because she had
read the book.
Cd ay hieu ro bo phim vi cd ay da doc sach roi.

THi QUA KHI/HOAN THANH TIEP MEN

1. Hinh thtfc.
S + h a d b een + V-
________ ing
Vi du:
- You had been waiting there for more than two
hours when she arrived.
Ban da chd d do hem hai gid khi cd ay den.
- They had been talking for over an hour before
Tony arrived.
Ho da. noi chuyen hefn mot gid triidc khi Tony den.

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- She had been working at that company for three

years when it went out of business.
Co ay da lam viec d cong ty khoang 3 ndm khi no
bi pha san.
- How long had you been waiting to get on the
bus?
Ban da chd xe buyt bao la u ?

2. Cach dung.
Thi qua khil hoan thanh tiep dien thildng
ditctc dung de dien td mot sU viec da va dang
dien ra triidc mot hdnh dong khac trong qua
khil.
Vi du:
- M ike wanted to sit down because he had been
standing all day at work.
M ike muon ngoi xuong vi anh ay da phai ditng
lam viec cd ngay.
- James had been teaching at the university for
more than a year before he left for Asia.
Jam es dang day d tritdng dai hoc hon mot ndm
triidc khi anh ay chuyen tdi Asia.
- How long had you been studying Turkish before
you moved to Ankara?
Ban da hoc d Tho N hi Ky bao lau triidc khi ban
chuyen
den Ankara ?
- I had not been studying Turkish very long.
Tdi da hoc d Tho N hi Ky rat lau.
- Jack was tired because he had been jogging.
Jack da qua met vi anh ay da chay bo nhieu.

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CACH DUNG DONG Tl/BE, DO VA HAVE

Cac dong tii “be”, “do” va “have” v£ia la nhiing dong

tii thUdng, viia co the la trd dong tii.

HiNH THUC CUA DONG T I/' BE"

1. Hinh thufc cua dong tii “be”,

a. “ Be” la dong tii duy nhat trong tieng Anh co
tarn hinh thufc.
- Nguyen mau: be
- Hien tai dung vdi ngoi thii nhat so* it “I” : am
- Hien tai dung vdi ngoi thii ba so it “he / she / it”: is
- Hien tai dung vdi ngoi thii nhat, thu hai, thii ba
so nhieu “you / we / they” : are
- Qua khii dung vdi ngoi thii nhat va ngoi thii ba so
it “I / he
/she /it”: was
- Qua khxi dung vdi ngoi thii nhat, thii hai va thif
ba so nhieu
“you / we / they” : were
- Hien tai phan tifin g-form ” : being
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b. Cach chia cua dong tfr “be” ;

\ T h i Hien tai Qua khur Tirong lai
D ang^\
am shall be
He He We
She s She was You
Thuong It t He
We We She will be
You are You were It
They They
am being 1
He He was being
She is being She
Tiep di§n It It Khong dung
We
You were being
They
It 1 shall have
We We We been
You have been You You
Hoan thanh They They had been He will have
He He She been
She has been She It
It It
Hoan thanh
tiep di§n Khong dung

c. Ket hop nhufng hinh thufc cua “be” vdi “ n’t” .

Trong tieng Anh noi, nhiing dong tu1 hoac cum dong
tijf d dang phu dinh thu'dng difdc stf dung tieu tu! hay
cach rut gon “n’t" (hinh thvfc viet day du la “not”). Trong
nhieu cau true cau ngudi ta co the sti dung “n't" hoac
“not" ma khong can thay doi trat tii tii trong cau: trong
mot so cau co sU khac biet ve vi tri tu:. Dung “n't" trong

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van noi hoac than mat (iinformal); Dung “not” trong v&n
viet hoac trang trong (formal).
Is” , “are”, “was” va “were” ket hdp vdi “n't” de hinh
thanh thiic rut gon la “isn't” , “aren't”, “wasn't” va
“weren't” . Khi phat am doc la: / izntl, la:ntl, r w ............
Hinh thiic “am ” khong di vdi “n't” trong tieng Anh
chuan. Vi no gay nen kho khan khi sii dung cau hoi phu
dinh vdi dong tit “be" va chu tu: “7” . Mot so' ngUdi dung
Aren't IT' nhung cau true nay khong phai d dau cung
chap nhan la tieu chuan, nen da so dung “Am I notT
hoac khong thi tranh cach dung nay.
Hinh thiic day du “he is not" co the dUdc noi theo
hai cach “he's not” hoac “he isn’t” . Tudng tu, ta co “you're
not” hoac “you aren’t “we’re not” hoac “we aren’t
“they're not” hoac “they aren’t” . Hinh thiic “I am not” chi
co mot dang rut gon la ‘T m not” .

2. “ B e” la dong tii thUdng (ordinary verb).

Khi “be” la dong tu: trong cau, no gan nhu luon co
chiic nang la mot tii noi (linking verb) va dUdc theo sau
bdi: ( 1 ) danh tii, (2) tinh tii, (3) trang tii.
Difdi day la cach sii dung “be” trong bon: cau
khang dinh, cau phu dinh, cau hoi kh^ng dinh va cau
hoi phu dinh.
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a. Cau khang dinh (Affirmative sta tement).

1 S +be -fcomplement______
Vi du:
- My brother is so tall.
Anh cua toi rat cao.
- My father is a worker.
Bo cua toi la cong nhan.
- My daughter will be a teacher in some years.
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Con gai toi se la giao vien trong may ndm tdi.

- Robert Frost was America's favorite poet.
Robert Frost la nha van M y diicfc yeu thick.
- They were never on time.
Ho khong bao gid dung gid.
b. Cau phu dinh (Negative statement).

S + be + not + com plem ent_________

Vi du:
- He wasn't widely accepted in this country at first.
Luc dau no khong diidc chap nhan rong rai d dat
nitdc nay.
- I am not a very good reader.
Tdi khong phai la mot doc gid gioi.
- We are not English.
Chung tdi khong phai la ngittii Anh
- She is not at home.
Co ay khong d nha.
- M ary is not very big.
M ary khong beo lam.
c. Cau hoi khang dinh (Positive Question).

Be + S + complement?________
Vi du:
- Is your brother taller than you?
Anh trai ban cao hcfn ban a?
- Is Heitor in class this morning?
Sang nay H eitor co d Idp khong?
- Are you happy now?
Hien gid anh co hanh phuc khong?
- Are they tired?
Ho co met khong?
- Is she Mary?
Co ay cd phai la M ary khong?
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d. Cau hoi phu dinh (Negative Question).

Be + S + not + com plem ent?

hoac
Be + n’t + S + com plem ent?
Vi du:
- Is the boy not handsome?
Anh ay khong dep trai sa o ?
- Aren't they happy?
Ho khong hanh phiic a?
- Isn’t she beautiful?
Co ay khong dep sao?
- Are you not a pupil?
Ban khong phai la hoc sinh a?

3. “ B e ” la trd d o n g tvf (a u x ilia r y v e rb )

a. “B e” ket hop vdi hien tai phan tit cua dong
til “-ing form ” de tao thanh cau tiep dien.
Trat tu cau giong nhu khi “ 6e” la dong tii thiidng,
hinh thiic “V-ing1’ diicJc thay the cho bo ngii
{complement).
Vi du:
- I’m working now.
Tdi dang lam viec.
- The children were playing fooball.
Bon tre dang chcti bong da
- My sister is working in the garden.
Chi gai tdi dang lam vitdn
- I wasn t having dinner at 6 o’clock yesterday.
Luc 6 gid toi qua tdi khong dang an ccftn.
- Isn't Tom writing now 0
Hien gib Tom khong dang viet sao?

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- They will be leaving for London by this time

tomorrow.
Ho se tdi London vao gid nay ngay mai.
b. B e” tron g cau true bi dong.
Cau true cau bi dong cung tUdng tu nhu cau true
“be + com plem ent". d day, qua khii phan tti Pn (past
participle) cua ngoai dong tut (transitive verbs) ket hdp
vdi “ 6e” se thanh lap cau true bi dong (the passive).
S + be + P „ = pasive voice
VI du:
- W omen were not treated as equals.
Phu nit da khong diiOc doi xii binh dang.
- He likes to be called “sir” .
Ong ay thich diidc goi la ngai.
- Grass was being eaten by cows on the meadow.
Cd da bi an bdi nhiing con bo d ngoai dong.
- Their homework has been finished by Jack.
Bdi tap cua ho da diidc hoan thanh bdi Jack.
- Cakes were being made by Mr Smith.
Nhiing chiec banh da diidc lam ra bdi ong Smith.
c. Be + to verb.
Cau true “be + to verb” dUdc dung de dien ta:
- M ot du dinh tron g tUdng lai, m ot su sap xep,
bo tri trUdc
Vi du:
- We are to be marry next month.
Chung toi se ket hon vdo thang tdi.
- I am to finish my work this week
Toi se hoan thanh cong viec cua toi tuan nay.
- She is to see Peter tomorrow.
Co ay se gap Peter vdo ngay mai.
- My family is to travel round European countries.
Gia dinh tdi se di quanh cac mtdc Chau Au.

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- Mot y tildng 6 ti/ctng lai xa xoi, mot khd nang

co the xdy ra (thilbng hay dung d trong qua kbit).
Vi du:
- Tom received a blow on the head. It didn t worry
him at that time but it was to be very
troublesome later.
Tom bi mot don vdo dau. Luc ay anh ta khong lo
lang gi nhiing ve sau no gay ra lam chuyen phien
phiic.
- Mot menh lenh, mot nhiem vu, mot sU bat
buoc.
Vi du:
- No one is to stand up without the permission of
the teacher.
Khong ai diidc phep ditng day neu giao vien khong
cho phep.
- She is to finish her work before we arrive.
Co ay phai hoan thanh cong viec triidc khi chung
toi den.
- They are to look after their children.
Ho phai cham soc lu tre cua ho.
* Chu y: “Be + to verb” vdi cac nghia tren chi duoc
dung 0 hai thi:
- Hien tai thudng (am to, is to, are to)
- Qua khu thUdng (was to, were to)

HINH THI/D VA CACH DUNG DONG TU "DO"

1. H inh thvfe d o n g tit “ d o ”

- Dang nguyen m^u: do
- Dang “s_form”: does
- Dang “mg_form": doing
- Dang qua khu (past tense): did
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- Dang qua khii phan tti (past participle): done

2. “Do” dung nhif dong tir thtfdng (ordinary

verb)
Khi “do” la dong tvf thtfdng, no co nghia la “lam,
thuc hien”. “do” dUOc chia 6 tat ca cac thi theo quy tac
cua dong tCf thiidng.
Vi du:
- I am doing some work.
Toi dang lam mot so viec.
- W hat are we going to do?
Chung ta se lam gi?
- We did that.
Chung toi da lam chuyen do.
- What does he do for a living?
Anh ta lam g i de kiem song?
- What did you do yesterday?
Ban da lam g i ngay hom qua?

3. “ Do” dung nhvf trd dong tti (auxiliary verb)

a. “D o” chia vdi cac dong tie thilbng d cac thi
hien tai thiidng va qua khu trong the phu dinh va
nghi van.
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- Cau khang dinh (affirmative statement),
dung de nhan manh___________________________
S + do/ did + V + complement________
Vi du:
- We did play well.
Chung toi da chcti rat hay.
- They do write beautifully.
Ho viet rat dep.
- I do like this beer.
Toi thich loai hia nay.

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- Do give me, please!

The nao anh cung diia toi nhe!
- Do have dinner with us.
The nao cung an toi vdi chung minh nhe.
- M ay I come in?- Do please!
Toi vdo diidc chit? Vang mdi anh!
- Cau phu dinh (Negative statement)
S + do + n’t (not) + V + (complement)
Vi du:
- I don’t love him.
Toi khong yeu anh ay
- He didn’t work.
A nh ay da khong lam viec
- She doesn’t study in this university.
Cd ay khong hoc d triidng nay.
- We didn’t go to the cinema.
Chung toi da khong di xem phim.
- I don’t study French
Tdi khong hoc tieng Phap.
- Cau hoi khang dinh (positive question)
Do + S + V + (complement)?________
Vi du:
- Do you learn English?
Ban hoc tieng Anh a?
- Does she cook well?
Cd ay nau an ngon phai khong?
- Do you always take the bus to work?
Ban ludn di xe buyt di lam a?
- Did she know the way?
Co ay co biet diidng khong?
- Did they come?
Ho dd tdi roi a ?

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- Cau hoi phu dinh (negative question)

Don’t + S + V + (complement)?______
hoac;_____________________________________________
Do + S + not + V + (complement)?
Vi du:
- Didn’t you get bad mark?
Ban khong bi diem kem phai khong?
- Doesn’t he do exercises?
Cau ay khong lam Bai tap phai khong?
- Did she not call me?
Co ay khong goi cho toi phai khong?
- Do they no get up late?
Ho khong day muon phai khong?
- Didn’t they sing French songs?
Ho da khong hat tieng Phap phai khong?
b. “ Do” trong cau true lap.
- Trong cau hoi duoi (tag question)
Cau hoi duoi la cau hoi ngan dat 0 cuoi cau tUdng
thuat de hoi ve sU dong y hay khong dong y vdi nhung
gi da noi d trUdc.
Nguyen tac thanh lap cau hoi duoi trong tieng Anh:
+ Chu ngijf la cac dai tCf: I, you, we, they, he, she, it
va chu ngif gia (dummy subject): there hoac one.
+ Cau hoi lap theo ba cach sau:
1 : Cau khang dinh - cau hoi lap phu dinh.
2 : Cau phu dinh - cau hoi lap khang dinh.
3: Cau khang dinh - cau hoi lap khang dinh.
Vi du:
- Nobody saw him, did they?
Khong ai thay anh ta phai khong?
- She hardly ever work well, does she?
Co dy chang bao gid lam viec tot, phai khong?
- You don't like me, do you?

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_______________ ___________■ TU TIENG ANH
__________________________________________

Ban khong thich toi phai khong?

- W e have to go, don’t we?
Chung ta phai di phai khong?
- But you don't really love her, do you?
Nhitng ban khong thtfc stf thich co ay phai khong?
- The student speak English, don’t they?
Nhitng sinh vien noi tieng Anh day chti?
- They never go there, do they?
Ho khong bao gib den do phai kh ong?
- Your brother didn’t come here by taxi, did he?
Anh trai ban khong den day bang ta-xi phai
khong?
* C h u y: Nhiing tii nhU: Nobody, noone, never,
seldom, hardly ever,... luon luon dUOc coi la phu dinh.
- Trong cau nhan dinh: dong y hay khong
Vi du:
- “She danced beautifully”- ‘Y es, she did”
Co ay nhay dep - Vang, co ay nhay dep
■ “The baby didn’t cry” - “No, he didn’t”
Dita tre khong khoc - Dung la no khong khoc
- “She talks a lot” - “Yes, she does”
Co ay noi nhieu ■ Vang dung vay
- ‘Y ou drink too much” - “No, I don’t”
Ban uong qua nhieu ■ Khong, toi khong uong
nhieu
- ‘Y ou don't know where my wallet is” - "No. I don't

Ban khong biet cai vi cua toi d dau. - Khong, toi

khong biet.
- Trong cau tra ldi ngan.
Vi du:
- "Do you teach English”? -"Yes, I do” .
Ban day tieng Anh a? - Vang.

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- “Did you read that book?” - “Yes, I did” .

Anh dd doc quyen sach day chiia? - Vang toi co
doc roi.
- “Did he borrow her some money?” - “No, he
didn’t” .
Anh ta vay co ay it tien phai khong? - Khong, anh
ay khong vay.
- “Do you like cheese” - ‘Y es, I do” .
Anh co thich pho-m at khong? Cd, toi thich.
- “Does she have a baby?” - “No, she doesn’t’.
Co ay co con ch iia?. - Chiia.
- y phu hoa.
Vi du: '
- He likes football and so do we.
Anh ay thich bong dd va chung toi cung vay.
- Mr Brown plays chess. His son does, too.
Ong Brown chcti cd. Con trai ong ay cung the.
- She washed the dishes. They did, too.
Co ay dd riia bat dia. Ho cung vay.
- He doesn’t go to this club and neither do I.
A nh ay khong den cau lac bo nay va toi cung vay.
- No one understood just what Linda say and
niether did he.
Khong ai hieu Susan noi g i va anh ta cung vay.
- Thay cho mot dong tif thifcfng de tranh sit
lap lai.
Vi du:
- You must do well as you did last week.
A nh phai lam viec tot nhiianh dd lam tuan triidc.
- “Who told her that we were reading that story?” -
“Nam did” .
A i noi vdi co ay rang chung toi da doc chuyen do?
- Nam noi vdi tdi

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- “W ho ate the fish?” - “The cat did” .

Ai dd an mon cd? Con meo day.

HINH THITC VA CACH DUNG DONG TtJT "HAVE"

1. Hinh thufc dong “ have” .

a. Dong tif “have” co bon hinh thufc.
- Nguyen mau: have
- Ngoi th\i ba so it (s-form): has
- Hinh thiic V-mg: having
- Qua khii va qua khii phan tii: had
b. Cach chia dong tu* “have” . ______
\ ^ T h i Hien tai Qua khir Tuong lai
D a n q \.
shall
We We We have
You have You You
They They had He
He She
He
Thifdng She will have
She has «
It They
It

L am having 1 1 shall be
He He was having We having
She s having She You
t It He will be
Tiep d iin having
We We She
You are having It
You were
They They
They having

1 1 1 shall have
We We We had
You have had You You
They They had had He
i

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loan thanh He have been He She will have

She having She It had
It It They

1 P 1 shall have
We We We been having
You have been You had been You
They having They having He will have
Hoan thanh He She been having
He
iep di§n She It
She has been
It They
It having

2. “ Have” dung nhuf dong tvf thifdng (ordinary

verb).
a. “have” co nghia la “ co, sd hufu” (possess)
hoac “ diidi quyen kiem soat” (to hold under one’s
-control).
Vi du:
- I have two intelligent children.
Tdi cd hai diia con thong minh.
- My father has an expensive shirt.
Bo toi co chiec do sd-mi dat tien.
- They have a new car.
Ho cd chiec o td mdi.
- She has an umbrella now, but it’s her sister’s.
Cd ay cd mot cai o, nhiing dd la o cua em gai cd
ay.
“have ’ con dtfOc dung nhu; dong tvf thu'dng trong cau
phu dinh va nghi van.
Vi du:
- How many brothers do you have?
Ban cd bao nhieu anh trai?
- Does she have a car?
Cd ay cd o td kh on g?

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■________________

- They don’t have any milk.

Ho khong co chut su'd nao.
- We did’t have any information about that.
Chung toi khong co thong tin nao ve viec do.
Tuy nhien, trong tieng Anh cua ngUdi Anh, “have
co the khong sn dung nhu dong tu1 thUdng trong cau hoi
va phu dinh.
Vi du:
- How many children have you (got)?
Anh co may chau roi?
- Has she (got) any brother and sister?
Co ay co anh chi em khong?
- Has he (got) a big dog?
Anh ay con cho to khong?
- They haven’t (got) any pens.
Ho khong co chiec but nao.
- Mary hasn’t any sugar.
Mary khong co chut dieting nao.
* Chu y: Ca hai hinh thiic deu dung.
Vi du:
- Do you have an eraser? - Yes I do / Yes, I have.
Ban co tay khong? - Co, toi co.
- Have you an eraser? - Yes, I have / Yes, I do.
Ban co tay khong? - Co, toi co.
b. “Have’’ dung trong mot so thanh nguf vdi
nghia la “trai qua, dvfOc, htfcfng, bi, gap phai, sinh,
de...”
Vi du:
- Did you have any news from home this morning0
Anh co nhan dieoc tin t tic nha sang nay khong?
- I don't have much difficulty with maths.
Toi khong gap kho khan g i lam vdi mon toan.
- \\ hat do you have for breakfast?

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Anh dung g i vdo biia diem tam?

- We had an interesting trip last month.
Chung toi co chuyen di thu vi vdo thang triidc.
- Mr Bill is having an operation next week.
Ong Bill se co mot cuoc phau thuat vdo tuan tdi.
- My sister will have a baby next month.
Chi. gai cua toi s e sinh con vdo thang sau.

Cac thanh ngfl di vdi “have

- have a headache, toothache, a pain (nhiic dau,
3au rang, bi dau).
- have smallpox (bi benh dau mua).
- have a party, a reception, a dance (or other social
affair) (to chiic tiec, tiep tan, khieu vu (hoac hoat dong
xa hoi khac).
- have a meeting, a conference, a course (or other
official funtion) (to chiic cuoc hop, hoi nghi, khoa hoc
(hoac hoat dong cong tac khac).
- have fun, a good time (vui choi thoa thich).
- have good luck, misfortune, an accident (dtfdc may
man, gap svf bat hanh, bi tai nan).
- have success (thanh cong).
- have no idea (khong biet)
- have a finger in the pie (quan tam den)

3. “ Have” dung nhtf trd dong tif (Auxiliary

verb).
a. of cac thi hoan thanh (Perfect tense).
Vi du:
- I have seen three movies this week.
Tdi xem 3 bo phim trong tuan nay.
- She has worked at the University since 1994.
Co ay lam viec d trtfdng dai hoc tii ndm 1994.

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- Have you ever been to Germany?

Ban dd titng tdi Dtic chiia?
- I had had some unhappy times, and then I roe:
your mother.
Toi dd co khoang thcfi gian khong vui ve, sau do
toi gap me ban.
- I will not have read the book before the test.
Toi se khong doc sach triidc khi thi.
b. H ave to = m u st
Vi du:
- I have to go = I must go.
Tdi phai di.
- I'll have to meet Mr Right tomorrow.
Tdi phai gap ong Right vdo ngay mai.
- I had to buy a new bike last week.
Tuan triidc tdi phai mua chiec xe dap mdi.
* Chu y:
- d qua khii thUdng va tUdng lai thUdng, thUcJng
dung “have to” thay “m ust” .
- “Have to” d phu dinh va nghi van co the dung theo
hai cach:
+ Dung trd dong tti “do” .
Vi du:
- Does she have to go to school?
Co ay cd phai den triidng khong?
- Do you have to stay up late?
Ban cd phai thiic khuya kh ong?
- I didn t have to go there on Sunday.
Tdi khong phai den dd vdo chu nhat.
- Did he have to cut the grass?
Anh ta cd phai cat co khong?
+ Khong dung trd dong tu: “do”
Vi du:

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- I have not to go to see her.

Tdi khong phai den gap co ta.
- Have you to make a cake?
Ban co phai lam banh khong?
- Has he to obey these rules?
Anh ay co phai tuan thu nhiing quy tac nay
kh ong?
c. Have + O (tan ngu*) + Pn (qua khvf phan tif).
Vi du:
- I had my hair cut.
Tdi dd cat toe.
- Do you have your house cleaned everyday?
Ban co bao ai lau nha hang ng ay khong?
- We had our clothes washed.
Quan do cua chung toi dd co ngiidi khac giat.
* Chu y:
- Vdi trUdng hop nay, khi d dang phu dinh va nghi
van phai dung vdi trd dong tit “do” .
Vi du:
- Do you have the car repaired?
Anh dd m ang oto di sita chiia ?
- I don’t have my house painted. I painted it
myself.
Tdi khong nhd ai scfn nha cd. Tdi tii sctn.
- Cung mot dang tren, “have” co nghia la “bi”
Vi du:
- He had two his teeth knocked out.
Han bi danh gay mat hai cai rang.
- The house had the roof ripped off by the storm.
Can nhd bi bao lam toe mdi.
d. “ Have” trong cau hoi duoi.
Vi du:

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- Their boys had gone home, hadn’t they? - No,

they hadn’t.
Nhiing cau be dd ve roi phai khong?- Khong,
chung chiia ve.
- You have been to England, haven’t you? - Yes, I
have.
Ban dd tdi Anh roi phai khong? - Vang, toi dd tdi
Anh.
- They had visited Tom, and so had we.
Ho dd tdi thdm Tom, va chung tdi cung vay.
- We hadn't seen that movie, and they hadn’t
either.
Chung tdi chiia xem phim dd, va ho cung chita
xem.

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D O N G Tl/K H U YET THIEU/ TINH THAI

DAC DIEM CHUNG

1. Dinh nghia ve dong tif khuyet thieu.

Dong tu; khuyet thieu la trd dong tCf (axiliary verb)
phoi hdp vdi dong tti nguyen mau (base-form) de tao
thanh cum dong tii.

2. Dac diem chung cua dong tvf khuyet thieu

a. Dong tCf khuyet thieu co mot hinh thiic nguyen
mau, ngoi thii ba so it khong them “s / es” va khong co
dang “V-ing” . d dang qua khii, “can” —> “could”; “will” —*
“would”, “shall” —* “should” , “m ay” —>“might”
b. Cau phu dinh: S + dong tii khuyet thieu + not
(n’t) + V
Cau hoi: dong tii khuyet thieu + S + V?
c. Ve nguf nghia, dong tii tinh thai dien ta tinh
huong lien quan den nhiing gi trai vdi thiic chat. Dieu
do co nghia la khong thuat lai nhiing sii kien khach
quan; thay vao do, chung dUa ra nhiing y kien, nhan
dinh, ldi chuc, y dinh, kha nang co the, bon phan va
nhiing nghia tUdng tii nhu vay.

CACH SUTDUNG DONG TUf KHUYET THIEU

1. CAN
a. Dien td khd ndng ve vat chat hoac tinh than d
hien tai hoac titctng lai.
Vi'du: '
- Can you tell me the way to the post office,
please?

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Ban co the chi cho toi duting tdi bitu dien ditto
khong?
- I can cook delicious fish and chicken.
Toi co the nau mon cd va mon ga rat ngon.
- He can play chess and he can write computer
programs.
Anh ay co the chcti cd va co the viet chitctng trinh
may tinh.
- I can’t play the guitar.
Tdi khong the chcti guitar.
b. Su co the hay khd ndng co the xdy ra.
Vi du:
- You can meet her tommorrow.
Ban cd the gap cd ay vdo ngay mai.
- It's too noisy. We can’t study well.
on do qua. Chung tdi khong the hoc aiCcjc.
- I don't know the answer. Can you tell me?
Tdi khong biet cau trd Idi. Ban cd the noi cho toi
biet diicjc khong?
- I can show you where the bank is.
Tdi cd the chi cho ban ngan hang d dau.
c. Su cho phep
Vi du:
- Can I open the window? It’s stuffy here.
Tdi cd the md ciia so diicic khong? d day ngot ngat
qua.
- You can use my phone.
Ban cd the dung dien thoai cua tdi.
- \ou can leave now if you wish.
Ban cd the di neu ban muon.
- Can we email this list?
Chung tdi cd the gid mail danh sach nay khong?
- You can’t smoke on the bus.

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Ban khong the hut thuoc tren xe buyt.

2. COULD
a. Khd ndng ve vat chat hoac tinh than trong
qua khu
VI du:
- I could run ten miles in my twenties.
Toi cd the chay 10 dam khi toi khoang 20 tuoi.
- We could see it clearly.
Chung toi co the trdng thay no ro rang.
- They could play the piano when they was five.
Ho co the chcti piano khi ho 5 tuoi.
- She read the message but she couldn’t
understand it.
Cd ay doc tin nhan nhiing khong the hieu diidc.
- W omen couldn't vote until just after the First
W orld War.
Phu nii khong the bau cii cho den tan sau chien
tranh the gi&i thii nhat.
b. Khd ndng vdi y dieu kien
Vi du:
- John could be the one who stole the money.
John co the la ngiidi dd lay trom tien.
- You could spend your vacation in Hawaii.
Ban co the di nghi d Hawaii.
- If I had a car, I couldn’t go to work late.
Neu toi co o to, tdi se khong di lam muon.
- If we had more time, we could travel around the
world.
Neu chung tdi cd nhieu thdi gian hdn, chung tdi
dd cd the di du lich vong quanh the gi&i.
c. Ldi yeu cau, de nghi lich sU.
Vi du:

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- Could you show me the way to the nearest post

office, please?
Ban co the chi cho toi diidng den biiu dien gan
nhat diidc khong a?
- Could you pick me up when I've finished?
Ban co the don toi khi toi xong viec khong?
- Could I speak to the manager, please?
Tdi co the noi chuyen vdi giam doc diidc khong?
- Could I borrow your pen?
Toi co the miidn but cua ban diidc kh ong?
- Could you lend me 40 Euros til Monday?
Ban co the cho toi vay 40 euro den thii hai diidc
khong?
* Chu y:
j ? T
- Co the dung “be able to” thay cho “can”.
Vi du:
- She is able to speak five languages..
Cd ay co the noi 5 thii tieng.
- I have been able to do that test.
Toi co the lam diidc Bai kiem tra do.
- They were able to get tickets for the concert.
H o dd co the mua ve xem hod nhac.
- Cd “can” va “cou ld ’ deu co the duac dung
trong cau hoi hoac cau cam than
Vi du:
- Could anyone be such a fool as to believe that'
Cd the nao co ai ngoc nghech ma lai tin d dieu
dd!
- Can it be true?
Dieu do co the la dung it?
- How he can argue?
Anh ta co the cai nhii the sao?
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+ Mot viec dang ra co the lam dUOc nhung khong

lam (trong qua khii).
VI du:
- She could have met him.
Le ra co ay co the gap anh ay.
- I could have lent you the money, why didn’t you
ask me?
Toi co the cho anh vay tien diidc, tai sao anh
khong hoi toi ?
+ Mot viec ma ta khong biet chac la co difOc hay
khong trong qua khii:
Vi du:
- She cried a lot. She could have argued with
someone.
Co ay dd khoc rat nhieu. Co le cd ta dd cai nhau
vdi ai do.
- The shirt has disappeared! Who could take it?
Mary could have taken it, she was here alone at
that time.
Chiec do dd bien mat! Ai la ngiidi dd lay no di?
Co le la M ary day, vi luc do chi co cd ay d day.
- “Can’t” + h a v e + Pl!: chac chan da khong lam viec
gi do trong qua khii.
Vi du:
- I can’t have understood he question perfectly.
Chdc chan la tdi dd khong hieu cau hoi mot cach
tiidng tan.
- I’m sory. I can’t have done it on purpose.
Tdi xin loi. Tdi khong chu y lam dieu dd.

3. WILL
a. y d in h tr o n g tiicfng lai
Vi du:

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- I’m very tired. I think I'll stay at home tonight.

Tdi rat met. Toi nghl toi se d nhd toi nay.
- They will visit friends when they arive in the
city.
Ho se den thdm ban be cua ho khi ho den thanh
pho.
- I won't be in the office until 11; I’ve got a
meeting.
Toi se khong d van phong cho den luc 11 gid; toi
dang co cuoc hop.
b. Su sd n long a hien tai hoac tUOng lai
Hinh thiic nghi van cua “will” vdi nghia nay
thUdng diidc dung de dien ta nhiing ldi yeu cau. Hinh
thiic phu dinh dien ta sii tif choi.
Vi du:
- Will you open the window, please? It's very hot
in here.
Hay md ciia so. d day ndng qua.
- Don’t talk to me. I won’t listen to you.
Ditng noi chuyen vdi tdi. Tdi se khong nghe anh
dau.
- Sign this, will you?
A nh se ky vdo cai nay chti?
- You stay there! I'll fetch the drinks.
Anh d day nhe! Tdi chay di lay dd uong.
c. Dien td y khang khang nhat dinh hay mot viec
nhat dinh xdy ra.
VI du:
- Damn! My car won't start. I'll have to call the
garage.
O td cua tdi khong khdi dong roi. Toi phai tim cai
ga-ra thoi.
- You can count on me! I’ll be there at 8 o’clock

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sharp.
Ban phai tin toi. Toi nhat dinh d do vdo dung 8
gia.
- Don't worry! You'll settle down quickly, I'm sure.
Ditng lo! Ban se binh tinh nhanh thdi, tdi chdc
chan day.
- Don't bother ringing: they'll have left for their 10
o'clock lecture.
Ditng ngai goi dien: ho se d en giang diidng luc
10 gid.
d. Dien td mot thdi quen hay viec thitdng xdy ra 6
hien tai.
Vi du:
- She will sing songs after songs.
Cd ay cii hat het Bdi no den Bdi kia.
- For the main course, I'll have grilled tuna.
Tdi thitdng an cha cd ngii cho bita an chinh.
- I'm not surprised you don't know what to do! You
will keep talking in class.
Tdi khong ngac nhien khi anh khong biet lam gi
cd. Anh ludn noi chuyen trong Idp.
- He will bite his nails, whatever I say.
Tdi noi g i anh ta cung can mong tay.
e. M enh lenh chinh thiic
Vi du:
- You will do your homework.
Con phai lam Bdi tap ve nhd.
- All peoples will return to their quarterrs before 9
o'clock.
Tat cd moi ngitdi phai trd ve khu viic cua minh
triidc 9 gid.

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4. WOULD
a. Titdng lai trong hinh thiic tubng thuqt
Vi du:
- He said the next meeting would be in a month's
time.
Anh ay noi rang cuoc hop sap tdi se dien ra trong
1 thang niia.
- She told me that she would visit us some day.
Co ay noi vdi toi rang co ay se den thdm chung
toi mot ngay nao do.
- I knew that they would be very successful in
their career.
Tdi biet rang ho se rat thanh cong trong nghe
nghiep.
b. Thdi quen trong qua khit
Vi du:
- W hen I was small, we would always visit
relatives on Christmas Day.
Khi tdi con nho, chung tdi thitdng di thdm ho
hang vdo dip le Giang Sinh.
■ I would phone him when I felt bored.
Tdi thitdng goi dien cho anh ay khi tdi cam thay
buon.
- They would go to school by bus.
Ho thitdng tdi tritdng bang xe buyt.
- W hen they first met, they would always have
picnics on the beach.
Khi ho mdi gap nhau, ho thitdng di picnic ra
bien.
c. Trong cau dieu kien khong cd that d hien tai
Vi du:
- If I ruled the world, every day would be the first
day of Spring.

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Neu tdi thong tri the gidi, moi ngay se la ngay

dau tien cua mua xuan.
- It would have been better if you'd word processed
your assignment.
Se tot hcfn neu ban danh may Bdi tap cua minh.
- If I were president, I would cut the cost of
education.
Neu tdi la tong thong, toi se giam chi p h i giao
due.
d. Dung de nhan manh
“W ould” thufdng di sau cac tinh tii “doubtful'’,
“unlikely" de nhan manh mot hanh dong khong diit
khoat (tentative action).
Vi du:
- It’s unlikely that Jack would do something like
that.
Khong chdc Jack lam dieu g i do titdng tit nhit
vay.
- It’s doubtful whether Tom would know the
answer.
K hong biet la Tom co biet cau trd Idi khong.
e. “W ou ld ' dung sau “wish”, “if only1' de dien td y
cau mong.
Vi du:
- I wish you wouldn't keep interrupting me.
Tdi mong ban ditng ngat Idi tdi.
- If only I would live in large, modern house.
Gid ma tdi song trong mot can nhd rong rai, hien
dai.
- She wishes it would snow.
Cd ay itdc la tuyet se rcfi.
- If only it would stop raining.
Gid ma trdi tanh mita.

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f. “W ou ld ’ + have + P II
* Dien ta su viec trong qua khii nhiing khong that
sii xay ra.
Vi du:
- She would have burnt herself.
Co ay suyt lam bong minh.
- They would have come early.
Ho dd co the den sdm.
- I would have agreed with you.
Tdi dd cd the dong y vdi anh.
* Gia dinh d qua khii.
Vi du:
- I put an umbrella on the chair, but someone
would have taken it away.
Tdi dat cai o d tren ghe nhitng ai dd da cam no
di.
I came and saw Tom but he didn’t stay at home.
Maybe he would have worked.
Tdi den gap Tom nhitng anh ay khong cd nhd. Co
le anh ay di lam.
g. “Would like” + to + V: dien td m ong muon, xin
phep diidc lam gi (le phep, lich stf).
Vi du:
- I would like the menu please.
Lam cm cho tdi mitdn thiic dcfn.
- W ould you like to drink?
Ban cd muon uong g i kh ong?
- W ould you give me a ring after lunch?
Sau bita trita anh goi dien cho tdi nhe.

5. SHALL
a. Gcfi y hay de nghi (suggestion).
Vi du:

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- Shall we go to the cinema?

Chung ta di xem phim n h e?
- Shall we move into the living room?
Chung ta vdo phong khach nhe.
- Shall I wait for you?
Toi se dai anh n h e?
■ Shall I open the door?
Toi md ciia nhe?
b. Menh lenh hay cam doan, nhat la trong
nhiing van ban phap luat.
VI du:
- No player shall knowingly pick up or move the
ball of another player.
Khong cau thu nao diidc phep tranh bong \ay di
chuyen bong cua cau thu khac.
- All legislative powers granted shall be vested in
a Congress of the United States, which shall
consist of a Senate and House of
Representatives. (Form the United States
Constitution).
Tat cd quyen lap phap ditdc cong nhan se diidc
trao cho Quo'c H oi nitdc Ml, gom co Thitdng vien
va Ha Nghi vien. (Theo Hien Phap Hoa Ky).
c. “S h a W co the diidc sit dung vdi tat cd cac ngoi
so de nhan m anh dieu md ngitdi noi cam thay
chdc chan se xdy ra hoac mong muon xdy ra.
Vi du:
- We shall come.
Nhat dinh chung toi se den.
- He shall becom e our next king.
Ong ay chac chan se trd thanh vi vua mdi cua
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- Man shall explore the distant regions of the

universe.
Chdc chan con ngitcfi se kham pha ra nhiing
viing ddt xa xoi trong vu tru.

6. SHOULD
a. B on phan, nghia vu bat buoc d hien tai hoac
tUOng lai
Vi du:
- The university should provide more sports
facilities.
Trii'dng dai hoc phai cung cap them cac phitdng
tien the thao.
- The equipment should be inspected regularly.
Trang thiet bi nen diidc kiem tra thii'dng xuyen.
- You should work hard.
Ban nen lam viec cham chi hdn.
b. D ieu m on g m u on
Vi du:
- The letter should get to you tomorrow - I posted
it first class.
Thu se tdi tay ban vdo ngay mai. Toi dd giiti
chuyen phat nhanh.
- This play should be really good.
Vd kich nay chdc la rat hay.
- By now, they should already be in Dubai.
Den bay gid, chdc ho se d Dubai.
c. Ldi k h u yen , gcfi y:
Vi du:
- People with high cholesterol should eat low-fat
foods.
Nhiing ngiidi co cholesterol cao nen an thiic an it
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- Sarah shouldn't have smoked so much. That's

what caused her health problems.
Sarah khong nen hut thuoc qua nhieu. D iiu do
gay en c ac van de ve site khoe cua co ay.
d. “That...should' dung trong cau true vdi mot so
dong tie:
- Suggest, propose, insist.
Vi du:
- They proposed that the trip should be postponed.
Ho de nghi nen hoan chuyen di lai.
- M y father suggested that I should go in for
sports.
Bo toi gcti y rang toi nen tham gia cac mon the
thao.
- She insited that nothing should start till he
arrived.
Co ay khang khang rang khong ditOc khtii sit g i
tritdc khi anh ta tdi.
- Order, com m and
Vi du:
- The manage commanded that all the gates
should be shut.
Giam doc ra lenh phai dong tat cd cac cong lai.
- He ordered that everybody should be arrive at
8:00 a.m
Ong ay ra lenh tat cd moi ngitdi phai den luc 8
gid.
- She ordered that all of should be present at the
meeting.
Co ay ra lenh la tat cd moi ngitdi co mat tai buoi
hop.
- R e co m m n e d , a d v ise
Vi du:

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- She recom m ended that I should watch this film.

Co ay khuyen toi nen xem bo phim nay.
- The doctor advised that You shouldn't be
drinking if you're on antibiotics.
Bac si khuyen Ban khong nen uong riicJu neu ban
dang dung khang sinh.
- I think you should go for the Alfa rather than
the Audi.
Toi nghl ban nen di vi Alfa hem vi Audi.
e. “sh ou ld ’ dung sau “be” va cac tinh til sa w
- Old, strange, funny: dien ta stf trung hefp.
- It’s funny that we should be studying at the same
class.
That la la chung ta se hoc cung mot Idp.
- It’s strange that you should be staying in the
same hotel.
That la la cac ban d cung mot khach san.
- It’s odd that they should meet Mr Right.
That la la ho cung gap ong Right.
Necessary, advisable, essential, vital,
important, ... : dien ta y ai do nen hoac phai lam
gi-
Vi du:
- It is necessary that we should learn foreign
languages.
Viec chung ta hoc ngoai ngii la dieu rat can
thiet.
• It is advisable that everyone should have a map.
NgiCdi ta khuyen rang moi ngitdi nen co mot cai
ban do.
f. “S h ou ld ’ dung sau “in case” (phdng khi, trong
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Vi du:

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- I’ll leave a message in case he should arrive.

Toi se de lai Icfi nhan phbng khi anh ta den.
- I’m talking an umbrella in case it should rain.
Toi se mang theo o phbng khi trdi mita.
g. “S h ou ld ' dung sau “lest?’ (e rang, keo).
Vi du:
- We must be hurry lest we should be late.
Chung ta phai nhanh len keo muon mat.
- I shall add your phone number lest I should
forget it.
Toi se ghi lai so dien thoai cua ban keo lai quen
mat.
- I shall meet him lest he sad.
Toi se gap anh ay keo anh ay lai buon.
h. “S h ou ld ’ + have + PII: dien td mot viec dang le
nen lam nhitng khong thiic hien ditcfc.
Vi du:
- The flight should have arrived by now.
Chuyen bay le ra bay gid phai den roi.
- I should have renewed my TV licence last month,
but I forgot.
Le ra toi phai dang ky lai kenh T V thang tritdc,
nhitng toi quen mat.
- You shouldn't have spent so much time on that
first question.
Le ra anh khong nen danh qua nhieu thcfi gian
cho cau hoi dau tien.

7. MAY
a. SvC ditcfc phep co the lam viec gi.
Vi du: ’
- Johnny, you may leave the table when you have
finished your dinner.

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Johnny, con co the rdi ban neu con an toi xong.

- He may stay here for a while.
A nh ta co the d day mot luc.
- We may use the book for reference.
Chung ta co the sit dung quyen sach nay de tham
khao.
- Students may not borrow equipment without
written permission.
Sinh vien khong ditOc sit dung trang thiet bi neu
khong co giay phep.
- Su xin phep d hinh thiic trang trong (formal
style).
Vi du:
- May I help you?
Toi co the giiip anh dittic kh ong?
- May I borrow your pen, please?
Toi co the miidn ban cai but diCtfc kh ong?
- May I sit here?
Toi co the ngoi day ditcfc khong a ?
- May I smoke?
Toi co the hut thuo'c chu!?
b. Khd ndng co the xdy ra 6 hien tai h oa c tUOng
lai.
Vi du:
- Each nurse may be responsible for up to twenty
patients.
Moi y td co the phai chiu trach nhiem vdi 20
benh nhan.
- If the monitors are used in poorly lit places, some
users may experience headaches.
Neu chiec may diidc su! dung d nhitng ncfi anh
sang yeu, mot so ngitdi dung co the bi dau dau.
- I may go shopping tonight, I haven't decided yet.

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Toi co the di mua sam toi nay, nhiing toi van

chiia quyet dinh.
- He may be at school.
Anh ta co the dang d triicfng.
* Chu y: Trong cach noi than mat cua ngUdi My
(informal Am erican English), “may” thufdng diidc thay
the bang “can” khi dien ta sU xin phep, va bang “m ight”
khi dien ta kha nang co the xay ra.
- Khi muon dien ta y phu dinh de chi kha nang co
the xay ra, ngUdi ta hay dung “can not” chii khong dung
“may not” .
Vi du:
- She may be at school.
Cd the cd ta d triicfng.
- The news can’t be true.
Tin do khong the dung diidc.
- “M ay not” dien ta sU cam doan.
Vi du:
- The student may not talk in class.
Hoc sinh khong diidc noi chuyen trong Idp.
- You may not smoke here.
Ban khong diidc hut thuoc d day.
- You may not break the rules.
Ban khong diidc pha luat.
c. “M ay” + have + P II : dien td sU hoai nghi,
khong chdc chan d hien tai ve stf viec co the
xdy ra d qua khi/.
Vi du:
- She is late, she may have stucked.
Co ay den muon, co the cd ay bi tac diicfng.
- Jack may have been upset. I couldn't really tell if
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Cd le Jack dd rat buon. Toi khong the thitc si1 noi

neu anh ta khd chiu hay met moi.
- The experim ent may have been a success, but
there is still a lot of work to be done.
Thi nghiem co the thanh cong, nhitng van con
nhieu viec phai lam.

8. MIGHT
a. Stf xin phep hoac khd ndng co the xay ra
trong qua khit.
Vi du:
- Might I turn the TV on?
Toi co the bat ti vi ditcjc kh ong?
- Might you turn back?
Anh co the quay lai ditdc kh ong?
- My mother agreed that I might go out.
Me tdi dong y rang toi co the di chcti.
b. Khd ndng co the xdy ra d hien tai hoac ti/ctng
lai.
Vi du:
- I am studying late tonight so that I might go out
tomorrow.
Toi hoc Bdi muon dem nay la de ngay mai toi di
chcti.
- England might win the W orld Cup, you never
know.
Ban khong bao gid biet rang, England cd the
doat World Cup.
- Don’t climb on that tree; you might fall.
Ditng treo len cai cay dd, ban cd the bi nga day.
- She might come this evening
Cd ay cd the den vdo toi nay.

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* Chu y: Trong cach svf dung nay, “might” d iin ta

ha nang co the xay ra hdi xa hdn la “may” , nhung
rong nhieu trUdng hdp hai dong tii nay co the thay the
ho nhau.
“M ight' + have + P II dien td mot viec dang le
dd xdy ra nhitng thiic te khong xdy ra.
Vi du:
- I'm surprised he failed. I suppose he might have
been ill on the day of the exam.
Tdi ngac nhien khi anh ay tritdt. Toi cho rang,
vdo ngay thi co the anh ay dd bi om.
- You saw me standing at the bus stop! You might
have stopped and given me a lift!
Ban dd thay toi ditng d ben xe buyt, le ra ban dd
co the ditng lai va cho toi di nhd.
- Jack might have gone to France.
Cd le, Jack dd den Phap.

). MUST
i. Sii bat buoc, menh lenh, can thiet
Vi du:
- I really must get some exercise.
Tdi that s it phai lam mot vdi Bdi the due.
- People must try to be more tolerant of each
:other.
Moi ngitdi phai khoan dung hdn vdi ngitdi khac.
- We must keep silent in class.
Chung tdi phai giit trat tit trong Idp.
* Chu y: Phu dinh “must not” hoac “mustn't” : cam
doan, bat buoc khong dUdc lam viec gi, khong dUdc phep
(prohibition).
Vi du:
- You m usn’t smoke here.

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Ban khong diidc hut thuoc d day.

- Everybody m ustn’t walk on the grass.
Moi ngiidi khong diidc giam len bdi cd.
- Cars mustn’t be parked in this street.
Khong diidc dd o td d pho nay.
b. Gid sU diia tr e n chi/ng cvt x a c d a n g
S + must + V: dieu gia suf d hien tai
S + must + have + P„: dieu gia suf d qua khvT
Vi du:
- She has worked hard. She must have done well
on the test.
Cd ay dd lam viec cham chi. Chdc la cd ay dd
lam Bdi thi tot.
- Where is David? He must be at school. Classes
begin at 8 .
David dau roi? Chdc la no d triicfng. Gid hoc bat
dau luc 8 gid.
- I'm absolutley sure! They must have arrived
yesterday, I saw their ticket.
Tdi hoan toan chdc chan. Ho chdc hdn dd den
day, horn qua. Tdi dd nhin thay ve cua ho.
- The concert must have been wonderful last night.
Fiore is a great conductor.
Buoi hod nhac tdi qua chdc hdn rat tuyet vdi.
Fiore la ngitdi dieu khien gioi.
* Chu y:
- Ngudi ta thUdng dung “have to” thay cho “must” d
cac thi tUdng lai va qua khii thUdng.
Vi du:
- I shall have to earn money for help my family.
Tdi se phai kiem tien de giup gia dinh tdi.
- We have to do the test tomorrow.
Chung tdi phai lam Bdi kiem tra vdo ngay mai.

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- They have to come here on time.

Ho phai den day dung gid.
- “M ust” dien ta y bat buoc, menh lenh cau ngUdi
noi; “have to” thUdng dien ta y bat buoc do ngoai canh.
Vi du:
- I have to go to school on time.
Tdi phai den tritting dung gid.
- She has to clean the room.
Cd ay phai lau can phbng.
- You must come and see me next time you're in
town.
Anh phai den gap toi Ian sau khi anh v i thanh
pho.
- He must work harder.
Anh ay phai lam viec cham chi hctn.

10. DARE
Nguf phap cua “dare” khong nhat quan
- La dong tit khuyet thieu, tUdng tu nhu “can” .
“Dare” co hai dang chinh la: hien tai “dare” va qua
khii “dared” .
Vi du:
- He dared not lie you.
A nh ay khong dam noi doi anh dau.
- They daren’t criticize him.
H o khong dam ph e binh ong ta.
- How dare you speak to me like that?
Sao anh dam noi vdi toi nhit th e?
- I daren't tell her.
Toi khong dam ke vdi co ay.
* Chu y:
- NgUdi ta co the sU dung “dare” nhu mot dong tu:
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- He doesn’t dare to answer my call.

Anh ay khong dam trd Icfi dien thoai cua toi.
- Did you dare to go out at night?
Cau cd dam ra ngoai vdo ban dem kh on g?
- We dared to climb on that mountain.
Chung toi dam treo len ngon nui do.
- He didn't dare complain about the quality of the
food.
Anh ta khong dam phan nan ve chat liicJng thitc
an.
- He never dares to criticise her for wasting money
and she doesn't dare to interrupt him when he's
working.
Anh ay khong bao gid dam phe binh co ta vi viec
lang p h i tien va co ta khong bao gid dam xen vdo
khi anh ay dang lam viec.
- “7 dare say” la thanh ngut chi sU dung vdi “7” vdi
nghia “7 suppose” (toi cho r&ng) hoac “It is my opinion
that” (theo y toi). Neu no theo sau bdi mot menh de
danh tii, “that” dUdc bo di.
Vi du:
- I dare say you're pretty hungry after all that
cycling.
Toi chdc rang anh rat doi sau chuyen dap xe do.
- Bob looks very strong, I dare say he’s an
excellent athlete.
Bob trong rat khoe, toi nghl rang anh ay la van
dong vien xuat sac.

11. NEED
a. “Need” cung giong “dare” la nguf phap khong
nhat quan, tuy nhien difofc dung pho bien hdn
nhat la trong cau phu dinh va cau nghi van.

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Vi du:
- Need they really do it?
Ho co thiic sit can lam dieu do kh ong?
- She needn't come tomorrow - it isn't necessary.
Co ay khong can den vdo ngay mai. Dieu do
khong can thiet.
- This is the only thing we need do.
Day la dieu duy nhat chung ta can lam.
- Need I lock the door when I leave? ~ No, you
needn't. Sarah will be home soon.
Tdi cd can khoa cita khi di khong? ~ Khong,
khong can. Sarah se trd ve nhd ngay.
b. “need” b cau khang dinh vdi nhufng tvf ngu y
nghi ngd hoac sau mot dong tvf d dang phu
dinh.
Vi du:
- I don’t think I need meet him.
Tdi khong nghl la tdi can gap anh ay.
- I doubt that she needn't visit my aunt and uncle.
Tdi nghi ngd la cd ay khong can den thdm cd chu
cua tdi.
c. Needn’t + have + Pn: dien ta hanh dong dang
le khong can lam
Vi du:
- You needn’t have gone to the supermarket.
There’s plenty o f food in the fridge.
D ang le chi khong phai di sieu thi. Con rat nhieu
thiic an trong tu lanh.
- We needn’t have looked for that book. He had
taken it.
Chung ta khong can phai tim kiem cuon sach do.
A nh ta dd cam di roi

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- He needn't have gone in to work today, as the

boss decided to close the office.
Anh ta khong can di lam ngay horn nay, bdi ong
chu dd quyet dinh dong cita van phbng.
* Chu y:
- “N e e d ’ co the dtfOc dung nhii dong tti thiidng, dtfpc
chia theo ngoi so hay cac thi nhil nhOng dong til thtfdng
khac. d the nghi van va phu dinh di vdi trd dong tii “do”.
Dong tii sau “n eed ’ la dong tii nguyen the co "to"
(infinitive verb with “to”).
Vi du:
- I need some new winter shoes.
Toi can vdi doi giay mua dong.
- Children need a good balanced diet.
Lu tre can mot che do an can bang.
- Do we need anything from the shops?
Chung ta co can cai g i d cita hang khong?
- I didn’t need to meet him.
Tdi khong can gap anh ay.
- Will I be needed in the office tomorrow?
Tdi cd can cd mat d van phbng vdo ngay mai
khong?
- You don't need to work on weekends.
Ban khong can phai lam viec vdo ngay nghi.
- “N eed” + V-ing
dien ta viec gi do can diidc thiic hien.
Vi du:
- Your clothes needs washing.
Quan do cua ban can ditdc giat.
- This bike needs repairing.
Chiec xe dap nay can ditdc sita.
- The house need cleaning.
Can nhd can ditdc lau chiii.

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12. OUGHT TO
•a. Dien ta mot bon phan, mot trach nhiem, mot
viec nen lam.
Vi du:
- You ought to wear a raincoat.
Ban nen mac do miia.
- She ought to finish by next week.
Co ay nen ket thuc vdo tuan tdi.
- We ought to respect our parents
Chung ta nen ton trong cha m e.
- You ought to love your country, ought ngt you?
Ban nen yeu dat niidc, phai khong1 ?
b. Stf suy doan dtfa tren cd scf thtfc te.
Vi du:
- If he started an hour ago, he ought to be here
soon.
Neu anh ay khdi hdnh triidc day 1 gid thi hdn la
bay gid anh ay se den day bay gid.
- They oughn’t to leave their parents alone.
H o khong nen de bo me ho song mot minh diicfc.
c. Ought to + have + Pn dien ta viec dang ra nen
difcfc lam trong qua khuf nhifng lai khong lam.
Vi du:
- You ought to have been more careful while
driving car.
Ban nen can than hem khi dieu khien o to.
- You ought to have invited her to your party.
Le ra ban nen mdi co ay den dii tiec.
- I ought to have written to my parents, but I
forgot.
Le ra tdi phai viet thii cho bo me, nhiing toi lai
quen.
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d. Ought not to + have + Pn: dien ta mot viec le

ra khong nen lam nhiing da dtfcfc thtfc hien
trong qua khuf.
VI du:
- You oughtn’t to have thrown away yesterday's
newspaper.
Le ra ban khong nen vitt td bao ngay hom qua di.
- We ought not to have wasted so much time over
it.
Le ra chung ta khong nen lang p h i thdi gian vdo
viec do.
- You oughtn’t to have met him yesterday.
Le ra hom qua ban khong nen gap anh ay.
- She has done things that she ought not to have
done.
Co ta dd lam nhitng viec md le ra khong nen
lam.
* Chu y:
- Co the thay “ought to” bang “sh o u ld ’.
Vi du:
- You ought to do this work.
Ban phai lam viec nay.
- You should do this work.
Ban phai lam viec nay.
- You oughtn’t to believe him.
Ban khong nen tin anh ta.
- You shouldn’t believe him.
Ban khong nen tin anh ta.
- d dang nghi van, dat “ought “ d dau cau.
Vi du:
- Ought you to do this work tomorrow?
Ban phai lam viec nay vdo ngay mai chit?
- Ought you to wash your clothes?

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Ban phai giat quan do a ?

- Ought I to close the door?
Tdi co phai dong cita khong?
- Ought we to help them?
Chung ta co phai giup ho khong?

13. USED TO
a. “U sed t o ” d ie n ta t h o i q u e n , m o t v ie c th tfd n g
la m t r o n g q u a khtf.
Vi du:
- I used to cry when I was a child.
Hoi nhd toi thitdng hay khoc.
- He used to swim on the river.
Triidc day anh ay thitdng bdi ngoai song.
- She used to go to school late.
Triidc day cd ay rat hay di hoc muon.
- M y father used to watch TV in the early
morning.
Tritdc day bo tdi thitdng xem ti vi vdo sang sdm.
- M y mother used to go to work by bus.
Tritdc day me tdi thitdng di lam bang xe buyt.
b. D ie n ta stf th a t h a y tin h huo'ng t r o n g q u a khuf
Vi du:
- People used to think the world was square.
Moi ngitdi thitdng nghl la the gidi nay hinh
vudng.
- He used to be a film director.
A nh ay titng la dq,o dien phim.
* C hu y:
- “Used to” chi dung d qua khii
Vi du:
-We u s e d to work together. C o r r e c t
- We u se to work together. I n c o r r e c t

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c. C o th e th a y “u s e d to ” b a n g w o u ld .
- “u s e d t o ” cung d iin td thdi quen trong qua
khii nhiing hien tai khong con thiXc hien niia.
Vi du:
- He used to get up at 5.30. but now he gets up at
8 .00 .
Triidc kia ong ay co thdi quen day luc 5.30,
nhiing bay gid ong ay day luc 8 gid.
- He used to be handsome when he was younger.
Khi con tre, ong ay rat dep trai.
- “w o u ld ” dung de dien td mot thdi quen, mot
viec thitdng lam do tii nguyen, xuat phat tii y
muon, khong dung de chi trang thdi.
. - I would often play soccer when I was young.
Tdi thitdng chcti bong dd khi con tre.
- M y grandfather would always give us candy.
B o toi thitdng cho chung toi keo.
- "He would be handsome when he was younger."
In correct
- "He was handsome when he was younger."
C orrect
* C h u y:
- “Used to” cung dung d phu dinh va nghi van nhif
nhiing dong tii khac.
V i du:
- She didn’t use to cry when she was a child.
Co ay thitdng khong hay khoc khi co ay con nhd.
- You use to stay up late, didn’t you?
Tritdc day ban thitdng ngu day muon phai
khong?
- Did you use to work here?
Ban thitdng lam viec dd ay a?

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- “used to” khac v 6i “to use” co nghia la “dung” .

S + used to + V
S + use + N (noun)
VI du:
- I use the same pen that I have used for 15 years.
Toi van dung cai but md toi dd dung mitdi lam
ndm nay.
- How to use this mobile?
Cai dien thoai nay dung nhit the nao?
- “used to” khac vdi “to be / get used to” co nghia la
“quen vdi viec hay thii gi do d hien tai” . Sau “to b e! get
used to” co the la danh tii hay dong danh tii.

S + be / get used to + N
______________________ + V-ing

Vi du:
- My mother is used to getting up early.
Me toi thitdng day s&m.
- I am used to living abroad. - I have previous
experience living abroad, so it's not difficult for
me.
Tdi quen song d nitdc ngoai. Tritdc day tdi co
kinh nghiem song d nitdc ngoai, vi vay dieu do
khong khd khan doi vdi tdi.
- 1 didn’t like bananas, but I got used to them.
Tdi khong thich chuoi, nhitng tdi dd quen vdi
chung.

14. WOULD RATHER

Dong tii khuyet thieu “would rather” dien ta mot sU
lUa chon Ua thich (a preference). Luon dUdc sU dung
dUdi hinh thiic rut gon la: Md rather” .
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Hinh thiic day du: “had rather” , “would r a t h e r ca

hai deu giong nhau.
Dang phu dinh: “would rather not” , “wouldn't
rather” .
Vi du:
- I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and sad.
Toi thich ngheo va hanh phuc hcfn la giau co va
bat hanh.
- "Let's go shopping this evening". "Oh, I'd rather
go tomorrow."
Toi nay di mua sam di. - Oh, tdi thich di vdo
ngay mai.
- W hat would you rather do: go to the cinema or
stay at home for the evening?
Ban m uon lam g i hcfn vdo toi nay: den rap chieu
ph im hay d nhd ?

M ot so" cau true co nghia tUdng tu nhu “would

rather” : “would / had sooner”, “would / had just soon ,
sti dung trong loi than mat hoac dam thoai.
Vi du:
- The French would rather have seen the whole
place go down rather than help us!
Ngitdi Phap thd thay tat cd cho nay sup do hcfn la
giu p chung ta!
- I'd sooner she answered the letter herself
Toi thich cd ay tit trd Icfi thit.
- The couple would just as soon drive through the
U.S. in their camper as fly to Florida to see their
relatives.
H ai vcf chong muon lai xe qua My trong vai ngitdi
cam trai hcfn la bay tdi Florida thdm ho h ang.

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5. HAD BETTER
“Had better” thUdng diidc sxi dung theo loi noi rut
‘on la “ ld better ” , dien ta sii de nghi gdi y hoac nhac
ihd. Phu dinh la “had better not” .
Vi du:
- You’d better zip up your jacket.
Ban nen keo khod do khoac len
- You’d better watch the way you talk to me in the
:uture!
Ban nen d e y cach ban noi vdi tdi sau nay day!
- They had better not forget Tom's birthday gift.
Ho khong nen mon qua sinh nhat Tom
- Had they better be here before we start dinner?
Ho nen co mat d day triidc khi chung ta bat dau
biia toi phai khong?
- That bus had better get here soon!
Xe buyt do nen den day sdm mdi phai!

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THE b ; D O IN G

Trong tieng Anh, cau co the dUdc the hien d the chu
dong hoac the bi dong. Trong cau chu dong, chu ngi)
thuc hien hanh dong, diem tap trung nh^m vao tac
nhan. Trong cau bi dong, chu ngtf chiu stf tac dong cua
hanh dong, diem tap trung nh&m vao hanh dong.

Vi du:
C au ch u d o n g C au b i d o n g
- People speak English - English is spoken all over
all over the world. the world.
Ngi/cti ta noi tieng Anh Tieng Anh di/Oc noi khAp
khap ncti tren the gi&i. ncti tren the gi&i.
- They make Fords in Fords are made in
Cologne. Cologne.
Ho che tao ra xe Fords & Xe Ford diictc che tao tai
Cologne. Cologne.
Susan is cooking - Dinner is being cooked by
dinner. Susan.
Susan dang nau bi/a toi. Bi/a toi dang di/ctc nau bdi
Susan.
James Joyce wrote - "Dubliners" was written
"Dubliners" by James Joyces.
James Joyce dd viet Cuon “D ubiners” di/ctc viet
cuon “Dubliners”. bcti James Joyces.
- They were painting the - The house was being
house when I arrived. painted when I arrived.
Ho dd sctn ngoi nhd khi Ngoi nhd dd di/ctc sctn khi
toi den. chung toi den.

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CACH 001 CAU CHU D0NG SANG Bj DONG

1. Cong thflc chung cua cau bi dong.

|S + be + PIT (+ b y ......)
2. Cach doi cau chu dong sang cau bi dong:
- Dat tan nguf cua cau chu dong cl dau cau bi dong.
- Dat dong til “be” sau chu ngQ mdi cua cau bi
dong. Dong tvf “be” phai cung thi v 6i dong tii chinh cua
cau chu dong va hoa hop vdi chu nguf mdi ve so". Tuy
nhien neu co dong tu! tinh thai trong cau chu dong, dat
no ngay sau chu ngQ mdi cua cau bi dong, sau do dat
dong tii “be” 0 hinh thiic nguyen the sau dong tii tinh
thai.
- Dat dong tii chinh cua cau chu dong sau dong tii
“ 6e” , dong tii nay phai d hinh thiic qua khil phan tii.
- Cuoi cung dat “by” + chu ngii cua cau chu dong
sau dong tii chinh trong cau bi dong. (Budc nay co the
bo qua neu khong muon de cap den chu nguf cua cau bi
dong).
Vi du:
Cau chu dong Cau bi dong
- I will finish it tomorrow. It will be finished
Toi se hoan thanh no vdo tomorrow.
ngay mai. N o se ditcJc hoan thanh vdo
ngay mai.
- They are going to build a - A new factory is going to
new factory in Portland. be built in Portland.
Ho se xdy mot nhd may M ot nhd may mdi se dtfcfc
mdi d Portland. xdy d Portland.
- They have produced over - Over 20 new models have
20 new models. been produced.
H o dd san xuat hcfn 20 Hcfn 20 mau mdi dd di/cfc
mau mdi. ho san xuat ra.
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- Tom built a house. - A house was built by

Tom dd xdy ngoi nhd. Tom.
Ngoi nhd dd ditdc xdy bdi
Tom.
- Peter writes a letter. - A letter is written by
Peter viet mot bite thit. Peter.
Bite thit ditdc viet bdi
Peter.

3. Q u y ta c c h ia d o n g tif d ca u b i d o n g .
Thi D ang d on g V i du
tif b i d o n g
Hien tai This lesson is explained by
thUdng am/is/are + Pn the teacher today.
Bdi nay dd ditdc giang bdi
qiao vien ngay hom nay.
Hien tai tiep New bridge is being built.
dien am/is/are + Cay cau mdi dang ditdc
being + PIT xdy ditng.
Qua khii A house was built by
thUdng was/were/ + them.
P,i Ngoi nhd dd ditdc xdy bdi
ho.
Qua khii tiep I arrived when dinner
dien was/were/ + was being cooked.
being + P„ Toi den khi bita toi dang
ditdc nau.
TUdng lai A new restaurant will bej
thifdng will/shall + be opened next week.
+ Pn Nhd hang mdi se ditdc md
vdo tuan tdi.
Tiidng lai The project will have been
hoan thanh will + have + completed before the
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been + Pndeadline.
De an nay se ditdc hoan
thanh tritdc thdi han.
Hien tai hoan The car has been cleaned
thanh have/has + by us.
been + Pn Cai o to ditdc rita bdi
chung toi.
Qua khii Many cars had been
hoan thanh repaired by Tom before he
had + been + received his mechanic's
Pn license.
Rat nhieu o td dd ditcfc sit a
bdi Tom tritdc khi anh ay
ditdc cap phep lam thd
may.
Dong tii can/could/sho The blue box can't be
khuyet thieu uld/m ay/m igh opened by anyone.
tl Cai hop mau xanh khong
would/must... the ditdc md bdi mot ai do.
+ be + Pn

NHUNG CAU TRUC KHAC CUA CAU Bj DONG

1 . D a n h d o n g t ft d d a n g bi dipng.
B e in g + P „
Vi du:
C au c h u d o n g C au b i d o n g
- I hate people keeping me - I hate being kept waiting.
waiting. Tdi ghet phai chd ddi ngitdi
Tdi ghet ngitdi khac bat khac.
toi phai chd ddi.
- I am so tired that my - I am so tired o f being
boss is lecturing me. lectured to bv mv boss.
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Toi met moi vi ong chu cu Tdi met moi vi bi ong chu
thuyet giao. thuyet giao.
- She thinks that her - She thinks that will being
boyfriend will take her to taken to the theatre by her
the theatre. boyfriend.
Co ay nghl la ban trai cua Cd ay nghl la se ditdc ban
co ay se dan co ay den rap trai cua cd ay dita dan den
hat. rap hat.
- They objected to people - She objected to being made
making her work to work overtime.
overtime. Cd ay phan doi viec bi buoc
Co ay phan doi nhitng phai lam them gid.
ngitdi buoc co ay lam viec
them gid.
- I don’t like people telling - I don’t like being told what
me what to do. to do.
Toi khong thich ngitdi ta Tdi khong thich bi sai bad
bao toi phai lam gi. phai lam gi.
- She wore dark glasse to - She wore dark glasses to
avoid people avoid people avoid being recognized.
recognizing her. Cd ay deo kinh ram de
Co ay deo kinh ram de tranh bi moi ngitdi nhan ra.
tranh moi ngitdi nhan ra.

2. H ave / G et + sm t (som ething) + P n.

yeu cau ngiidi nao do lam mot viec gi.
Vi du:
- I’ve just had your house painted.
Toi vila cho ngitdi sdn ngoi nhd cua anh.
- He had the TV repaired.
Anh ay cho ngitdi sita ti vi.
- She got her hair cut this morning.
Co ay dd di cat toe sang nay.
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- She always gets thing helped.

Cd ay luon ludn co ngitdi giup dd.
* C h u y: Cau true tren co the diidc dung khi noi
chuyen gi do khong hay xay ra vdi ai.
Vi du:
- Peter had his arm broken when climb the
mountain.
P eter dd bi gay tay khi leo nui.
- I have had my wallet stolen.
Toi vita bi mat vi.

3. C au b i d o n g v d i d o n g tif ttfd n g th u a t
Nhutng dong til thUdng gap la: think, consider,
know, believe, claim, say, suppose, acknowledge,
u n d ersta n d ,.......
a. M e n h d e h a i d h ie n ta i thvfdng.
Khi menh de hai d thi hien tai thUdng, cau bi dong
dUdc theo sau bdi dong tu: nguyen the d hien tai.
Vi du:
C au c h u d o n g C au b i d o n g
- Everybody knows that she - She is known to work
w ork hard. hard.
M oi ngitdi biet la cd ay lam Cd ay ditcfc biet la lam viec
viec rat cham chi. rat cham chi.
- People think that he is - He is thought to true.
true. Anh ay ditcfc nghi la noi
M oi ngitdi nghi la anh ay that.
noi that.
- They report that the - The match is reported to
match is in the end. be in the end.
H o thong bao rang tran Tran dau ditdc thong bao
dau dd ket thuc. la dd ket thuc.

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- They suppose that the The new product is

new product will come out supposed to come out soon.
soon.
- They believe that she will - She is believed to win a
win a gold medal. gold medal.

b. D o n g tif m en h de h a i d th i q u a k h tf thtfdng.
Khi dong tti d menh de hai d qua khil thtfdng
chuyen sang mot cau bi dong se dtfdc doi thanh dong til
nguyen the d thi hien tai hoan thanh.
Vi du:
C au c h u d o n g C au b i d o n g
They think that he - He is thought to have
arrived here last Sunday. arrived here last Sunday.
Tdi nghl la anh ay dd den Anh ay ditdc nghl la dd
day chu nhat tritdc. den day chu nhat tritdc.
- People have reported that - The thieves have been
the thieves got away in a reported to have got away
stolen motorbike. in a stolen motorbike.
Moi ngitdi thong bao la Bon trom bi thong bao la
nhiing ten trom tron chay dd tron chay tren chiec xe
tren chiec xe may bi danh may bi danh cap.
cap.
- Everybody thinks that the - The explorers are thought
explorers died of hunger. to have died of hunger.
Moi ngitdi nghl rang Nhitng ngitdi thdm hiem bi
nhitng nhd thdm hiem dd nghl la dd chet vi doi.
chet vi doi.

* C hu y: Neu dong tit tUdng thuat va dong til 0

menh de hai cung d qua khil, cau bi dong dUdc theo sau
bdi dong ti* nguyen the d hien tai.
Vi du:

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C au c h u d o n g C au b i d o n g
- They believed that the - The Titanic was believed
Titanic was unsinkable. to be unsinkable.
H o nghl rang tau Titanic Tau Titanic ditcfc nghl la
khong the chim. khong the chim.
- People thought that the - The earth was thought to
earth was flat. be flat.
M oi ngitdi titng nghl rang Trdi dat titng ditdc nghl la
\ 9

trdi dat bang phang. bang phang.

- They found that the - The mission was found to
mission was impossible. be impossible.

c. D o n g tif m e n h d e h a i d d a n g tie p d ie n .
Dong tii menh de hai 6 hien tai tiep dien, khi
chuyen sang bi dong se la “to be + V-ing” ; neu 0 qua khil
tiep dien khi chuyen sang bi dong se la “to have been +
V-ing” .
Vi du:

C au c h u d o n g C au b i d o n g
- I think Tom is doin^ - Tom is thought to be
exercises. doing exercises.
Tdi nghl la Tom dang lam Tom ditdc nghl la dang
Bdi tap. lam Bdi tap.
- I know that my mother - My mother is known to
was cooking dinner. have been cooking dinner.
Tdi biet la me tdi dang nau M e tdi ditdc biet la dang
biia toi. nau biia toi.

* C hu y: Vdi nhiing cau chu dong co chiia dong tif

tiicfng thuat d muc nay, chung ta co the chuyen sang
cau bi dong bang hai cach.
Vi du:
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Cau chu d o n g Cau b i d o n g

- People say that she is a - She is said to be a good]
doctor. doctor.
Moi ngitdi noi rang cd ta la - It is said that she is a
mot bac si gioi. good doctor.
Co ta ditdc noi la mot bac
si gioi.
- People know that the ice - The ice at the North and
at the North and South South Poles is known to be
Poles is melting little by melting little by little.
little. - It is known that the ice at
Moi ngitdi biet rang bang d the North and South Poles
Bac Cite va Nam Cite dang is melting little by little.
dan dan tan chay. Bang d Bac Cite va Nam
Cite ditdc biet la dang dan
dan tan chay.
- They say that women live - It is said that women live
longer than men. longer than men.
Ho noi rang phu nit song - W omen are said to live
lau hdn dan ong. longer than men.
Phu nit ditdc cho rang song
lau hdn nam gidi

4. D o n g tif k e m g id i tif.
a. K et th u c ca u b a n g m o t g id i tif.
Co the ket thuc cau bang mot gidi tut khi xuat hien
mot dong gidi tu; (a prepositional verb) trong cau do.
VI du:
C au ch u d o n g C au bi d o n g
- I must reply to him. - He must be replied to.
Toi phai trd Itii thit cua Anh ay dd ditdc trd Itii thit.
anh ay.
- Someone throw away mv - My newspaper was thrown
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newspaper. away.
A i do dd vitt td bao cua tdi Td bao cua tdi bi vitt di.
di.
- People speak well of her. - She is spoken well of.
M oi ngitdi noi tot ve cd ta. Cd ta ditdc noi tot.

b. B y va with
- “ W ith" thiidng dUdc dung sau cac phan tii “filled
“p a c k e d “c r o w e d “cra m m ed '.
Vi du:
- The glass is filled with water.
Chiec co'c day nitdc.
- The bus-stop was crowed with people.
Ben xe buyt ditng chat cd ngitdi.
- The letter was packed with the parcel.
La thit ditdc giti kem vdi bitu kien.
- “With" hoac “B y” diidc dung sau cac dong tii
“cover", “surround" , “decorate".
Vi du:
- The city is surrounded by fog.
Thanh ph o ditdc bao phu bdi Idp sitcfng mu.
- The house was decorated with a lot o f flowers.
N goi nhd ditdc trang hoang vdi rat nhieu hoa.
- The cake is covered with chocolate.
Chiec banh ditdc bao phu bdi socola.

5. C au c h u d o n g c o h a i ta n ngii.
Mot so" dong til co hai tan ngii: offer, ask, tell, give,
send, show, teach, pay.
Cau chu dong co hai tan ngii khi chuyen sang bi
dong co the viet thanh hai cau.

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C au c h u d o n g C au b i d o n g
- My teacher gave us an - We were given an hour to
hour to finish our test. finish our test.
Giao vien cho chung toi Chung tdi ditdc danh mot
mot gib dong ho de hoan gid dong ho de hoan thanh
thanh Bdi kiem tra. Bdi kiem tra.
- An hour was given to us
to finish our test.
M ot gid dong ho diidc danh
cho chung tdi de hoan
thanh Bdi kiem tra.
- The teacher didn’t offer us - We weren’t offered that
that exercise. exercise.
Giao vien dd khong giao Chung tdi dd khong diiOc,
cho chung tdi Bdi tap dd. giao Bdi tap dd.
That exercise wasn't
offered to us.
Bdi tap dd dd khong dild
giao cho chung tdi.
Rita wrote a letter to me. - A letter was written to me
Rita viet thit cho tdi by Rita.
La thit diidc viet cho toi bdi
Rita.
- I was written a letter by
Rita.
Tdi diidc viet la thit dd bdi
Rita

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SI/NHAIN MANH, MENH LENH,r CHU TLfGIA

• • r i •

SU NHAN MANH

1. T h a y d o i tra t ttf c u a tif.

a. Svf d a o nguf.
Thay doi vi tri thong thitdng trong cau de nhan
manh cum gidi tit tritdc dong tit. Trong tritdng hop nay,
dong tit dat tritdc chu ngit.
Vi du:
- Suddenly down came the rain!
Trdi do mita dot ngot.
- Quickly the hat on put the man.
R at nhanh ngitdi dan ong doi chiec mu len dau.
b. C au n h a n m a n h : It is / it w a s .......th a t / w h o
/ w h a t .....
V i du:
- It was Tom who borrowed my book.
Do chinh la Tom ngitdi dd mittfn quyen sach cua
toi.
- It was yesterday that Tom borrowed my book.
Chinh hom qua Tom aa mitcfn quyen sach cua toi.
- It was my book that Tom borrowed.
Chinh quyen sach cua toi Tom dd mittfn.
- W hat I hate is sunny weather.
Dieu tdi gh et la trdi ndng.
c. T h e m tvf.
Cac tii thUOng dtfdc them de nhan manh cau la:
“ow n”, “very”, “indeed” hoac nhiing tii nhan manh phu
dinh nhii: not at all, the least bit, none left at all, no left
what so e v e r ,.......
Vi du:
- There were none left at all in the fridge.
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Khong con lai g i cd trong tu lanh.

- I wasn’t the least bit bored.
Toi hen buon mot chut.
- It was very hot indeed.
Trdi luc do rat ndng.
- At the same moment, he arrived.
Ngay luc do anh ay den.
- It was my own house.
Do la ngoi nhd cua rieng toi.
d. C u m d o n g tvf n h an m a n h .
Sii nhan manh dac biet vao dong tii khong phai la
“be” trong cau tieng Anh diidc dien ta bang cach nhan
manh vao trd dong tu!. Neu cau d dang hien tai va
khong co trd dong tii, chung ta them hinh thiic phu hdp
cua “do". Neu dong tii la “be” thi dang cua “be” diidc
nhan manh. Trong loi viet ngiidi ta thay kho the hien
ngoai trii cach dung loai dac biet, nhiing trong loi dam
thoai thi sii nhan manh diidc sii dung kha thtfdng
xuyen.
Vi du:
- He does know the answer. I’m sure o f that.
Anh ay biet cau trd Idi md. Toi dam chdc la co.
- She did have money with her. I’m positive she
did.
Co ta co mang theo tien md. Tdi chdc la cd.
■ He can speak French. He just doesn’t like to.
Anh ay biet noi tieng Phap day chit. Chi tai anh
ay khong thich thdi.

MENH LENH

1. C ach ch ia d o n g tif.
Vi du: stand up

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Ngoi So it So' nhieu

Ngoi thii 1 Stand up Stand up
Ngoi thii 2 Let me stand up Let us stand up
Ngoi thii 3 Let her stand up Let them stand up

2. N h an x e t c a c h c h ia .
a. T h e k h a n g d in h .
- Ngoi thil hai so' it va so nhieu giong nhau, chia
nhu dang nguyen the khong co “to” va khong co chu
ngQ.
Vi du:
- Do the dishes now! And vacuum the floor!
H ay riCa bat! Va hut bui san nhd.
- Be careful!
Hay can than!
- Please sit down and open your books.
H ay ngoi xuong va md sach ra.
- Ngoi thii nhat va ngoi thii ba dung “Let + me I us I
him / her / them...+ V infinitive”
Vi du:
- Let him go to the cinema.
De cau ay di xem phim .
- Let me leave here.
De toi rcti khoi day.
- Let her help you.
De co ay giup ban.
- Let them play.
De chung chcti.
- Let’s speak English.
Chung ta hay noi tieng Anh.
Them “do” de nhan manh.
Vi du:
- Do let me alone.
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H ay de tdi mot minh.

- Do let her leave here.
H ay de co ay rdi khoi day.
- Do let them arise and dance.
H ay de ho ditng day va nhay.
b. T h e p h u d in h
- Dung “do not” (don't) dat triidc.
Vi du:
- Don’t be silly.
Ditng ngu ngoc the.
- Don't ask her - she doesn't know.
Ditng hoi co ay - cd ay khong biet dau.
- Don't wear that dress with those shoes.
Ditng mac chiec vay do vdi giay nay.
- D on’t let them watch that film
Ditng de ho xem bo phim do.
- Don’t let this happen.
Ditng de dieu nay xdy ra.
■ b ngoi thii nhat va thii ba, co the them “not" sau
“let's” , “let him ” ... vao triidc dong tii nguyen the.
V i du:
- Let them not believe that.
D itng de ho tin vdo dieu do.
- Let her not cry.
Ditng de co ay khoc.
- Let’s not have fish for dinner.
Ditng dung cd cho bita toi.
- Let’s not hurry.
Ditng voi.
- Trong loi noi dam thoai dang “let’s don't" va "don't
let’s ” + V infinitive cung diidc sii dung.
Vi du:
- Let’s don’t arrive there.

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Chung ta ditng den do.

- D on’t let’s go to the park, it’s too cold.
Chung ta ditng di cong vien, trdi lanh lam.
- D on’t let’s pretend.
Chung ta ditng gid vd.
* C h u y: Trong cau menh lenh khong dung chu
ngii trif nhiing trutdng hdp sau:
- Trong the khang dinh, dat chu ngu! triidc dong tii
nhan manh hoac phan biet.
V id u :
- Billy, you put that down at once!
Billy, dat cai do xuong ngay!
- You take that one, I'll have this.
Ban cam cai do di, toi se lay cai nay.
- Everyone, be quiet! Fred, (you) say that again.
Tat cd, hay im I ang! Fred, hay noi lai di!
- William, stop crying, now!
William, nin ngay!
- Trong the phu dinh, dat chu ngQ sau “don’t'1' de
nhan manh.
Vi du:
- D on’t you tell anybody.
Ditng co noi vdi ai day.
- D on’t I just sit down and relax for a bit.
Tdi khong the ngoi vd nghi mot chut sao!
- D on’t we move.
Chung ta khong ditdc cit dong.

CHU NGUTGIA

1. H in h thufc “t h e r e ”.
ChO “there” doc nhe co the diing d vi tri chu ngii.
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bo ngii (complement) thi no diing sau chu ngul.

“There is” thiidng diidc rut gon “there's
There + V + S + C (c o m p le m e n t )
Vi du:
- There are some tables in the room.
Cd vdi cai ban trong phbng.
- There were some books in the bag.
Cd vdi quyen sach trong cap.
- There was a cup of coffee on the table.
Cd mot tach cd phe d tren ban.
- There is a pencil in the box.
Cd mot cai but chi d trong hop.
- There’s the glove I’ve been looking for.
Do la cai gang tay md toi dang tim kiem.
- In each of us there’s a dreamer and a realist
Trong moi ch ung ta, co mot con ngitdi met mong
vd mot ngitdi thiic te.
- Cum dong tii cung co the diidc sii dung vdi “there".
Vi du:
- There has been no danger when he came.
Khong co mot nguy hiem nao khi anh ta den.
- There have been many storms this year.
Ndm nay dd cd nhieu tran bao.
- There may have been a storm at sea.
Ngoai bien cd the cd mot tran bao.
- There can’t be anybody in the company at this
time.
Chdc chan khong cd ai d cong ty vdo thdi gian
nay dau.
- Mot so dong tii khac cung diidc dung vdi “there ".
Vi du:
- Suddenly there appeared strange man in the
building.

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Bong nhien co mot ngUcfi dan ong la xuat hien

trong tod nhd.
- There seems to be a blueberry pie cooking in the
kitchen.
Hinh nhii co chiec banh nho dang dUdc lam
trong bep.
- There need be no refuse.
K hong can phai tie choi.
* C h u y: Can phan biet cau true nay c 6i cau true
“there” khi diidc nhan manh.______________________
T h e r e / h e r e / + V + n o u n s u b je c t
T h e r e / h e r e / + p r o n o u n s u b je c t + V
Vi du:
- There goes the car. There it goes.
O to chay roi. N o chay roi.
- There’s Tom. There he is.
Tom day nay. Anh ay day nay.
- Here arrives Mary. Here she arrives.
M ary den roi. Co ay den roi.
- Here are your color pencils. Here they are.
Nhiing chiec but chi mau cua con day. Chung
day nay.

2. H in h th iic “it” .
a. Khi chu ngii hop logic cua dong tie (thubng
la noi dong tie hoac dong tie noi) la cum dong tie
gom co: “to + verb”, mot menh de danh tie vd mot so
cau true khac, chu tie gid “it” thudng diing trudc
dong tie, vdi chu ngie thuc theo sau bo ngU.
It + V + C + lo g ic a l s u b je c t

Vi du:
- It’s very intesting walking in the rain.
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That thu vi khi di bo dit&i mita.

- It’s important to find him.
Dieu quan trong la phai tim ditdc anh ay.
- It’s a pity that you aren’t here.
Dieu dang tiec la ban khong co d day.
- It’s a long way to Schenectady.
Ditdng den Schenectady rat ddi.
b. Nhitng dong tit co the titcfng ttf theo sau bdi
hai tan ngii danh tie dong vi, hoac mot danh tit
hay mot tinh tii thdm dinh.
Trong triidng hdp nhtf vay neu no la mot cau true
phiic hdp giong nhtf nhiing cau d tren thi dtfdc thay the
bdi “it” va sau do dat phan cuoi cung d dang mot cum
tti.
Vi du:
- He finds cooking difficult.
Anh ay thay nau an la khd.
- He finds it difficult to cook.
Anh ay thay nau an la khd.
- He thought my answer ridiculous.
Anh ta cho rang cau trd Idi cua tdi la dang buon
cittii.
- He thought it ridiculous that I couldn’t answer
the question.
A nh ta cho rang qua la dang buon citdi khi tdi
khong trd Icfi ditdc cau hoi.
- Khi’ “it” lam tan ngiJ:
- W hy don't we do it in the road?
Sao chung ta khong lam viec do tren ditdng di?
- English speakers are still getting used to calling it
"Sri Lanka" instead of "Ceylon".
Nhiing ngitdi noi tieng Anh van quen goi no la
"Sri L anka' thay vi "Ceylon".

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c. “It' cung diiOc dung lam chu ngii cua dong

tit trong nhiing cau dien td thdi gian trong ngay,
mua trong ndm, ngay vd thdi tiet.
Vi du:
- It is 8 o’clock now.
Luc nay la 8 gid.
- It was getting cold.
Trdi cang ngay cang trd nen lanh.
- It’s raining.
Trdi dang miia.
- It was a hot summer night.
Do la mot dem miia he ndng niic.
- It’s red.
No mau do.
- It sometimes rains after snowing.
Trdi thinh thoang miia sau khi tuyet rcti.
- W as it nice (out) yesterday?
Horn qua trdi dep phai khong?

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CAU DIEU KIEN

Cau dieu kien la cau trong do hanh dong hay tinh

huong diin ta trong menh de chinh cua cau co the bi
han che bdi mot hay nhieu dieu kien. Nhiing dieu kien
dUdc dien ta bdi nhiing menh de md dau bang “if /
unless / whether" hay mot so' cau true khac. Menh de
dieu kien co the diing triidc hoac sau menh de chinh.

BA LOAI CAU DIEU KIEN CUBAN

1 . C au d ie u k ien loa i 0 - z e r o c o n d it io n a l

IF + S + V, S + V
Dung de noi ve nhiing quy luat thong thiidng, luon
co that. Trong triidng hdp nay, “i f ’ co nghia nhii “when
hav “every time”
' Vi du:
- If we heat water enough, it begins to boil.
Neu chung ta dun nildc du nhiet do, no hat dau
soi.
- W hen it is very cold, we switch on the heating.
Trai rat lanh, chung ta bat lo sitdi len.

2 . C au d ieu k ie n lo a i I . ___________
I f + ‘S + V, S + w ilI + \T
Cau dieu kien loai I chi nhiing dieu kien co that se
xay ra d hien tai hoac tUdng lai (real conditions in
present or future).
Vi du:
- If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
Neu toi tim thay dia chi cua cd ay toi se giti cho
co ay thiep mcfi.
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- If John has money, he will buy a Ferrari.

N eu John co tien, anh ay se mua chiec Ferrari.
- If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him
in the evening.
N eu toi khong gap anh ay chieu nay, toi se goi
cho anh ay vdo buoi toi.
- If Caroline and Sue prepare the salad, Phil will
decorate the house.
Neu Caroline vd Sue chuan bi sa-lat, Phil se
trang hoang nhd cita.
- If Sue cuts the onions for the salad, Caroline will
peel the mushrooms.
Neu Sue thdi hdnh cho mon sa-lat, Caroline se
tach ndm.

3. Cau dieu kien loai II.

If + S + V-ed, S+ would / should + V______

Cau dieu kien loai II chi dieu kien khong co that d
hien tai hoac tUdng lai (unreal condition in present or
future).
“be” trong menh de dieu kien luon la “were” cho tat
ca cac ngoi so.
Theo quy t i c chung “should” dung cho ngoi thti
nhat, “w o u ld ’ dung cho ngoi th\i hai va thti ba nhung
trong van noi co xu hu'dng dung “would” cho tat ca cac
ngoi.
V i du:
- If I found her address, I would send her an
invitation.
N eu toi tim thay dia chi cua cd ay tdi se gid cho
cd ay thiep mdi.
- If I had a lot of money, I wouldn’t stay here.

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Neu tdi cd tien toi se khong d day.

- If I were you, I would not do this.
Neu toi la ban toi se khong lam viec nay.
- If I played the lottery, I would have a chance to
hit the jackpot.
Neu tdi chcti xo so', toi se co cd hoi trung gidi.
- If I hit the jackpot, I would be rich.
Neu toi trung gidi xo so, toi se giau co.

4. Cau dieu kien loai III.

If + S + Pn, S+ would + PIT________

Cau dieu kien loai III chi dieu kien khong co that d
qua khii, gia dinh mot dieu trai ngiidc vdi thiic te xay ra
(unreal condition in the past).
Vi du:
- If I had found her address, I would have sent her
an invitation.
Neu toi tim thay dia chi cua cd ay, tdi dd giti
thiep mdi cho cd ay.
- If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my
exams.
Neu tdi khong hoc, tdi se khong vitdt qua diidc ki
thi.
- If our team had won the match, they would have
moved up in the league.
N eu ddi cua chung tdi chien thang, ho se chuyen
thanh lien doan.
- If John had had the money, he would have
bought a car.
Neu John cd tien, anh ay dd mua o td.
- Their motivation would have improved if they had
kicked a goal during the first half.

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Hitng thu cua ho se tang len, neu ho dd vdo gon

trong hiep mot.

CAC DANG KHAC CUA CAU DIEU KIEN

1. Trong cau dieu kien loai I, tuy theo tinh

huong, co the sfr dung cac thi khac nhau.
Vi du:
- If you came late, we cannot go out.
N eu anh den muon, chung ta se khong the di chcti
ditdc.
- If you’ve finished, then w e’ll start
Neu ban dd xong, chung ta se bat dau.
- If their lights are on, the W ilsons are home from
their vacation.
N eu den sang, gia dinh nhd Wilson dd di nghi ve.
- If she wins, she's been practicing in secret.
N eu co ay chien thang, co ay dd bi mat tap luyen.
- If what I said offended you, I apologize.
N eu nhitng g i tdi noi 1dm ton thitctng anh, tdi xin
loi.
- If you leave before I see you again, have a good
time.
N eu ban di tritdc khi tdi gap lai ban, thi chuc
ban cd thdi gian vui ve nhe.
Trong cau dieu kien loai I, nhin chung khong sii
dung “should / would / shall / will” trong menh de dieu
kien, du y muon d iin dat ve tifdng lai.
Vi du:
- I shall go to the cinema if he comes.
Tdi se di xem phim neu anh ay den.
- Y ou ’ll like him if you see him.
Ban se thich anh ay neu ban gap anh ay.

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- I’ll visit my grandparents if I have t*me

tomorrow.
Tdi se di thdm ong ba tdi neu tdi cd thdi gian vdo
ngay mai.

Tuy nhien co the sii dung nhiing tii nay khi muon
dien dat y nghia rieng nao do:
- “Should do” trong menh de dieu kien cho thay
ngUdi noi khong chac chan lam ve kha nang co the trd
thanh hien thuc cua dieu kien. Dong tii trong menh de
chinh d hinh thiic nguyen mau neu nhu thi hien tai dcJn
dUdc dung trong menh de dieu kien.
Vi du:
- If he should call me this evening, I can go out
with him.
Neu anh ay goi tdi toi nay, tdi cd the di chcfi vdi
anh ay.
- If you shoud see him, please give him my
message.
Neu ban gap anh ta, lam ctn cho tdi gid Icfi nhdn.
- If you should refuse to help me, I’ll have to do
everything myself.
Neu ban tit choi giup dd tdi, tdi se tii lam moi
viec.
“Will do ” trong menh de dieu kien dien ta sU san
long chu khong phai tUdng lai.
Vi du:
- If you’ll wait a minute, I’ll come there with you.
Neu ban chd mot chut, toii se den dd cung ban.
■ If you 11 keep secret, I’ll tell you some
information.
Neu ban giit bi mat, tdi se noi cho ban mot vdi
thong tin.

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- If you don’t patient, then I can’t know anything.

N eu ban khong kien nhan, ban se khong biet g i
het.
- If she'll open it, they had escaped.
Neu co ay md ra, chung se tron thoat.
- “W ould do” trong menh de dieu kien cung dien ta
sii san long. Dieu kien la gia dinh.
Vi du:
- If you would do this work, you’ll find it difficult.
Neu ban lam viec nay, ban se thay no khd.
- If you would work very hard, I’ll let you do here.
Neu ban lam viec cham chi, tdi se nhan ban lam
d day.
- If you would come French, you’ll like it.
Neu ban tdi Phap, ban se thich nitdc Phap.
- If you would speak to my father about that, I
might get perm ission to go.
Neu ban noi vdi bo toi ve chuyen do, toi co the
ditdc phep di.

2. Trong cau dieu kien loai II, co the dung

“were to + V” of m enh de dieu kien de bieu thi y
tifcfng tvfofng lai va “could”, “m ight” thay cho
“should ”, “w ould” de bieu thi kha nang it hdn.
VI du:
- If you were to order him to stand up, he could be
angry.
N eu ban yeu cau anh ay ditng day, anh ay co the
titc gian.
- If you were to come next week, I might have time
to see you.
N eu ban den day vdo tuan tdi, tdi cd the cd thdi
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- If he were to lie you, what would you do?

Neu anh ay noi doi ban, ban se lam gi?
- If she were to be rich, she would be horribly
obnoxious.
Neu co ay giau, co ay se trd nen dang ghet kinh
khung?
- If I were to have no friends, who would I spend
my time with?
Neu toi khong co ban, toi se danh thdi gian vdi
ai?

3. “If it were not for / If it hadn’t been for”

difofc dung de dien ta dieu nay phu thuoc vao
dieu kia. Dieu kien la gia dinh.
Vi du:
- If it were not for director, this factory would be
in a mess.
Neu khong co giam docd, nhd may nay la dong
Ion xon.
- If it hadn’t been for their parents, they would
have unsuccessful.
Neu khong co bo me cua ho, ho dd khong co
thanh cong.
- If it hadn’t been for his hard working, he would
have failed.
Neu khong vi anh ta hoc hdnh cham chi, anh ta
dd trtfot.

CACH KHAC DllN TA CAU DIEU KIEN

1. Unless.
“ Unless ” tUdng duong vdi “i f not” (neu khong. tril
khi). Cau true nay dUdc dung khi dong tir trong menh

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de chinh d dang phu dinh, va it khi ngUdc lai. Tuy

nhien, khong phai tat ca cac cau “i f ’ cl dang phu dinh
deu co the chuyen sang cau “unless” .
Vi du:
- I w on’t go out unless you do.
= I won’t go out if you don’t.
Toi se khong di trii khi anh di.
= Toi se khong di neu anh khong di.
- She would be late unless she weren’t ill.
= She wouldn’t be late if he weren’t ill.
Co ay khong den muon trii khi co ay bi om.
= Cd ay khong den muon neu co ay khong bi om.
• If he doesn't get here soon, we will have to start
the meeting without him.
= Unless he gets here soon, we will have te start
the meeting without him.
N eu anh ta khong den day sdm, chung ta se bat
dau cuoc hop md khong co anh ta.
> Chung ta thUdng dung not + unless, vdi nghia only
... if, khi chung ta muon nhan manh dieu kien:
- They will only sign the contract if we give them
an additional discount.
H o chi ky hap dong neu chung ta dita them sit
giam gid.
= They won't sign the contract unless we give them
an additional discount.
H o se khong ky hap dong neu chung ta khong
dita them sit giam gid.
> Chung ta thudng dung in case de noi ve sU phong
xa trUdc khi hanh dong xay ra. i f de noi ve viec se
lam khi hanh dong xay ra.
- W e are going to insure the shipment in case the
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insurance first; the problem may or may not

happen afterward.)
Chung ta se bao hiem hang gid neu hang hod
gap de doa trong viec van chuy en.
- If the goods get damaged in transit, we'll make a
claim.
(The damage may happen, and we will m ake a
claim afterward.)
Neu hang hod gap sit co khi van chuyen, chung
ta se doi bao hiem.

2. W hether (or not)

> “Whether (or not)” tUdng dUdng v6i “i f ’ va “if not”
ket hdp lai, cho biet hanh dong hoac tinh huong
trong menh de chinh la dung hay se xay ra cho du
dieu kien the nao chang niia.
Vi du:
- If she comes back home, I’ll go out.
Neu cd ay ve nhd, toi se di.
- If she doesn’t come back home, I’ll go out.
Neu co ay khong ve nhd, toi se di.
- Whether she comes back home or not, I will go
out.
Du cd ay co ve nhd hay khong toi van di.
- He buys a car for me if he can afford it.
Anh ay mua cho tdi chiec o to neu anh ay co khd
ndng.
■ He buys a car for me if he can’t afford it.
- He buys a car for me whether he can afford it or
not.
Anh ay mua cho tdi chiec o td du cd khd ndng du
tien de mua hay khong.
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cuoi menh de.

Vi du:
- I will remain your friend, whether or not you offer
to let me borrow your money tomorrow.
Toi van se la ban cua anh du ngay mai anh co
cho toi mitOn tien hay khong.

3. Supposing, suppose.
“Supposing” va “suppose” ttfdng diidng v6i “if” , chu
yeu trdng ngon ngu! hang ngay. Trong mot so' trUdng
hdp menh de dieu kien va menh de chinh diidc tach rdi
rieng biet thanh hai cau.
Vi du:
- Suppose your team lost this match, what would
you do?
Gid sti neu dpi cua ban thua trong tran dau nay,
ban se lam gi?
- Supposing you could change one thing in your life
what would you change?' another reporter asked.
Neu ban co the thay doi mot thti trong cuoc ddi,
ban se thay doi cai gi?-nha bao khac hoi.

4. But for, otherw ise

> “But for” co the thay the “i f not” , sii dung trong
ngon ngti trang trong va thiidng difdc theo sau bdi
mot danh tii.
Vi du:
- If they hadn’t helped him, he wouldn’t have done
anything.
Neu ho khong giup dd anh ay, anh ay dd chang
lam duac viec gi.
- But for thier help, he wouldn’t have done
anything.

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Neu khong co sit giup dd cua ho, anh ay dd chdng

lam ditcfc viec gi.
- If it hadn’t rained, the trees would have died.
Neu trdi khong mita, cay coi dd chet.
- But for the rain, the trees would have died.
Neu khong co mita, cay coi dd chet.
> “Otherwise” co nghia nhu “or i f not" (neu khong
thi), co the diing dau hay cuoi cau.
Vi du:
- They were so tired. Otherwise they would have
come here.
Ho qua met. Neu khong ho dd tdi day.
- He was so lazy. He would have passed the exam
otherwise.
Anh ta qua litdi. Neu khong anh ta dd vitcJt qua ki
thi.
- She had a headache; otherwise she would have
gone with us.
Cd ay bi dau dau; neu khong co ay dd di vdi
chung ta.
- I wanted everyone to know about it. Otherwise, I
would have asked you to keep it to yourself.
Toi muon moi ngitdi biet dieu do. Neu khong, tdi
dd yeu cau anh giit bi mat.

5. Nhufng cach khac.

Vi du:
- Pretend that you’ve just had a lot of money.
What will you do?
Gid sit ban vita co rat nhieu tien, ban se lam gi?
- There is a possibility that he will not come. If so.
I will go there with you.

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Co khd ndng la anh ay khong den. Neu vay, tdi se

di tdi do vdi ban.
- I’ll do what you say provided the police are not
informed.
Tdi se lam nhitng g i anh yeu cau mien la anh
khong bao vdi cdnh sat.
- I will agree to these conditions provided that
they increase my salary. (I will only agree i f they
give me more money.)
Tdi se dong y nhitng dieu kien nay neu ho tang
litcfng cho tdi.
- The strike will be successful as long as we all
stay together.
(It will only succeed i f we all stay together.)
Cuoc dinh cong se thanh cong neu chung ta d lai
lau hcfn.

Bang tom tat:

UNLESS You won't finish the race
unless you control your effort.
"W H ETH ER...OR NOT" W hether you pay or not, you
won't get in without an
invitation.
"ON CONDITION "I will only tell my age on
THAT" condition that you tell yours."
"PROVIDED THAT"
"PROVIDING THAT" "What would you do
"SO LONG AS" supposing that you were given
"AS LONG AS the chance to see the future ?"
"ASSUM ING THAT"
"SUPPOSING THAT" "Assuming that it's fine
"SUPPOSE THAT" tomorrow, we'll go for a picnic.

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TH UC CIA DINH

CAU TAO THlfc GIADjNH

Thi Ngoi to be to to
have speak
I/you/we/they/
Hien tai be have speak
he/she
I/you/we/they/
Qua khii were had spoke
he/she
Qua khii
I/you/we/they/ had had
hoan spoken
he/she been had
thanh

- Dong tti d thiic gia dinh giong nhau d tat ca cac

ngoi.
+ Thi hien tai gia dinh giong nhu dong tif nguyen
the, khong co “to” .
+ Thi qua khii va qua khii hoan thanh gia dinh
giong Thi qua khii va qua khii hoan thanh.
+ Doi vdi “to be” la “were” d tat ca cac ngoi nhung
trong Idi noi hang ngay, co xu hu 6ng dung “was” cho so
it nhu qua khii thudng trii nhiing cau nhu “I f I were
you, i f I were a fish” .
+ “Should ” dung d tat ca cac ngoi dUdc coi la mot
dang tUdng dudng v6i thiic gia dinh (suhjuntive
equivalent) co the dung thay cho thi hien tai hay qua
khii cua thiic gia dinh trong mot so" trUdng hdp.
Vi du:

- If I should die, he will be sad.

Neu tdi chet, anh ay se rat buon.

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- If you should fail in this, your hope is broken.

N eu ban that bai trong viec nay, hy vong cua ban
se tan vd.
- If it is our wish that he should do as he pleased.
N guyen vong cua chung ta la de anh ta lam theo y
thich cua anh ay.

CACH DUNG THlfc GIADjNH

1. It’s tim e / It’s h ig h tim e .

Cau true nay co nghia la “da den luc ai do phai lam
gi”, theo sau bdi dong tii d qua khii thudng hay qua khii
tiep dien mac du thdi gian dUdc nhac tdi la khong co
that.
’ V id u :
- It’s time you paid that bill.
Da. den luc ban phai thanh toan hod defn do.
- It’s time he was reading books.
Dd den luc anh ta doc sach.
- It’s time we finished the work.
Dd den luc chung ta phai hoan thanh cong viec.
- It’s hight time I was going to the cinema.
Dd den luc toi di xem phim.

* C h u y : Cau true “It's time for sb to do st” co the

dUdc sii dung tUdng dufdng nhii cau true tren.
’ Vi du:
- It’s time you went to school.
= It’s time for you to go to school.
Dd den luc ban phai den triidng.
- It’s time he self-worked.
= It’s time for him to self-work.
Dd den luc anh ay phai ttf lam viec.

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- It’s time for us to work on grammar.

Dd den luc chung ta phai lam Bdi tap ngii phap.

2. W ould rather / sooner.

Cau true “would rather / sooner” (‘d rather / sooner)
thUdng diidc theo sau bdi cac dong tir d thi qua khii,
dien ta ai mong muon lam cai nay hdn lam cai khac.
Vi du:
- I'd rather we ate at home, if you don't mind.
Tdi muon chung ta an d nhd, neu anh khong phien.
- I’d sooner he didn’t lie.
Tdi mong anh ta khong noi doi.
- I’d soon she lived happily.
Tdi mong cd ay song hanh phuc.
“ Would rather / sooner” co the dUdc dung v6i
nhiing thi thong thudng khac vdi nghia so sanh. Khi do,
lien tir so sanh la “than” .
Vi du:
- He’d rather be a doctor than a teacher.
Anh ta muon la mot bac si hcfn la mot giao vien.
- I’d rather have lived in England than Franch.
Tdi thich song d Anh hcfn la d Phap.
- My mother would rather we caught the bus,
rather than walk home after the party
Me tdi muon chung tdi di xe buyt chiC khong di bo ve
nhd sau biia tiec.

3. W ould prefer.
“Would prefer” co the sU dung nhu la mot p h in cua
cau dieu kien loai II, “prefer■ ” trong loai cau nay co bo
ngii “it” .
Vi du:
- I’d prefer it if you didn’t phone.

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Tdi muon anh khong goi dien.

- I’d prefer it if he didn’t go.
Toi muon anh ay khong den.
- They prefer it if we were more friend.
Ho m uon chung ta than thien hdn.
“W ould prefer” thudng khong diidc theo sau bdi thi
gia dinh.
Vi du:
- I’d prefer you close the window.
Toi muon anh dong ciia so lai.
- I’d prefer English to French.
Tdi thich tieng A nh hcfn tieng Phap.
- I’d prefer you not to come there.
Tdi m ong anh khong den do.
- I don't like cities. I prefer to live in the country.
or I prefer living in the country.
Tdi khong thich thanh pho. Tdi thich song d mien
que hcfn.
- I prefer this coat to the coat you were wearing
yesterday.
Tdi thich chiec do nay hcfn chiec md anh mac hom
qua.

4. Had better.
“Had better” thUdng diidc theo sau bdi dong tii
nguyen the khong “to” , dien ta y “tot hdn het ai nen lam
(khong nen lam) dieu gi” .
Vi du:
- Y ou’d better not come there.
Tot hcfn la anh khong nen den day.
- Y ou’d better not tell about her.
Ban khong nen ke ve cd ay.
- Y ou ’d better wait for him some more minutes.

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Ban nen ddi anh ay them may phut.

- W e'd better not be late for the Ambasador's
party. It would be unforgivable to arrive late.
A nh khong nen den btia tiec chieu ddi cua Ngai dai
sti muon. Se khong the tha thd ditdc neu den muon.
- You'd better phone him and tell him that you're
not going.
Anh nen goi dien cho anh ay noi rang anh khong
den.
- They'd better buy me a Christmas present or I
shall never forgive them.
Ho nen mua cho toi mon qua Giang sinh neu khong
toi se khong tha thti cho ho.

5. W ish.
a. ifdc dieu khong co that of hien tai.

+ wish + S 2 + Ved

Dong tii sau “wish” trong trUdng hdp nay thudng la

d qua khut ddn.
Vi du:
- I wish I had a new house.
Toi tide toi co mot ngoi nhd mdi.
- I wish my husband weren’t leaving.
Toi tide chong toi se khong di.
- I wish I knew her address.
Toi tide toi biet dia chi cua co ay.
- I wish I was lying on a beach now (I'm sitting in
the office)
Tdi tide toi dang ndm tren bdi bien.
- I wish it wasn't raining (It is raining)

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Tdi it itdc trdi d a khong mita.

b. tfdc dieu gi do se xay ra d tUOng lai.

S! + wish + S2+ would/could + V

______________________ were + V-ing________

> Neu dong tii trong cau la mot dong tii sU kien, de
dien ta sii kien trong tUdng lai. Chung ta sii dung
“would” hay “c o u ld ’ sau “wish
Vi du:
- I wish my husbuand would forgive me.
Toi itdc chong toi se tha thit cho toi.
- I wish you would stop smoking.
Tdi itdc anh se khong hut thuoc niia.
- Haakon wishes his friend were coming to Seattle
during the quarter break.
Haakon itdc ban minh se den Seattle khi nghi gidi
lao.
- I wish you weren't leaving tomorrow
Tdi itdc ngay mai ban se khong di
> “Would” dUdc sii dung trong triidng hdp nay co the
dien ta Udc muon mong cho hien tai dang dien ra
khac di.
Vi du:
- I wish the boy wouldn’t shout loudly.
Tdi itdc cau be ditng la het dm i.
- I wish it wouldn't blow so hard.
Tdi itdc gid se khong thoi manh nhit vay.
- I wish she’d be quiet.
Tdi itdc cd ay se yen lang.
> Co the dung wish + V hoac wish + O + V vdi nghia
"want” trong tru'Ong hdp trang trong:
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Vi du:
- I wish to leave now. Tdi itdc se di bay gib
- I wish to speak to your supervisor please. Tdi itdc
s e noi chuyen vdi ngitcfi phu trach cua anh
- I do not wish my name to appear on the list. Tdi
khong mong ten minh cd trong danh sach.

> Co the dung I / we wish you trong cac tnidng hdp

kh ac:
- I wish you a happy birthday.
- We wish you good luck in your new job.

c. Uofc d ie u gi d o da k h o n g x a y ra t r o n g qua
khuf.
- Nhiing Idi Udc nay lien quan tdi mot sii kien trong
qua khii ma khong the thay doi diidc nOa. Thi qua khii
hoan thanh diidc sii dung sau dong tii “wish” .

S x + w ish + S2 + h a d + P n

Vi du:
- I wish I had met him.
Tdi itdc gi tdi dd gap ditdc anh ay.
- He wishes he hadn’t drunk so much.
Anh ay itdc anh ay khong uong qua nhieu.
- I wish she had bought that house.
Tdi itdc cd ay dd mua ngoi nhd dd.
- They wish they had studied harder at school.
Ho itdc g i ho hoc tap cham chi hdn.
* C hu y: Cum tii “i f only” co the diidc sii dung
tUdng tii nhu “wish” .
Vi du:
- If onlv I hadn't come there.
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Gid md tdi khong den do.

- If only he hadn’t told.
Gid md anh ay ditng noi.
- Dong tut “hope” diidc dung dien ta nhiing ii 6c
muon ve nhiing sii kien trong tiidng lai thiidng.
Vi du:
- I hope it sunny tomorrow.
Toi hy vong ngay mai trcfi ndng.
- I hope he’ll finish his work.
Tdi hy vong anh ay se hoan thanh cong viec.
- I hope she passes her exam next week.
- She hopes the plane doesn't crash tomorrow.

6. Suppose va Im agine.
a. Gia dinh d hien tai va qua khtf.
Vi du:
- Imagine I loved her. Everything would change.
Gid sit tdi yeu cd ay. M oi chuyen se khac.
- Suppose we sung a song for a change.
Gid sii chung ta hat mot Bdi de thay ddi khong khi.
b. Nhufng dieu kien dtfcfc hieu ngam.
- M enh de dieu kien trong cau thudng dUdc hieu
ngam, chijf khong diidc noi ra.
Vi du:
- Im agine we won the pools!
= Im agine what we would do if we won the pools?
Gid sit chung ta thang cd do, chung ta se lam gi?
- Suppose someone told you that I was a spy!
= Suppose someone told you that I was a spy! W hat
would you say?

Gid sit ai dd noi vdi anh rang tdi la gian diep! Anh
se noi g i?

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Vdi nhiing cau dieu kien dUdc de cap tdi la kha

nang co that hdn la sii tUdng tUdng hay gia dinh, ngitoi
ta thudng sii dung thi hien tai ddn.
Vi du:
- Imagine he comes, we’ll go to the cinema.
Gid sii anh ta tdi, chung tdi se di xem phim.
- Suppose it starts rainning, what’ll he do?
Gid sit trdi bat dau miia, anh se lam g i?

7. A s if v a A s though.
Thi dong tii trong cau phu thuoc vao sU so sanh la
thuc hay la gia dinh. Neu sU so sanh do la thtfc, cac thi
hien tai dUdc sU dung. Neu sii so sanh do la khong co
thiic, “as if' va “as though" dUdc sii dung tUdng tii nhii
“wish".
Vi du:
- You looks as though you had just seen a ghost!
Nhin cau cii nhii la viia trong thay ma vay!
- He looks as if/though he hasn't slept all night.
Ong ay co ve khong ngu d em qua.
- She behaves as if/though she were the Queen.
Cd ta cii xii nhii cd ta la N ii Hoang vay.
- They talk as if/though the world were coming to
an end.
- Ho noi nhii the the gidi dang den ngay tan the.
- He walks as if/though he were an old man.
- Anh ta biidc di nhii mot ong gid.
- It feels as if/though summer's on the way.
- Cd cam giac nhii mua he dang den.

> Trong trUdng hdp trang trdng, ta dung like thay

cho as if/though'.
- He looks like he hasn't slept all night.

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A nh ta trong co ve nhii khong ngii dem qua.

- It feels like summer's on the way. Co cam giac
nhii mua he dang den.
- It sounds like they've arrived. Co ve nhii ho dang
den.

8. Thtfc gia dinh trang trong.

a. De nghi, yeu cau.
Dung sau nhiing dong tijf nhii “demand, propose,
suggest, insist, require" va nhiing nhom tii nhii “it is
necessary / important / esential / vital...that". Dong tii
trong Idi de nghi, yeu cau chi co mot dang duy nhat la
nguyen the, khong co dang d ngoi thti ba so” it hay dang
qua khii. Dong tii “to be" d dang “be" cho tat ca cac ngoi

Vi du:
- He demanded that you come here at once.
Ong dy yeu cau anh den day ngay lap tiic.
■ It’s necessary that he take an operation.
Ong dy can phau thuat.
- The doctor suggested that the patient stop
drinking.
Bac si de nghi benh nhan ngitng uong riiciu.
- The manager proposed that the meeting be
adjourned.
Giam doc de nghi tam ngitng cuoc hop.
- It’s import that we pass the exam.
Viec chung toi viitft qua ki thi la rat quan trong.

b. Nhiing trufdng hofp it trang trong.

Trong nhiing trUdng hdp it trang trong, “should”
thudng dUdc sii dung, khong phai thay doi thi cua dong
tU. Co the sii dung cau true nguyen the.

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Vi du:
- It’s essential for him to meet the director.
Viec anh dy gap giam doc la dieu thiet yeu.
- The doctor proposed that she should take care
herself.
Bac si de nghi co dy tti cham soc ban than.
- They demand that everybody should arrive
before eight.
Ho yeu cau moi ngitdi den triidc luc 8 gid.

9. Thvfc g ia d in h c o n g th tic.
Thiic gia dinh cong thiic la nhiing cach dien dat co
dinh sii dung thiic gia dinh.
Vi du:
- God bless you.
Chua che chd cho ban.
- Long live the Queen!
Cau chuc NH hoang van tho!
- May you be happy all your life.
Cau chuc ban song vui ve suot ddi.

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DONG Tl/THEO SAU Bdi DONG DANH Tlf

HAY DONG TU* NGUYEN THE

DdNG TUTTHEO SAU B0I DONG DANH TUT

Nhufng d o n g d a n h ttt thtfcfng dvtdc th e o sau

bort d o n g d a n h titf.
admit thu nhan resent bite tile
appreciate danh gid cao practise thitc hdnh
avoid tranh guess doan
confess thu nhan recall gefi nhd
consider xem xet regret hd'i tiec
contemplate suy ngam report thong bao
delay tri hoan, hoan risk lieu llnh
deny tii cho'i, bac bo save ciiu song
detest ghet suggest de nghi
dislike khong thich stop ngitng
dread de doa tolerate mien citdng
understand hieu endure chiu ditng
recommend gai y, gidi thieu enjoy thich'
escape tron thoat resist khang cit
excuse xin loi keep lien tuc
face ddi mat discuss thao luan
fancy thich carry on tiep tuc
finish hoan thanh can’t help khong the khong
can’t standing khong the chiu ditng imagine titdng tittfng
involve xen vdo, dinh vdo give up tit bo
justify thanh minh go on tiep tuc
mention de cap tdi, noi tdi put off tri hoan
mind quan ngai feel like cam thay thich
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miss nhd postpone tri hoan

it’s no good/use vd ich lam gi
spend/waste time ton thdi gian

Vi du:
- I suggested taking the children to school.
Tdi de nghi dita bon tre den tritdng.
- George would never admit being wrong.
George se khong bao gid nhan la minh sai cd.
- She imagine walking into the office and telling
everyone that she thought of them.
Cd ta titdng tUdng minh di vdo van phbng vd noi
cho moi ngitdi biet minh nghl gi ve# ho.
- He admitted stealing the mobile phone.
Anh ta thu nhan dd lay trom chiec di dong.
- It's not worth being at risk.
Viec nay khong dang lieu nhit vay.
- Can you recommend me buying a good English
dictionary?
Anh cd the gdi y cho tdi mua mot quyen tit dien
tieng Anh tot ditdc kh ong?
- They couldn’t help laughing when they saw him.
Ho dd khong the nhin ditdc citdi khi ho nhin thay
anh dy.
- They discussed selling the house
Ho ban nhau ban ngoi nhd.
- The manager postponed giving the meeting.
Giam doc dd hoan cuoc hop.

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2. Hanh dong da hoan thanh.

Khi muon noi ve cac hanh dong da hoan thanh,
ban co the dung “having + Pn” . Tuy nhien co the sii
dung dang “V-ing” cho cac hanh dong da hoan thanh.

3. Dong tif theo sau bofi “that + menh de”.

Trong so" cac dong tu: 0 danh sach phan 1, mot so'
dong tii co the sii dung cau true “that + menh de” :
appreciate, deny, fancy, mention, resent, suggest, admit,
regret.
Vi du:
- They deny that something is true.
Ho khong thiia nhan dieu g i co that.
- His doctor m entions that he shouldn’t smoke.
Bac si cua ong dy nhac ong dy khong nen hut thuoc.
- I suggest that you were aware of what was
happening.
Toi de nghi ong hay thiia nhan la ong biet chuyen
xdy ra.
- I regret that I cannot help you.
Toi lay lam tiec la khong giup diidc anh.
He admited that he had told lies.
Anh ta thiia nhan la anh ta da noi doi.

* Chu y:
- Dong tii “appreciate” thudng dUdc theo sau bdi
tinh tii sd hiiu +V-ing.
Vi du:
- I greatly appreciate your trying.
Chung toi rat cam kich sii cd gang cua anh.
- They do not appreciate my singing.
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- Ho khong danh gid giong hat cua toi.

- Dong tti “involve” co chu ngii gia.
Vi du:
- Being a good singer involves regular training.
- La mot ca si gioi can thitdng xuyen tap luyen.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU B0I DONG TUTNGUYtN THE Cd TO.

agree dong y beg nai ni, nan ni

aim nham can’t wait khong the chd
ddi
appear hinh nhii arrange sap xep, thu xep
cause gay ra ask yeu cau, ddi hoi
choose chon Ilia promise hita
claim cong bo offer de nghi
dare dare omit bo, bo bcrt
decide quyet dinh plan co ke hoqch
demand yeu cau pledge hita, cam ket
deserve xitng dang pretend gid vd
fail that bai refuse tii choi, bac bo
forget quen resolve quyet tam
grow phat trien seek tim kiem
guarantee bao hdnh seem ditdng nhii
hasten thuc day struggle dau tranh
happen xdy ra swear the thot
hope hy vong tend cd y dinh
hurry vdi vd threaten de doa
learn hoc train dao tao
long mong muon try co gang

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manage xoay set turn out hod ra la

need can undertake trdi qua
would like muon want muon
would hate ghet vow the
attempt co y dinh wish mong muon
can’t afford khong du khd ndng tdi chinh
neglect khong chu y, sao nhdng
expect mong muon, ky vong

Vi du:
- Children should endeavour to learn assiduously.
Tre con can co gang hoc hdnh cham chi.
- All their efforts tend to reach the same object.
Tat cd nhitng co ga n g cua chung deu cung nham tdi
mot muc dich.
- The children pretended to eat the mud pies.
Lu tre gid vd an nhitng cai bank nitdng lam bang
dat bun.
- She decided to choose the green coat.
Cd ta quyet dinh chon cai do choang mau luc.
- They offer to make a plan.
Ho de nghi dita ra m ot kehoach.
- She failed to reach the semi-finals
Cd ta khong lot ditdc vdo vong ban ket.
- I long to receive your letter.
Toi m ong thit cua anh.
- The goverm ent planed to attack.
Chinh phu dd dat k eh oa ch tan cong.
- He turned out to be a liar.
Hod ra no la mot thang noi ddi.

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2. Dong tif theo sao bofi “that + menh de

Trong so cac dong tii ke tren, co mot so dong tii co
the diidc theo sau bdi “that + menh d e ’ . Nhiing dong til
do la: agree, appear, arrange, dicide, demand, expect,
happen, hope, learn, plan, pledge, pretend, promise,
resolve, seem, swear, threaten, vow, wish.
Cac dong tii “appear” , “happen ’, “seem ” chi dUdc s\i
dung chu ngii gia “it” vdi “that +menh d e ’.
Vi du:
- It appears that there has been a mistake.
H inh nhii dd co su! nham Ian.
- It happened that she was out when he called.
Tinh cd co ta vang nhd khi anh ta goi dien den.
- It seems that he does not understand.
Ditdng nhit no khong hien.
- I decided that I would wait her at home.
Toi quyet dinh se chd co dy d nhd.
- There is not much hope that they are still alive.
Chang co may hy vong la ho con song.
- They learned that everything had changed.
H o nhan ra moi chuyen dd thay ddi.
- He demanded that we had to get out.
Ong dy yeu cau chung toi ra ngoai.

3. Dong tif theo sau bofi tuf de hoi va dong tii

nguyen the co “to”.
Sau nhiing dong tii sau day, ban co the dung mot tii
de hoi nhu “what / where / how / why,.....” + V-
infinitive co “to” : ask, decide, know, remember, forget,
explain, understand.
Vi du:
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- I had to ask the teacher what to do next.

Tdi phai hoi thay giao xem tiep theo phai lam gi.
- Have you decided what to do on Sunday?
Ban dd quyet dinh lam g i vdo chu nhat chiia?
- Mary explained how to do the homework.
Mary dd gidi thich cho toi cach lam Bdi tap ve nhd.
- I know how to play chess.
Tdi biet danh cd.
- I forgot what to write.
Toi quen minh phai viet gi.

DONG TIT THEO SAU DOI DONG TUT NGUYEN THE KHONG CO TO.

Nhin chung rat it dong tii dUdc theo sau bdi dong tii
nguyen the khong ce “to” .

1. Help.
Thong thUdng sau “help” sU dung dong tii nguyen
the khong “to” . Tuy nhien neu co sU dung thi van dUdc
chap nhan.
Vi du:
- I helped him find his things.
Toi giup anh ay tim do dac.
- She helped me clean the floor.
Co ay giup tdi lau nhd.
- They help us to pain the house.
Ho giup chung tdi sctn ngoi nhd

2. Make
Vi du:
- They make him repeat it.
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Ho bat anh ta nhac di nhac lai.

- I make her smile.
Tdi khien co ay ciidi.
- W e shall have to make do.
Chung ta se phai lam viec do.
- D on’t make anybody hurt.
DiCng lam g i cho ai do bi ton thiidng.
- She doesn't speak English very well but she can
make herself understood in most situations.
- She didn't want to do it, but he made her do it.
Tuy nhien, trong the bi dong “m ake” dUdc theo sau
bdi dong tii nguyen the co “to” .
- We were made td practice by the teacher.
Co giao bat chung toi phai luyen tap.
- He was made to leave here.
Anh ay buoc phai ra di.
- He had done so badly that he was made to repeat
the school year. No hoc kem tdi miCc phai hoc lai.
- He had borrowed over five hundred pounds and
was made to pay it back in monthly installments. Hdn
dd miidn hdn 500 bang vd bi bat phai trd irong vong 1
thang.

3. L et.
Vi du:
- I let him try once more.
Tdi de cho no thiC mot Ian niia.
- Let us go to the cinema.
Chung ta hay cung di xem phim.
- If I let you know, you are not allowed to tell
somebody else.
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Neu tdi noi cho anh biet, anh ditdc phep ke cho
ngitdi khac.
- Let me carry that box of papers for you. It's very
heavy. H ay de anh khieng chiec hop ditng giay
do cho em. N o nang lam.
- W hy don't you let him walk home by him self
from school now? He's eleven years old after all.
Tai sao anh de no di hoc ve mot minh. No mdi 11
tuoi.

DdNG TUT THEO SAU BOD DONG DANH TUT HOAC DONG TUf NGUYEN
th £ cd TO

1. Attem pt, begin, can’t stand, continue, hate,

hesitate, intend, plan, like, love, prefer, propose,
start, end.
NhGng dong tit ke tren co the diidc theo sau bdi
dong danh tii hay dong tii nguyen the co “to” song nghia
cua cau khong thay doi.
Vi du:
- I don’t like cleaning the floor.
= I don’t like to clean the floor.
Toi khong thich lau san nhd.
- I continued thinking the same.
= I continued to think the same.
Tdi van cii nghi nhii vay.
- W e started working.
= W e started to work.
Chung tdi bat dau lam viec.
- She can’t stand being alone.
= She can’t stand to be alone.
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Cd ta khong chiu noi cdnh song mot minh.

2. R e m e m b e r , fo r g e t.
a. “ R e m e b e r , fo r g e t ” th e o sau bdi d o n g tii
n g u y e n th e c o “t o ” d e c a p d e n h a n h d o n g can
th ie t.
Vi du:
- You remember to repair the bicycle.
Ban nhd sita xe dap nhe.
- Will you remember to collect your suit from the
dry-cleaners or shall I do it?
Anh se lay bo com-l e d tiem giat la hay toi lay?
- I had to meet him but I forgot to do it.
Toi phai gap anh ay nhitng toi lai quen mat.
- Remember to close all the windows and lock all
the doors before you leave the house.
Hay nhd dong cita so va khoa cita ra vdo khi anh
ra ngoai.
- I forgot to warn him about the dangerous dog
and he was bitten.
Tdi quen cdnh bao anh ta ve con chd dit vd utih ta
dd bi can.

b. “ R e m e m b e r , fo r g e t ” th e o sau bdi d o n g danh

tif de c a p d e n ki Cfc t r o n g q u a khu’, ttfc la ban da
la m d ie u gi r o i va b a y g id n h d la i h a n h d o n g do.
Vi du:
- I forgot sending the message.
Tdi dd quen giti tin nhan.
- She forgot turning off the TV.
Cd ay dd quen tat ti vi.
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- He could rem em ber living here just before his

family left to Hue.
A nh ay co the nhd la anh ay dd song d day tritdc
khi gia dinh anh ay chuyen tdi Hue.
- I don't rem em ber talking to you about Terry's
divorce. I don't even remember you asking me
about that.
Toi khong nhd dd noi vdi anh ve viec li di cua
Terry.
Tdi tham chi khong nhd la anh da hoi toi ve dieu
do.
- I shall always rem em ber flying to America on
Concorde.
Tdi se luon nhd chuyen bay tdi M y tren chiec
Concorde.
- I shall never forget sharing a bottle o f iced water
with you beside the Pyramids in Egypt.

3. Stop.
a. “Stop” theo sau bdi dong tu" nguyen the co
“to” de chi muc dien : stop + to + V
Vi du:
- Let’s stop to meet him.
Chung ta hay ditng lai de gap anh dy.
- He stoped to drink water.
Anh dy ditng lai de uong nitdc.
- The horse stoped to eat grass.
Con ngita ditng lai de an co.
b. “Stop” theo sau bdi dong danh tu1 de cap
den viec ket thuc hay tif bo mot hanh dong: stop +
V-ing
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Vi du:
- You should stop complaining.
Anh diing nen phan nan niia.
- It’s time we stopped working.
Dd den luc chung ta nghi lam.
- It has stopped snowing.
Tuyet ngitng rcfi.

4. Mean.
a. “M ean” theo sau bdi dong tvf nguyen the co
“to” mang nghia la “dtf dinh, dinh”: mean + to + V
Vi du:
- I mean to go early tomorrow.
Tdi dinh mai se den sdm.
- Does he really mean to do it?
Cd that no co y dinh lam cai g i do kh ong?
- They mean to sell this house.
Ho co y dinh ban ngoi nhd.
b. “Mean” theo sau bdi dong danh tvf dien dat
den ket qua hoac nhufng gi lien quan den sij viec
do: mean + V-ing
Vi du:
- Becoming a athlete means training more.
La mot van dong vien cd nghia la phai luyen tap
nhieu hcfn.
- Getting this job means having to work hard.
Nhan cong viec nay cd nghia la phai lam viec
cham chi.
- Being a pilot means spending most your time at
the air.

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La mot phi cong co nghia la ddnh phan Idn thdi

gian tren bdu trdi.

5. N e e d
a. “N e e d ” t h e o sau b d i d o n g tif n g u y e n th e c o
“to ” d e c a p td i h a n h d o n g c u th e c o c h u nguf: n e e d
+ to + V
Vi du:
- I feel a need to talk to you about it.
Tdi cam thay can noi chuyen vdi anh ve viec dd.
- I need to consult a dictionary.
Tdi can phai tra til dien.
- She needs to have access to our files.
Cd ay can phai diidc sii dung tdi lieu cua chung
tdi.
b. “N e e d ” t h e o sau b d i d a n h tii m a n g n g h ia b i
d o n g : n e e d + V -in g
Vi du:
- This house needs repairing.
N goi nhd can ditdc sita chiCa.
- This car needs cleaning.
Cai o td can diidc rila.
- This question needs replying.
Cau hoi can diidc trd Idi.

6 . R e g r e t.
a. “ R e g r e t ” t h e o sau b d i d o n g tvf n g u y e n th e c o
“t o ” d e c a p d e n m o t h a n h d o n g h ie n tai, d a c b ie t
la k h i b a o tin x a u : R e g r e t + to + V
Vi du:
- I regret to say the job has been filled.
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Toi rat tiee khi phai noi rang cong viec da co

ngitdi lam.
- I regret to tell you that your invitation hasn't
been accept.
Toi rat tiee la toi khong the nhan Icfi mdi cua ong.
- We regret to infor that you’ve been late for the
ship.
Chung toi lay lam tiee thong bao vdi anh rang
anh dd muon chuyen tau.
b. “ R e g r e t ” th e o sau bd i d o n g d a n h tif m ang y
n g h ia “h o i tie e , tie e n u o i” ve d ie u gi d o tr o n g qua
khuf: R e g r e t + V -in g
Vi du:
- She regrets losing those opportunities.
Co dy rat tiee dd bo Id ccf hoi.
- I regret not taking my umbrella.
Toi tiee vi dd khong mang theo do mita.
- I regret wasting so much time when I was a
young.
Tdi hoi tiee vi dd ph i pham thdi gian khi toi con
tre.

7. T ry .
a. "T r y ” th e o sau bd i d o n g tvf n g u y e n the co
“t o ” m a n g n g h ia c o g a n g la m d ie u gi d o : try + to +
V
Vi du:
- I tried to laugh.
Toi co gang de citdi.
- You haven't even tried to lift it.

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•>

N gay cd viec co nang no len anh cung chdng lam

diidc.
- Don't try to swim across the river.
Ditng co co md bdi qua song.
b. “T r y ” th e sau b d i d o n g d a n h tvf m a n g n g h ia
thuf la m d ie u gi d o : try + V -in g
Vi du:
- W ould you like to try eating some raw fish?
Ban co muon dung thit mon cd song kh ong?
- He had three tries m ending the lock and gave up.
Anh ay dd ba Ian thit sita o khoa roi ddnh bo.
- Have you ever tried playing windsurfing?
Ban dd bao gid thit chdi lii&t song chiia?

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI MOT TAN NGUVA DONG TUTtJGUYEN THE
Cd "TO"

1. D a n h s a ch d o n g tif t h e o sau b d i m o t tan

nguf v a d o n g tvf n g u y e n th e c o “to ” .
advise khuyen nhu invite mdi
assist ho trd lead dan tdi
beg nai ni order yeu cau
bribe hoi 16 persuade thuyet phuc
command de nghi select chon liia
dare dam send giii
employ thue, mii&n teach day
enable tao dieu kien tell bao
instruct hitdng dan urge thuc giuc
remaind nhac warn khuyen cao

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Vi du:
- Taxi-drivers enable us to see all our relatives in
this city.
Nhitng ngitdi lai tac xi tao dieu kien cho chung toi
di thdm ngitdi than trong thanh pho nay.
- Remind me to answer that letter.
H ay nhac toi trd Icfi bite thit do.
- So you lost all your money? That'll teach you to
gamble
A nh thua het tien roi phai khong? dieu do se day
cho anh ditng co ddnh bac.
- Doctor encouraged her to lose weight.
Bac si khuyen khich ba ay giam can.
- They invited us to come a party.
H o mcfi chung toi den dit tiee.
- She warned me to drive carefully.
Ba ay dan toi lai xe can than.

2. Dong tif theo sau bdi “that + menh de”.

Trong so cac dong tii tren, co mot so dong tii co the
dUdc theo sau bdi “that + menh de” . Nhiing dong tii do
la” advise, order, persuade, teach, tell, warn.
Vi du:
- The judge ordered that the prisoner should be
remanded.
Quan tod ra lenh tii nhan phai ditdc trd lai trai
giam de dieu tra them.
- He told that he had lost his key.
A nh ta noi rang anh ta dd lam mat chia khoa.
- W e advised that they should start early.
Chung toi khuyen ho nen bat dau satm.

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3. Dare.
“D are” co the theo sau bdi dong tijf nguyen the
khong co “to” khi cau khong co chu ngii. Hay xem xet
nhiing vi du sau:
Vi du:
- How dare you say that I am a good-for-nothing?
Sao may dam noi tao la thang vd tich sti?
- I wonder whether he dare to tell the whole truth.
Tdi chdng biet no cd dam noi sii that khong.
- He dared me to swim.
Anh ta thach tdi bdi.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BO) DONG DANH TUTHOAC B01 TAN NGUTVA
DONG TUTNGUYEN THE CO TO

1. Allow, forbid, permit.

a. Vdi tan ngii va dong tif nguyen the co “to”.
Vi du:
- It is forbidden anyone to smoke in this room.
Khong ai ditdc hut thuoc trong phong nay.
- My boss doesn't allow me to use the telephone.
Ong chu tdi khong cho phep tdi diing dien thoai.
- You permit me to explain about that.
A nh cho phep tdi gidi thich ve chuyen dd.
b. Vdi dong danh tif.
Vi du:
- They don't allow sm oking in our house.
H o khong diidc hut thuoc la trong nhd chung tdi.
- It is strictly forbidden smoking.
Tuyet doi cam hut thuoc la.
- The situation does not permit delaying.
Tinh huong khong cho phep sii tri hoan.

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2. Consider.
a. Vdi tan nguf va dong tif nguyen the co to
de cap tdi mot quan diem, y kien.
Vi du:
- He is considered to be the best player of his
team.
Anh ay ditdc coi la cau thu gioi nhat trong doi.
- I considered Mary to be my best friend.
Tdi coi Mary la ngitdi ban tot nhat.
* Chu y: Khi “con sid er’ theo sau bdi “that” + menh
de cung de cap tdi quan diem y kien.
Vi du:
- We consider that you are not to blame.
Chung toi cho rang anh khong phai la ke dang
trach.
- I consider that he had lied me.
Tdi cho la anh ay dd noi doi toi.
b. Vdi dong danh tif cd nghia “suy nghl, xem
xet tdi”. '
Vi du:
- He stood considering the painting for some
minutes.
No ditng ngam bite hoa cd may phut.
- We are considering going to Canada
Chung toi dang can nhac viec di Canada.
- I considered living here.
Tdi dd nghl tdi viec song d day.

3. Recommend.
a. Vdi tan nguf va dong tif nguyen the cd "to".
Vi du:
- I recommend you to do what he says.
Toi khuyen anh nen lam nhitng dieu anh dy noi.

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- I wouldn't recom m end you to go there alone

Le ra toi khong nen khuyen ban den do mot minh.
- They recom m ended me to go to bed early.
Ho khuyen tdi nen di ngu sdm.
b. Vdi dong danh tif.
VI du:
- W hat would you recommend removing ink
stains?
Anh bao phai lam g i de tay sach cac vet mile?
- I recom m end turning the TV on.
Toi de nghi bat ti vi len.
- They recom m ended painting the building.
Ho de nghi sctn lai tod nhd.

4. Require.
a. Vdi tan ngif va dong tif nguyen the cd “to”.
Vi du:
- They required us to be on time.
Ho yeu cau chung toi den dung gid.
- The situation requires me to be there.
Tinh hinh ddi hoi tdi d dd.
- He required me to send this package.
Ong ay yeu cau tdi gid gdi hang.
b. Vdi dong danh tif m ang nghia bi dong.
Vi du:
- Hamlet is required reading for the course.
Doc H am let la yeu cau bat buoc trong khoa hoc.
- All cars require servicing regularly
Moi o td deu can du’dc bao tri thtictng xuyen.
- We require helping.
Chung tdi can di/dc giup dd.

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C l 6 l T IT V A D O N G D A N H T lT

GIOI TUT THEO SAU B0I DONG DANH Ttf

Khi mot dong tif dting sau mot gidi tvr thi dong tii
do phai tan cung bang “-ing” .

1. B y
“By” + V-ing cho biet sU viec xay ra bang cach nao.
Vi du:
- They were persuaded by listening his words.
Ho ditdc thuyet phuc bdi Icfi noi cua anh ay.
- They sent the package by flying airmail.
Ho gid kien hang bang ditdng hang khong.
- They can understand what he says by using sign
language.
Ho co the hieu nhau bang ngon ngii cii chi.
- He passed the exams by studying hard.
Anh ay vitdt qua ky thi bang cach hoc hanh cham
chi.
- You can swim well by training.
Ban co the bcfi gioi bang cach tap luyen.

2. W ithout
“W ithout” + V-ing co nghia la “khong, ma khong”
VI du:
- She entered the room without knocking.
Co ay vdo md khong go cita.
- Try and do it without making any mistake.
Hay co gang lam viec do md khong mac mot loi
nao.
- The party was organized without her knowing
anything about it.
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Bda tiee do ditdc to chdc md co ta khong he hay

biet g i ca.
- He walked past me without speaking.
A nh ta di ngang qua toi md chdng noi ndng gi.
- I've often cheated in exams without being
caught.
Toi van thitdng quay cop trong cac ky thi md
chdng bi bat Ian nao.

3. On
“On” + V-ing co nghia: “ngay sau khi lam gi” .
Vi du:
- On finishing the course, she passed the exams.
N gay khi hoan thanh khoa hoc, co dy dd thi do.
- M aty ran away on seeing Tom.
M aty bo chay ngay khi nhin thay Tom.
- On getting home, I cooked the dinner,
N gay khi ve nhd, tdi nau biia toi.

4. In addition to
“In addition to” + V-ing co nghia: “them vao v 6i
viec lam gi” .
Vi du:
- In addition to working in hospital, she also
writes articles.
Ngoai viec lam d benh vien, co dy con viet bao.
- He stays with his parents in addition to owning a
flat.
A nh dy d vdi bo me vd con co mot can ho rieng.
- She workes to this organization in addition to
contributing to other organizations.
Co dy lam viec cho to chdc nay them vdo do co dy
con cong tac vdi nhieu to chdc khac.

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5. Before, after
“Be/ore” + V-ing co nghia: “lam viec gi triidc .
“After'' + V-ing co nghia: “lam viec gi sau .
Vi du:
- Before going to bed, I turned off the lights.
= Before I went to bed, I turned off the lights.
Triidc khi di ngii, toi dd tat den.
- Before meetting Peter, she had a cup of tea.
= Before she met Peter, she had a cup of tea.
Tritdc khi gap Peter, co dy dd uong mot coc trd.
- I visited to my friends after I leaving the
company.
= I visited tio my friends after I left.
Tdi den thdm ban cua toi sau khi toi rdi cong ty.
- W hat did you do after coming back from work?
= W hat did you do after you came back from work?
Ban lam g i sau khi di lam ve?

TINH TUTTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TUfVA DONG DANH TUT

1. Good, bad, excellent, hopesless, slow, fast.

Nhiing tinh tii tren dUdc theo sau bdi gidi tii “at” +
V-ing de cap tdi kha nang hanh dong cua ai do.
Vi du:’
- Tom is good at learning mathematics.
Tom gioi hoc toan.
- She is so bad at playing piano.
Co dy chcti piano that dd.
- He's hopeless at teaching maths.
Anh dy khong co khd ndng day mon toan.
- She is fast at running.
Co dy co khd ndng chay nhanh.
- She is slow at typing.
Co dy ddnh may cham.
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2. Affraid, frightened, terrified, horrified.

Nhiing tinh tii tren diidc sii dung vdi tii “o/” vdi
nghia: “sd hai dieu gi”.
VI du:
- He's afraid o f going out alone at night.
Anh dy sd di dem mot minh.
- The children was terrified of seeing an accident.
Bon tre sd hai khi nhin thay vu tai nan.
- She was horrified o f watching a horror film.
Co dy sd hai khi xem phim kinh di.
- I was frightened o f hearing a sudden scream.
Toi sd hai khi nghe tieng thet bat ngd.

3. Interested in, keen on, fond o f + N: thich lam

viec gi
VI du:
- She is interested in reading books at night.
Co dy thich doe sach vdo ban dem.
- He is interested in going for walk and listening
to music.
Anh dy thich di bo vd nghe nhac.
- My sister is keen on playing with toys.
Em gdi toi thich chdi do chdi.
- Are you keen on swimming?
Ban co thich bdi kh on g?
- She is fond o f cooking.
Co dy thich nau an.
- I’m fond of drawing.
Tdi thich ve.

4. Pround, asham ed.

“Proud o f ’ + V-ing: tu hao ve viec gi dd.
“Asham esed of' + V-ing: xau ho ve viec gi.

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Vi du:
- He is proud of being a good professor.
Ong dy tit hdo la mot giao sit gioi.
- We are proud of winning.
Chung ta tit hdo vi chien thang.
- He felt ashamed of having offended his teacher
N o xau ho vi dd xuc pham den thay no.
- He is ashamed of losing the match.
A nh dy xau ho vi thua trong tran dau.

5. Bored with, fed up with + N: chan lam viec gi.

Vi du:
- I am bored with listenning this song.
Toi chan nghe Bdi hat nay.
- He bored with watching this programme.
A nh dy chan xem chitctng trinh nay.
- Are you fed up with going to school?
A nh co chan di hoc khong?
- She is fed up with talking to him.
Cd dy chan noi chuyen vdi anh ta.

6. Surprised at, amazed at: ngac nhien.

Vi du:
- We were surprised at hearing that news.
Chung tdi ngac nhien khi nghe tin do.
- He is surprised at seeing her there.
A nh dy ngac nhien trong thay co dy d do.
- Are you amazed at receiving his letter?
Ban co ngac nhien khi nhan ditdc thit cua anh dy
khong?
- Is she amazed at coming Pais?
Cd dy co ngac nhien khi den Paris khong?

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7. Pleased with: hai long vdi viec lam gi

Vf du:
- They were all very pleased with helping you.
Ho rat vui mitng khi giup ban.
- The Governor General is pleased with accepting
the invitation.
Quan toan quyen san long nhan Idi mdi.
- I’m pleased with staying with my husband.
Toi hai long khi song vdi chdng cua toi.

8. Excited about: phan chan, ho hdi lam viec gi

VI du:
- The children are excited about going to school.
Bon tre phan chan vdi viec den triidng.
- She is excited about listening his call.
Co dy hoi hop khi nghe dien thoai cua anh ta.
- Are you excited about receiving presents?
Ban co hoi hop khi di/cfc nhan qua khong?

9. Sorry for: tiee ve cai gi.

VI du:
- I’m sorry for com ing there.
Tdi tiee khi khong den dd.
- She is sorry for driving in this sort of weather.
Cd dy thay tiee khi phai lai xe trong thdi tiet nay.
- I’m sorry for working this condition.
Tdi tiee khi phai lam viec trong dieu kien nay.

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DONG TUf THEO SAU BOI GIOI TUTVA D0NG DANH TUf

1. Approve of, disapprove of.

Vi du:
- The teacher disapprove o f talking in class.
Giao vien khong tan thanh viec noi chuyen trong
Idp.
- Do you approve of playing game in the working
hours?
Ban co tan thanh viec chdi dien tit trong gid lam
viec khong?
- I disapprove of drinking.
Toi khong tan thanh viec uong rittfu.
- She approve of studying hard.
Co ay tan thanh viec hoc hdnh cham chi.

2. Apologize for.
Vi du:
- I apologized for coming late.
Toi xin loi vi dd den muon.
- They apologized for not being able to attend our
wedding party.
Ho xin loi vi khong the den di/ dec ciidi cua chung
tdi.
- He apologize for keeping me waiting.
Anh ay xin loi vi bat tdi phai chd dai.

3. Feel like.
Vi du:
- I feel like laughing.
Tdi muon ci/di that to.
- She doesn't feel like listening his phone.
Co ay khong muon nghe dien thoai cua anh ta.

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- He felt like chatting to someone.

A nh ay muon tan gau vdi ai do.
- I don’t feel like talking with him.
Toi khong thich noi chuyen vdi anh ay.

4. Insist on.
Vi du:
- She insisted on getting up early and playing her
radio loud.
Co ay cii khang khang day sdm vd md ddi oang
oang.
- He insisted on paying bill.
Anh ay cii khang khang doi thanh toan hod ddn.
- I insited on going with them.
Toi nan ni di cung ho.

5. Decide on, decide against.

“D ecide on": quyet dinh lam gi
“Decide against” : quyet dinh chong lai, khong lam
gi
Vi du:
- We decided on driving car.
Chung toi quyet dinh lai o to.
- W e decided on building a new house.
Chung toi quyet dinh xdy mot ngoi nhd mdi.
- They decided against hunting on wild animals.
Ho quyet dinh chong lai viec san ban dong vat
hoang dd.
- Have you decided againsted putting an
advertism ent on TV?
A nh quyet dinh chong lai viec quang cao tren T.V
kh on g?

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6. Think o f / about.
Vi du:
- Are you thinking of buying a new car?
Anh co dii dinh mua mot chiec xe mdi khong?
- I’m thinking of changing my job.
Toi dang nghl ve viec thay doi cong viec.
- They are thinkink about building a big
university here.
Ho dang dii dinh xay mot triicfng dai hoc Idn tai
day.

7. Complain about.
Vi du:
- M y mother complains about having to watch
football.
Me toi phan nan ve viec phai xem bong dd.
- They are complaining about being treated badly.
Ho phan nan vi bi doi xii te bac.
- Customers complain about not being served
properly.
Khach hang phan nan vi dd khong diicfc phuc vu
chu dao.

8. Succeed in.
Vi du:
- The doctors succeeded in operating on the
patient.
Cac bac si dd thanh cong trong ca phau thuat cho
benh nhan.
- He succeeded in doing the business.
Anh ta dd thanh cong trong cong viec kinh
doanh.
- They succeeded in defeating their rivals.

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H o dd thanh cong trong viec ddnh bai cac doi thu

cua ho.

9. Dream of.
Vi du:
- I dream ed o f living happily.
Toi md diidc song uui ve.
- She dream ed of being a singer.
Co ay dd titng md tide la ca si.
- Tom dreamed of leading other people.
Tom md diidc lanh dao ngiidi khac.

10. Rely on.

Vi du:
- Can you rely on offered a job by your company?
Lieu tdi cd the trdng cay vdo quy cong ty ddnh cho
mot viec lam kh on g?
- They can’t rely on using the dictionary in exam.
H o khong the trdng cay vdo viec sii dung tii dien
khi di thi.

11. Carry (go) on.

Vi du:
- The phone rang but she just carried on listening
the music.
Dien thoai reo nhiing cd ay van tiep tuc nghe
nhac.
- She went on reading althought it was very noisy.
Cd ay van tiep tuc doe mac du rat dm I.
- I felt very tired but they carried on running.
Tdi cam thay rat met nhiing ho van tiep tuc chay.

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DONG TUf THEO SAU BOI TAN NGU, GIOI TI/VA D0NG DANH TU

1. Blame...for
Vi du:
- M y mother blames me for not studying hard.
Me toi khien trdch toi vi dd khong hoc hdnh cham
chi.
- They blamed their son gor being lazy.
Ho khien trdch con trai ho vi litdi bieng.
- He blamed her not talking properly care of the
children.
Anh ta trdch co ay khong cham soc bon tre chu
dao.

2. A ccuse...of
Vi du:
- They accused him of cheating.
H o buoc toi anh ta liia dao.
- We accused him of being dishonest.
Chung toi buoc toi anh ta thieu trung thiic.
- People accuse industrial waste of polluting the
environment.
Ho buoc toi chat thdi cong nghiep gay o nhiem
mdi triidng.

3. Suspect...of
Vi du:
- W hat made you suspect her of having taken
money?
Dieu g i khien anh nghi ngd co ay lay tien ?
- He was suspected of using false money.
Ong dy bi nghi ngd la sii dung tien gia.
- I suspected him of stealing the shirst.

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Toi nghi ngd anh ay lay cap chiec do.

4. Thank...for
Vi du:
- I thanked him for helping me.
Tdi cam chi anh ta vi dd giup tdi.
- Thank you for m aking me a favour.
Cam cfn vi da tao dieu kien cho tdi.
- He thanked me for showing him to the post
office.
A nh ay cam cfn tdi vi dd chi diibng cho anh ay tdi
bitu dien.

5. Stop (prevent)...from
Vi du:
- I try to stop him from fighting.
Tdi co gan g ngan can anh ta ddnh nhau.
- The noise from outside stoped us from
concentrating.
Tieng on ben ngoai khien chung tdi mat tap
trung.
- The snow prevented us from driving fast.
Tuyet khong cho chung tdi lai xe nhanh.

6. Keep...from
Vi du:
- I am keeping the boy from falling.
Tdi ngan khong cho cau be ngd.
- He tries to keep his hat from being blown off.
A nh ta co giti chiec mu khong bi bay.
- It’s difficult to keep prices from going up.
That khd de g id cho gid cd khong tang.

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7. Protect...from
Vi du:
- You need warm clothes to protect yourself from
being cold.
Anh phai mac quan do am de khoi bi lanh.
- They must protect their children from being
danger.
Ho phai bao ve con cai cua hg khoi nguy hiem.
- We must protect the environment from being
polluted.
Chung ta phai bao ve mdi triicfng khoi sii o
nhiem.

8. Punish...for
Vi du:
- The teacher punished pupils for talking in class.
Giao vien phat hgc sinh vi noi chuyen trong Idp.
- Y ou’ll be punished for coming home late.
Ban se bi phat vi ve nhd muon.
- The director punished her for playing game in
the office.
Giam doe phat cd dy vi toi chcti dien tii trong van
phbng.

9. W arn... against
Vi du:
- They warned me against coming there.
Hg khuyen cao tdi khong nen den do.
- She warned us against buying that house.
Co dy khuyen cao chung tdi khong nen mua ngoi
nhd dd.
- The passengers are warned against leaning out
of the window.

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Cac hdnh khach ditdc khuyen cao khong nen dita

vdo cita so.

10. Forgive...for
Vi du:
- Please forgive me for not calling to you.
Xin hay tha thit cho toi vi dd khong goi cho ban.
- She refuse to forgive him for coming late.
Co ay tit chdi tha thit cho anh ta vi dd den muon.
- I can’t forgive you for telling lies.
Toi khong the tha thit cho anh vi anh dd noi doi.

11. Discourage...from
Vi du:
- The bad weather discourged us from going out.
Thdi tiet xau khien chung tdi khong muon ra
ngoai.
- Difficulties discourged him from working.
Nhitng khd khan khien anh ta khong muon lam
viec.
- The first failure discouraged him from
continuing the match.
That bai dau tien khien anh ta khong muon tiep
tuc tran dau.

12. Congratulate...on
Vi du:
- They congratulate me on finishing mission.
Ho chuc mitng tdi vi tdi dd hoan thanh nhiem vu.
- She congratulated them on passing the exam.
Co dy chuc mitng ho ve viec ho thi dd.
- I congratulated him on coming here safely.
Tdi chuc mitng anh dy dd den day an toan.

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CAC THANH NGUTSLTDUNG DONG DANH TUf

1. Have difficulty (trouble).

Vi du:
- Most of us have difficulty spelling some Russian
words.
Hau het chung ta deu gap khd khan trong viec
ddnh van mot so tit tieng Nga.
- He had no difficulty using this software .
Anh ta khong gap kho khan g i trong viec sit dung
phan mem nay.
- They have a lot of trouble reading his hand
writing.
Ho gap nhieu kho khan trong viec doc chit viet
cua anh dy.
* Chu y: “D ifficu lty’ hoac “trou b le' deu d dang
danh tif so it, chu khong d dang danh tu" so nhieu.
Vi du:
- I have no difficulty reading English.
Tdi khong gap kho khan gi trong viec doc tieng
Anh.
- He had trouble self- studying.
Anh ay gap kho khan trong viec tit hoc.
Ban cung co the dung “difficulty in + V-ing".
- We have difficulty in getting to London.
Chung toi gap kho khan trong viec di t&i Ludn
Don.

2 . There s no poit in.

Vi du:
- There's no point in helping him.
That vd ich khi giup anh ta.

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- There’s no point in hurrying.

Vdi va cung chdng ich chi.

3. It’s no good (use)

Vi du:
- It’s no good smoking.
Hut thuoc khong co Icfi.
- It’s no good trying to persuade me.
Ditng cd gan g thuyet phuc tdi.
- It’s no use drinking wine much.
Uong riCOu nhieu chdng cd ich lai gi.

4. It’s a waste o f time (money).

Vi du:
- It’s a waste time of time explaining for you.
That p h i thdi gian gidi thich cho anh.
- It’s a waste o f money watching that match.
That p h i tien xem tran dau dd.

5. It’s worth.
Vi du:
- Is this film worth watching?
Bo phim nay cd dang xem kh ong?
- It’s not worth getting angry.
Chuyen nay khong dang phai cau gian.
- It’s not worth taking a taxi.
Chdng dang phai di tac xi dau.

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OQNC TINH TIT

CAU TAO DONG TINH TlS

1. Hai loai dong tinh tif.

Tif mot so dong tif trong tieng Anh, chung ta co the
cau tao difdc hai loai dong tinh tii la dong tinh tif hien
tai (V-ing) va dong tinh tif qua khii. (V-ed).
Dong tinh tii hien tai mang tinh chu dong, dien ta
ban chat that cua ngifdi hay sii vat, sii viec.
Dong tinh tii qua khii mang tinh bi dong, dien ta
cam xuc hay suy nghi cua ai dd ve sii vat, sii viec.
Vi du:
- He was surpried that she passed the exam.
Anh ta ngac nhien la co dy dd vitot qua ky thi.
- It was surprising that she passed the exam.
That ngac nhien la cd ay dd vitcit qua ky thi.
- I’m interested in that interesting match.
Tdi thich tran dau thu vi dd.

2. Nhufng cap dong tinh tif.

Nhii da noi d tren, mot so" dong tii cd the cau tao
thanh dong tinh tif hien tai hoac dong tinh tif qua khii.
Difdi day la danh sach nhiing cap dong tinh tif nhif vay.
sastisfying: lam hai long satisfied: hai long
confusing: gay bdi roi confused: thay boi roi
fascinating: lam me hon fascinated: bi me hoac
horrifying: gay kinh hoang horrified: kinh hoang
exhausting: lam kiet site exhausted: thay kiet si/c
exciting: hdp dan excited: bi kich dong
annoying: lam kho chiu annoyed: thay kho chiu
amuzing: hay, thich thu amuzed: thay thich thu
terrifying: kinh khiep terrified: khiep stf
embarrassing: gay roi embarrassed: boi roi
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worrying: lam lo lang worried: lo lang

depressing: lam mat tinh than
disgusting: lam ghe tdm
frightening: lam sd hai
astonishing: gay kinh ngac
shocking: gay xuc dong
tiring: lam cho met
interesting: hdp dan
boring: nham chan, buon te
disappointing: lam that vong
depressed: nhut chi
disgusted: kho chiu
frightened: sQ hai
astonished: kinh ngac
shocked: xuc dong
tired: thay met
interested: thich thu
bored: thay buon chan
disappointed: that vong

Vi du:
- She is always tired when she gets home from
work.
Cd dy luc nao cung met khi di lam ve den nhd.
- He has a very tiring job.
Anh ta co mot cong viec khien anh ta met moi.
- She’s satisfied with the result.
Cd dy that hai long vdi ket qua do.
- The result is satisfying.
K et qua do lam toi hai long.

CACH DUNG DONG TINH TUT

1. Dung trong cac thi tiep dien (vdi dong tif

hien tai).
Vi du:
- I am worrying about my husband.
Toi dang lo lang ve chong cua toi.
- She is listening music.
Co dy dang nghe nhac.
- Tom has been studying French for 3 years.
Tom dd hoc tieng Phap di/dc 3 ndm roi.
- They were having lunch at 12 o’clock yesterday.

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Ho dang dung biia triia vdo 12 gid ngay hom qua.

2. Dung nhif mot tinh tif.

a. Lam tinh nguf.
Vi du:
- It’s a terrifying story.
Do la mot cau chuyen khiing khiep.
- She is taking a burning candle.
Co dy dang cam mot cay nen dang chay.

b. Lam bo nguf.
Vi du:
- She looked rather worried.
Co dy trong co ve lo lang.
- The smell is so annoying.
Min that kho chiu.
- The story is shocking.
Cau chuyen that xuc dong.
- It was an embarrassing situation.
Do la. tinh huong gay bdi roi.

3. Dung ttfdng during vdi menh de tinh nguf.

Trong trUdng hdp nay menh de tinh ngul dUdc viet d
dang n it gon la dong tinh tii hien tai hoac dong tinh tir
qua khii.
Vi du:
- The boy walking with Tom is my son.
= The boy who is walking with Tom is my son.
Cau be dang di vdi Tom la con trai toi.
- The man driving the motor didn't see the old
woman.
= The man who was driving the motor didn’t see
the old woman.

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Ngudi dan ong dang lai xe khong trdng thay ba

gid.
- The computer repaired by that man was bad
damage.
= The computer which was repaired by that man
was in bad damage.
Chiec may tinh dUcfc sUa bdi ngudi dan ong kia bi
hong nang.

4. Dung tifdng dvfofng vdi menh de trang ngd".

Tiidng tu nhu! triidng hdp cua menh de tinh ngii,
menh de trang ngii trong trUOng hdp nay cung dUdc rut
gon d dang dong tinh tii hien tai hoac dong tinh tii d
qua khii.
VI du: ,.
- W hen asked that question, she was unable to
answer.
= W hen she was asked that question, she was
unable to answer.
Khi du$c hoi cau hoi do, co dy dd khong the trd
Idi dtidc.
- Hearing a noise, the teacher stopped explaining.
= As the teacher hear a noise, she stopped
explaining.
Khi nghe thay tieng on, giao vien ngiing giang.
- Not having received his answer, I called again.
= Because I hadn’t received his answer, I called
again.
Bcti vi tdi k h o n g n h a n dUdc cau trd Idi cu a a n h ta,
tdi g o i lai m o t Ian nUa.
* Chu y:
- Dong tinh tii co the sii dung vdi dang so sanh
“ m o r e ” va “ m o s t ” .

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Vi du:
- That is the most interesting thing.
Do la dieu thu vi nhat.
- She is more working hard than his sister.
Co ta cham chi hcfn em gai cua minh.
- Co the hop vdi danh tif, tinh tif hoac pho tif thanh
tinh tif ghep.
Vi du:
- He is a good-looking young man.
Anh ay la mot thanh nien dep trai.
- It’s a hand-made bag.
Do la chiec tui diidc lam bang tay.
- He is clean-shaven.
R&u ong ay nhan nhui.
- They are under-developed countries.
Do la nhitng quoc gia kem phat trien.
- Co the ket hop mao tif “the” v6i dong tinh tif qua
khii de dien ta mot danh tif tap hop.
Vi du:
- The injured died no longer after the terrible
accident.
Nhitng ngitdi bi, thitdng dd chet khong lau sau vu
tai nan khung khiep.
- The wounded were sent to nearby hospital.
Nhiing ngitdi bi thitdng dd diidc chuyen den benh
vien gan do.
- A disabled man who is unable to work is lising in
our street
Ngitdi dan ong tat nguyen, khong the lam viec,
song trong pho chung ta.

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NHUNG CACH SUDUNG DAC BIET CUA DdNG TINH TUf

1. Lam bo ngvf cua tan nguf

Dong tinh tif trong trifdng hdp nay khong chi bo
nghia cho danh tit, ma ket hdp vdi danh tvf hay dai tvf
tao thanh mot nhom tvf chat che goi la tan ngii phiic
hdp (complex object) bo nghia cho nhiing dong tvf di
trvfdc, chi dung vdi mot so" dong tif: “have, see, hear, fee,
find, make, want, get, lik e ,.......”
Vi du:
- I could see it snowing.
Toi co the thay tuyet dang rcti.
- I feel pain from the injury.
Toi thay dau d cho bi thitdng.
- He is finding it difficult to pay attention.
A nh ta thay rat kho de tap trung.
- ‘Your hair wants cutting,’ said the Hatter
Toe cua ban muon ditdc cat roi day. - Hatter noi.

2. Cau tr ue dong tinh tvf doc lap

Trong trifdng hdp tvfdng dvfdng vdi mot trang ngii,
quy tac chung la dong tinh tif co quan he ve nghia vdi
chu nguf trong cau.
Vi du:
- W ith the m aster being absent, a thief entered the
window.
= As the m aster was absent, a thief entered the
window.
Khi chu nhd di vang, ten trom di vdo bang loi cita
so.
Tuv nhien khong the viet:
“W ith the m aster being absent, the window was
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Trong cau nay, “being absent” khong co qua he gi

vdi “window
Co hai triidng hdp dong tinh tif khong quan he vdi
chu ngii trong cau, nen goi la cau true doc lap.
Vi du khac:
- W ith anger having been kindled, wisdom sleeps.
Gian qua mat khon
- Carrying a heavy pile of books, his foot caught on
a step.
M ang mot chong sach nang, anh ta dd vap ngd.
- Having been a gymnast, Lynn knew the
importance of exercise.
Ld mot huan luyen vien the due, Lynn biet tam
quan trong cua viec tap luyen.
- Arriving at the store, I found that it was closed.
Den cita hang, toi mdi thay rang no dong cita.
- Getting up at five, we got an early start.
Thiic day luc 5 gid, chung toi khdi hdnh sdm.
a. Dong tinh tif co chu ngif rieng.
Vi du:
- W eather permiting, we will go to the sea.
= If the weather permiting, we will go to the sea.
Neu thdi tiet cho phep, chung tdi se di bien.
- New year being a holiday, the shops were all
closed.
= As new year was a holiday, the shops were all
closed.
Bdi vi ndm mdi la ki nghi, tat cd cac cita hang
deu dong cita.
b. Trong mot so thanh nguf thong dung.
Vi du:
- Frankly speaking, I love him.
Noi thang ra la toi yeu anh ay.

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- There were four or five of us, counting me.

Cd bon hoac ndm ngitdi trong chung ta, ke cd toi.
- One girl was standing on the stage, excluding
M aster of Ceremonies.
M ot co gdi ditng tren san khau, chiia ke ngitdi dan
chitdng trinh.

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D O N G T IT T H E O S A U BCH GICH T lT

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TU FOR

account for something: chiem
allow for something: xem xet
apologize for something: xin loi ui dieu gi
apologize for somebody: xin loi ho ai
apply for something: xin viec
blame someone for something: trdch cii ai ve dieu gi
care for someone (something): cham soc, quan tam
cater for someone (something): phuc vu, cung cap
charge someone for something: ket toi ai vi cai gi
count for something: cd Idi tii viec gi
look for someone (something): tim kiem
pay for someone (something): thanh toan
search for someone (something): luc soat, tim ai, cai
gi
wait for someone (something): chd ddi ai, cai gi
Vi du:
- Don't wait dinner for me.
Cii an triidc dung ddi toi.
- They were searching for a missing aircraft.
H o dang tim kiem chiec may bay mat tich.
- I must apologize for my late arrival.
Toi phai xin loi vi den muon.
- She is a nurse. She likes to care for her patients.
Cd ay la y td. Co dy thich cham soc benh nhan
cua minh.
- I count for nothing in this work.
Tdi khong cd Idi g i trong viec nay cd.
- I will earmark this money for your research.
Toi danh so tien nay cho viec nghien citu cua anh.
- He was charged for making mistakes.
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A nh ay bi ket toi dd gay ra loi.

- He blamed me for his joblessness.
Ong ay do loi cho toi ve viec ong ay that nghiep.
- I need apply for a part-time job.
Toi can xin mot cong viec ban thdi gian.
- Her parents paid for her to go abroad.
Bo me co ta trd tien cho chuyen di ntidc ngoai cua
co ta.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI Gift TUTTO

answer to something: trd Idi, dap lai dieu g i
appeal to someone: nai ni ai
It appeals to me: toi thich y kien nay
apply oneself to something: chuyen tam
apply to something: ting dung vdo cai g i
attend to something said (heard): theo dieu dtitic
noi (nghe thay)
attribute something to someone: cung cap g i cho ai
commit oneself to something: cam ket
confess to something: thu nhan
devote oneself to something: cong hien
be used to doing something: quen lam viec g i
prefer one thing to another thing: thich cai nay hcfn
cai khac
react to something: phan ting lai
refer to something: de cap tdi, dm chi
refer someone to someone: dtia den, gtii den
be resigned to something: bi tii chtic vi dieu g i
resort to something: phai sti dung den, viec den
see to something: dam bao chdc chan
belong to someone: thuoc ve ai
subject someone to something: lam cho ai phai chiu
dting cai g i

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succeed to the throne: ke vi ngai vang

Vi du:
- The power belongs to the people.
Chinh quyen thuoc ve tay nhan dan.
- He used to smoking a pipe.
Bo toi quen hut tau.
- The matter must be referred to a tribunal.
Van de diidc chuyen den mot tod an de xet xii.
- I referred my baby to a teacher.
Toi giii con cua toi cho mot co giao.
- W hen the king died, his oldest son succeeded to
the throne.
Khi nhd vua bang ha, thdi tii ke vi ngoi bau.
- You will only pass your exams if you really apply
to your work.
Anh chi co the thi do neu thiic sii chuyen tam vdo
viec hoc tap cua minh.
- He devoted him self to the revolutionary cause.
Ong ay cong hien cd cuoc ddi cho sii nghiep cach
mang.
- I was surprised as he reacted to the news.
Toi thay ngac nhien khi anh ta phan ting lai vdi
thong tin do.
- I prefer beer to wine.
Toi thich bia hdn rtidu.
- The prisoner refused to confess his crime.
Ngiidi tii khong chiu thu nhan toi loi cita anh ta.
- You should answer to his question.
Anh nen trd Icfi cau hoi cua anh dy.

DONG TIJTTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TO OF

accuse someone of something: buoc toi, ket toi
take care of someone (something): trong nom Isoc )

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die o f an illness: chet vi benh

hear o f someone (something): nghe biet den ai (cai
g i)
think o f someone (something): nhd den, nghl den ai
(cai gi)
remind someone o f something: nhac ai nhd den cai

gi
suspect someone o f somthing: nghi ngd ai ve chuyen
gi
Vi du:
- They accused Tom o f cheating.
Ho buoc toi Tom lita dao.
- You should take care of your parents.
Ban nen cham soc bo me ban.
- W hy didn’t you think of me?
Tai sao anh khong nhd den tdi ?
- This song reminds me of France.
Bdi hat nay nhac tdi nhd ve nitdc Phap
- What made you suspect her of having taken
money?
Dieu g i khien anh nghi cd dy lay tien.
- Have you ever heard of that hotel?
Co bao gid anh nghe noi den khach san do chiia?
- His father died of liver cancer.
Bo co dy chet vi benh ung thitgan.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TUT ON

base som ething on something: dita vdo, can cii vdo ,
blame som ething on something: do Idi, do trdch
nhiem ve cai g i cho ai
centre som ething on something: tap trung vdo
concentrate on something: tap trung vdo viec g i

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congratulate someone on something: chuc mitng ai

vi cai g i
decide on something: quyet dinh viec gi
depend on someone (something): phu thuoc vdo ai
(cai gi)
elaborate on something: thoa thuan chi tiet mot viec
gi
impose on someone: Idi dung ai
insist on something / someone doing something:
khang khang doi ai lam viec gi.
pride oneself on something: tit hdo, hdnh dien ve
dieu gi
spend money on something: tieu xai, bo ph i vdo viec
gi
Vf du:
- I base my hopes on the good news we had
yesterday.
Hy vong cua tdi dita vdo cai tin tot lanh chung toi
nhan ngay hom qua.
- The young wife blames her sterility on her old
husband.
Cd vd tre do loi cho ong chong gid ve tinh trang vo
sinh cua co.
- She decided on the black car.
Cd ta quyet dinh chon chiec xe mau den.
- Children depend on their parents for food and
clothing.
Bon tre nhd vdo bo me md co cai an cai mac.
- They elaborated on a problem.
Ho thao luan them ve mot van de.
- I hope it's not imposing on you.
Tdi mong day khong phai la Idi dung anh.
- I have to spend a lot of money on travelling.

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Toi phai chi tieu nhieu tien cho viec di lai.

- She prides herself on her cooking.
Co dy tii hdo ve tdi nau nitdng cua minh.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI Gift TUTABOUT

agree about something: tranh luan ve dieu gi
be concerned (worried) about something: lo lang ve
dieu g i
boast about something: khoac lac, huyenh hoang ve
cai g i
dream about someone (something): md ve, md thay
ai (cai gi)
think about someone (something): xem xet, can nhac
ve ai (cai gi)
protest about something: chong lai cai g i
do som ething about something: lam chuyen g i de
cai thien tinh hinh
rem ind someone about something: nhac ai ditng
quen dieu g i
warn som eone about someone (something): cdnh
cao, noi cho ai biet tritdc ve ngitdi nao do (dieu g i do)
V i du:
- The police have warned shopkeepers about
shoplifters.
Cdnh sat dd cdnh bao cac chu tiem de phbng bon
trom gid lam khach hang.
- I rem ined her about the meeting.
Toi dd nhac co dy ve cuoc hop.
- The com pany ought to do something about the
poor service
Cong ty phai lam viec g i do nham khac phuc viec
phuc vu kem coi.
- W hat are you thinking about?

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Ban dang nghl ve chuyen gi vay?

- I dreamt about you last night.
Dem qua tdi da met ve anh.
- The leaders protested about the nuclear
weapons.
Cac nha lanh dao dd phan doi cac loai vu khi hat
nhan.
- He is boasting about his company.
Anh ta huyenh hoang ve cong ty cua anh ta.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TUf WITH

acquaint someone with something: lam cho ai quen
vdi cai g i
associate something with someone: gan, ket hap,
lien titdng
charge someone with something: buoc toi ai ve cai
gi
chutter with something: day, bi/a bon
coincide with somthing: xay ra dong thdi, trung vdi
collide with something: dam manh vdo
comply with something: tuan theo
confront someone with something: lam cho ai do
phai di/ctng dau vdi dieu gi do.
confuse someone (something) with someone
(something): nham Ian ai (cai gi) vdi ai (cai) khac
cram with something: tong day vdi cai gi
deal with someone (something): ddi mat vdi ai (cdi
g i1
discuss something with somebody: thao ludn dieu
g i vdi a i
face with something: ddi mat vdi dieu gi
ingratiate oneself with someone: lay long ai
meet with something: gap phai. vap phai

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pack with something: bao boc

plead with someone: hai long vdi ai
provide someone with something: cung cap cho ai
cai g i
tamper with something: can thiep vdo chuyen g i
trust someone with something: tin titdng ai ve
chuyen g i
Vi du:
- Someone tampered with the documents on my
desk.
A i do dd can thiep vdo vdo tdi lieu cua toi d tren
ban.
-. Should not be confused this construction with the
regular passive.
Khong nen nham Ian cau true cau nay vdi the bi
dong thong thitdng.
- They confronted the prisoner with his accusers.
Ho cho ten tu ddi chat vdi nhitng ngitdi td cao
hdn.
- An editorial cramm ed with quotations.
Bdi xa luan day nghet nhitng cau trich dan.
- She tried to ingratiate herself with the director,
in the hope o f getting promotion.
Co ta c o la y long ong giam doc de ditdc de bat.
- Her arrival coincided with our departure.
Viec co dy den trung vdi sit ra di cua chung toi.
- He acquainted you with this poet.
Anh ta lam cho ban quen vdi Bdi thd nay.
- A ship collied with a boat in the fog.
Chiec tau dd va phai chiec thuyen trong sitctng
mil.
- He met with an accident on the way to school.
Cau ta dd gap tai nan tren ditdng tdi tri/dng.

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- The firm has provided me with a car.

Cong ty dd cap cho toi mot chiec o to.

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI 61ft TUT IN

absorbed in something: me mdi, say me
confide in someone: tin titdng ai
believe in something: tin vdi dieu g i do, tin co cai gi
do
implicate someone in something: cho thay ai lien quan
den cai gi
involve someone in something: loi keo ai vdo viec gi
result in something: gay ra cai gi
specialise in something: la chuyen gia ve cai gi
succeed in something: thanh cong ve cai gi
Vi du:
- He absorbed in the study of Marxism-Leninism.
Ong ay mdi me nghien citu chu nghia Mac-
Lenin.
- You should confide in yourself.
Ban nen tin titdng vdo ban than minh.
- I believe in his honesty.
Toi tin d sit chan that cua anh ta.
- They im plicated him in the murder.
Chung dd tim cach lam cho ong ay dinh liu vdo
vu giet ngitdi.
- He involved Peter in football poons.
Anh ta dd loi keo Peter vdo tro cd do bong dd.
- His recklessness resulted in failure.
Sit lieu linh khinh suat cua hdn dd dan den that
bai.
- This shop specializes in chocolates.
Cita hang nay chuyen ban so co la.
- He succeed in convincing the strikers.

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A nh ta dd thanh cong trong viec thuyet phuc

nhitng ngitdi dinh cong.

DdNG TlX THEO SAU BOI GIOI TUT FROM

bar someone from a place: ngan khong cho ai vdo
benefit from something something: cd Ich tit viec g i
derive something from something: nhan ditdc, rut
ra ditdc tit cai g i
borrow something from someone: mitdn cai g i cua
ai, mitdn ai cai g i
deter someone from something: ngan ai khoi cai g i
differ from something: khac cai g i
distract someone from something: lam dang tri,
lam roi tri
distinguish one thing from another thing: phan biet
cai nay vdi cai khac
protect someone from something: bao ve ai khoi cai
gi
exempt someone from something: mien khoi cai g i
refrain from something: kim lai, co nin, co nhin
resign from something: tit chitc
result from something: gay ra bdi cai g i
stem from something: xuat phat, nay sinh tit
suffer from something: chiu ditng cai g i
translate from one language into another language:
dich tit ngon ngit nay sang ngon ngit khac.
Vi du:
- The security guard barred him from the
company.
Nhan vien bao ve ngan khong cho anh ta vdo
cong ty.
- Everybody can benefit from this work.
Moi ngitcfi deu co the co len tit cong viec nay.

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- He derived pleasure from driving.

Anh ay tim thay niem vui trong viec dua xe.
- They borrowed a sum of money from my mother.
Ho dd vay mot it tien cua me toi.
- We deterred Peter from fighting.
Chung tdi ngan khong cho Peter ddnh nhau.
- In this respect, English differs from French.
Ve mat nay, tieng Anh khac tieng Phap.
- The male is distinguished from the female by its
red beak.
Con diic phan biet diidc vdi con cai nhd cai mo do.
- They distracted him attention from more
im portant matters.
Chung lam anh dy roi tri khong chu y den nhiing
van de quan trong hcfn.
- You need warm clothes to protect yourself from
the cold.
Anh phai mac quan do dm de khoi bi lanh.
- The Goverment exempted him from taxes.
Chinh phu dd mien thue cho ong ta.
- He was expelled from school.
Anh ta dd bi duoii khoi triicfng hoc.
- He tried to refrain from smoking
Anh dy c d gang nhin thuoc.
- He was forced to resign from the chairman.
Ong dy bi buoc thdi chiic chu tich.
- Poverty resulting from the arms race.
Sii ngheo ddi la do chay dua vu trang gay ra.
- His poems have been translated from Russian
into Vietnamese.
Nhiing Bdi thd cua ong dy diidc dich tii tieng Nga
sang tieng Viet.

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OdNG TUT THEO SAU BOI G ift Tif AT

glance at something: liec qua cai g i
guess at something: doan cai g i
laugh (smile) at someone (something): ciicfi (mim
ciicfi) vdi ai (cai gi)
hint at something: noi bong gid, gcfi y dieu g i
marvel at something: kham phuc dieu g i
look at someone: nhin ai ( cai gi)
shout at someone: quat thao ai
point (aim) something at someone (something):
nham, chia cai g i vdo ai (cai gi)
throw something at someone (something): nem vat
g i vdo ai (vat khac)
Vi du:
- She glanced at me, then went out.
Co ta liec toi roi di ra.
- I can guest at the end o f film.
Tdi co the doan ditcfc ket thuc bo phim.
Everyone laughed at me when I said I believed in
ghosts.
Ai cung ciicfi toi khi tdi tin la cd ma.
- She hinted at the possibility o f his coming.
Cd dy noi bong gid cd the anh ta se den.
- I marvelled at her boldness.
Tdi than phuc triidc sii tao bao cua cd ay.
- Don't shout at me.
Ditng quat tdi.
- He pointed a gun at me.
Hdn chia sung vdo toi.
- Someone threw a book at him while he was
writing.
A i do dd nem quyen sach vdo anh dy khi anh dy
dang viet.

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DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI NHUNG Gift TUT KHAC

devide (cut, split) something into two or more
parts: chia nho thanh nhieu phan
insure something against something: bao ve cai gi
khoi cai khac
regard someone (something) as something: coi ai
(chuyen gi) nhii...
phase something out: huy bo titng budc
Vi du:
- This novel is divided into chapters.
Cuon tieu thuyet nay dtidc chia thanh nhieu
chUcmg.
He was cutting the paper into two parts when
she came into the room.
A nh ta dang cat td giay thanh 2 phan khi co ay
btidc vao phbng.
- Care insures one against error.
S u can than dam bao cho ngtidi ta khoi bi lam
Ian.
- I regard your suggestion as worthy.
Tdi cho rang y kien cua anh ta that quy gid.
- The old currency will have been phased out by
2010.
Tien cu se bi huy titng budc tit ndm 2010.

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CUM DONG TIT

• •

NHUNG NET CHUNG CUA CUM DONG TUT

Trong tieng Anh, dong tii thudng di kem vdi cac

tieu tiif (particle), vi du: “go away”, “turn the light
off', ....... Dong tii cung thudng ket hop vdi gidi tii (xem
chi tiet Bai 15). Nhiing sii ket hop nay cua dong tii that
de hieu bdi chung ta co the biet nghia cua chung tii
rieng dong tii va tieu tii hay gidi tii. Vi du “turn the
light o f f ' co nghia “tat den di” .
Tuy nhien, doi khi sii ket hdp nay khong de dang co
the hieu dUdc. Hay xem sii ket hop cua “check in" (verb
+ particle) trong cau sau:
- When you arrive at the convention, be sure to
check in at the registration desk.
“check” khong co nghia la “kiem tra” va “in” khong
co nghia la “ben trong, phia trong”. Sii ket hop cua hai
tii nay chi co the hieu dUOc khi coi chung la mot don vi
tii, nghia la “dang ky”. Khi mot dong tii ket hdp vdi mot
tieu tii hay mot gidi tii co nghia dUdc goi la cum dong tii.
Vi du:
- The house I live in gose back to the 15th century.
Ngoi nha toi dang song co til the ky 15.
- Let’s call on Paul and Jan tonight.
Chung ta hay ghe thdm Paul vd Jan vdo toi nay.
- Does John take after his mother or his father?
John co gion g me hoac bo'cua anh ta khong?

Tan nguf cua cum dong tif.

Trong van viet hoac van noi, ban se gap nhiing cum
dong tii co kem theo tan ngii. Tan ngO cd the cd hai vi

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tri: diing sau cum dong tii hoac dOfng gitia dong tii va
tieu tii.
Vi du:
- The teacher told the children off for not doing
their homework.
= The teacher told off the children for not doing
their homeworks.
Giao vien phe binh bon tre vi chung khong lam
Bdi tap ve nhd.
- I turn the TV on.
= I turn on the TV.
Toi bat ti vi.
- A farmer took the travelers in during the snow
storm.
- = A farmer took in the travelers during the snow
storm.
Ngitdi ndng dan cho nhitng ngitdi du lich tru
trong suo't tran bao tuyet.

Khi tan ngii cua cum dong tii la mot dai tii, nhitng
dai tii nay thUdng diing trUdc tieu tii, gidi tii.
Vi du:
- W hat do you take me for? I’m a married girl!
A nh cho rang toi la ai? Tdi la ngitdi phu nit dd co
chdng!
- You need throw it away.
X ■>

Ban can quang no di.

- She put up with him for years.
Ba ta dd chiu ditng ong ay trong nhieu ndm.
- Here are the things you need to do. Please check
each one off when you've finished it.
Day la nhitng thit anh can lam. Hay kiem tra
titng thit khi anh lam xong.

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- Suzie's brother was depressed about not getting

a promotion, so she sent him a funny card to
cheer him up.
A nh trai Suzie that vong vi khong diidc thang
chiic, vi vay co ay dd giii mot tam thiep vui de
lam anh ay vui len.
- Tom's father was really angry when Tom didn't
come home until 3:00 AM. He chewed Tom out
and then said Tom had to stay at home for two
weeks."
Bo Tom rat biic vi mdi 3 gid sang anh ta mdi ve
nhd. Ong ay m ang Tom vd bat anh ta phai d nhd
trong 2 tuan.

Cum dong tii va gidi tvf

Trong tieng Anh, mot so cum dong tvf cung ket hdp
vdi mot so gidi tif nhat dinh. Trong trUdng hdp nay, tan
ngvf luon di sau gi 6i tvf.
Vi du:
- I've lost my extra car keys. If you come across
them while your're cleaning the room, please put
them in a safe place.
Toi lam mat chiec chia khoa dii phbng. Neu chi
thay chung khi don phbng thi hay de chung vdo
mot chd cho toi.
- George won't be at the office today. He came
down with the flu over the weekend."
Horn nay George khong den van phbng. Anh ta bi
cum tii ky nghi cuoi tuan.
- I'm counting on you to wake me up tomorrow. I
know I won't hear the alarm.
Toi nhd anh danh thiic tdi vdo ngay mai. Tdi biet
tdi se khong nghe thay tieng chuong.

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NHUNG CUM DdNG TljT THUDNG GAP

Dudi day la nhiing cum dong tii thudng gap nhat va

dUOc sii dung pho bien nhat. Mot so cum dong tii co the
nhieu hdn mot nghia.

1. Nhufng dong tvf bat dau bang “A”.

abound in: nhieu, day
account for: gidi thich
act for: dai dien
add on: th em vao
add up: cd nghia
add up to: titdng ditdng
allow for: cong vdo, bao gom
ask after: hoi thdm site khoe
answer back: noi nang Idi
V i du:
- Coal abounds in our country.
Than dd co nhieu d nitdc ta.
- The director has been acting for chairman in all
affairrs.
Giam doc dd thay chu tich gidi auyet moi viec.
- We added up the bill to check it was correct.
Chung toi cong hod ddn vd kiem tra xem no co
dung khong.
- She explained why the work wasn't ready, but
her story doesn't add up.
Co ay gidi thich vi sao cong viec khong xong,
nhitng cau chuyen cua cd ay khong co nghia gi cd.
- They allowed for the delays caused by bad
weather.
H o dd tinh den sit cham tre do thdi tiet xau gay
ra.

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- He always asks after you in his letters.

Trong thit luc nao ong ay cung hoi thdm anh.

2 . Nhtfng cum dong tvf bat dau bang “B”.

back down: nhitdng bo, nhiin nhitdng, rut lui
bag out: chi trich, binh ludn
bargain for: san sang, chap nhan
be fed up: buon chan
bear down: ddnh bai
bear out: thita nhan
beat up: tan cong
black out: mat dien
blash off: phong ten lita
break down: mat binh tinh, oa khoc, ngitng hoat
dong
break off: ngitng noi, cat ditt quan he
break up: vd ra nhieu manh, ket thuc
bring about: gay ra, dan tdi
bring off: hoan thanh, lam xong
bring on: khuyen khich phat trien
bring round: ga y anh hiidng
bring up: de cap tdi
buy off: mua chuoc
Vf du:
- She refused to back down and was fired.
- Co ta tit chdi rut lui vd d a bi ban.
- W e didn’t exactly bargain for him returning like
that.
Chung tdi chiia hoan toan san sang cho sit trd lai
cua anh ta nhii vay.
- This expectation wasn’t borne out.
Sit gid dinh nay khong ditdc thiia nhan.
- She broke down in tears.

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Cd ta oa khoc.
- She broke off their engagement when she found
out that he’d been unfaithful.
Co ta bo dinh hon khi phat hien ra rang anh ta
khong chung thuy.
- The plate broke up when he dropped it on the
floor.
Chiec dia vd tan khi anh ta lam no rcri xuong san
nhd.
- This bill, together with that concerning private
pensions, will bring about the reform of the
pension system in Romania.
Hod dcfn nay, cung vdi khoan Idctng htiu lien
quan cua mdi cd nhan, se tao ra su: cai cach he
thong litcfng d Romania.
- W hen you bring something off, you succeed in
something.
- My parents brought me on my studying.
Bo me toi khuyen khich toi hoc tap.
- She brought the meeting round to my point of
view.
Co dy buoc cuoc h op phai chap nhan quan diem
cua toi.
- I don’t like to bring up that private question.
Toi khong muon de cap tdi cau hoi rieng tit do.
- If you’re truing to buy me off, I’m afraid you’ve
come to wrong person.
Neu anh co gang mua chuoc toi, tdi e rang anh da.
den nham ngitdi.

3. NhCfng cum dong tvf bat dau bang chuf cai

“C” .
call off: t d bo

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call round: thdm, tat qua

call up: goi dien
calm down: thit gian, g iit binh tinh
carry off: chien thang, thanh cong
carry on: tiep tuc
carry out: thitc hien
cash in: cd lai, hitdng lai
catch up in: tham gia, dinh liu
come across : tinh cd gap
come about: xdy ra
come by: dat ditdc, gianh ditdc
come down: dita ra ket luan
come down to: co nghia la
come in for: nhan (thitdng la nhitng Idi chi trich)
come in on: tham gia
come off: bien mat
come on: tiep tuc
come under: bi kiem soat, dieu khien
come up: xdy ra, xuat hien
com e up against: gap kho khan
come up to: titdng ditong
come up with: suy nghl
count on: tin titdng
crop up: xdy ra ngoai y muon
cut down: giam , lam do
Vi du:
- Let’s call round them.
Chung ta hay gh e thdm ho.
- Call me up when you get there.
Hay goi cho tdi ngay khi anh den do
- Carry on working!
Tiep tuc lam viec di
- It's going to be difficult to carry out that plan.

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Se rat kho d eth itc hien ke hoach do.

- The idea eventually caught on and became all
the rage by the 1980s.
y titdng trd nen pho bien vd trd thanh thinh hdnh
trong nhitng ndm 80.
- Max is hoping that being short, fat, and bald will
catch on.
M ax hy vong than hinh liin, beo, vd dau hoi se trd
thanh pho bien.
- How did that come about?
Viec do dd xdy ra nhit the nao?
- I’m not sure how I came by this hat.
Toi khong chdc se gianh ditdc chiec mu bang cach
nao.
- Not long ago, I came across an old fnend from
the gang. I won't say his name for privacy
reasons.
Cach day khong lau, toi tinh cd gap ban cu trong
dam ban. Toi khong goi anh ta vi mot vdi ly do
rieng.
- How's dinner coming on? I'm starving.
Bita toi van tiep tuc day chit? Toi doi qua.
- If you want to come in on the plan, you'll have to
decide quickly.
Neu anh muon tham gia ke hoach nay, anh phai
quyet dinh nhanh.
- I don’t think these ink-marks will come out of
your shirst.
Toi khong nghi la nhitng vet mite do se bien mat
khoi do cua anh.
- The children come under thier parents.
Bon tre thuoc sit quan ly cua bo me chung.

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- You'd better make sure you know these verbs

because they always come up in the exam.
Ban nen chdc chan rang ban thuoc nhiing dong
tii nay vi chung luon xuat hien trong Bdi thi.
- He came up against problems in his studying.
Anh dy gap mot vdi kho khan trong viec hoc tap.
- Ask Mary. You can always count on her to know
the latest information.
Hay hoi Mary. Ban co the luon tin tiidng vdo cd
dy de biet tin tiic mdi nhat.
- People with diabetes are usually advised to cut
down on sugar and sugary foods.
Nhiing ngitdi bi tieu diidng lupn diidc khuyen
giam diidng vd cac san pham co diidng.

4. Nhvfng cum dong tvf bat dau bang “D”.

dawn on: trd nen ro rang, he nd
deliver over: dau hang
dispose of: gidi quyet
do away with: xoa bo, tii bo
do in: giet
do up: trang tri
dress up: mac quan do dep
draw up: di den hoi ket thuc
drop in: gh e thdm
drop off: ngii
duck out of: tranh
dwell on: nhac di nhac lai
Vi du:
- A smile dawning on her lips.
Nu ciidi he nd tren mdi cd dy.
- They were forced to deliver over the opposite.
H o buoc phai dau hang ddi phiidng.

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- The president ruthlessly disposed of his rivals

Tong thong dd gidi quyet cac ddi thu cua minh
mot cach tan nhan.
- She thinks it's time we do away with the
monarchy
Co dy nghl dd den luc xoa bo nen quan chu.
- This man did in his wife.
Ngitdi dan ong nay dd giet vd cua anh ta.
- W e are doing our house up.
Chung toi dang trang tri ngoi nhd.
- A convoy of buses drew up at the airport and
they all climbed on board.
Doan xe buyt ho tong ditng d san bay, vd ho len
may bay.
- I thought I'd dropped in and say hello.
Toi nghl toi nen ghe vdo vd chao.
- The girl was so tired that she dropped off to sleep
at once.
Co gdi met qua nen ngii ngay lap titc.
- It's his turn to wash up but he'll try and duck out
of it.
Den liidt no phai giat quan do nhitng no lai tim
cach tranh ne.
- She dwelled on his mistake.
Ba dy cii nhac di nhac lai mdi mot loi cua anh dy.

5. Nhvifng cum dong tvf bat dau bang "E”.

eat away: pha huy, phan huy
eat out: an tiem
empty into: chay vdo (song)
end up: ditng lai
endow with: ban cho, phu cho
enrol in: dang ki

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exercise over: dp dat, gay anh hudng

exult in: tie hdo
Vi du:
- The metal was eaten away by the acid.
- I'm too tired to cook; why don't we eat out
tonight?
- She emptied the milk into the pan.
Cd dy do het sita vdo trong chao.
- You'll end up in prison if you go on like that.
Anh se ket thuc d trong tii neu anh tiep tuc lam
nhii the..
- She's endowed with intelligence as well as
beauty
Cd ta duac trdi phu cho cd thong minh Ian sac
dep.
- He enrolled in in-service classe.
Anh ta dang ki vdo Idp hoc tai chUc.
- She seemed to exult in his ability to overcome
difficulties.
Dtidng nhu co dy tti hdo ve khd ndng vtiOt kho cua
minh.

6. Nhufng cum tif bat dau bang “F”.

face up to: gidi quyet, cd trdch nhiem vdi viec g i
fall about: thay thich thu, vui stidng
fall back: rut lui
fall back on: sit dung nhu bien phap cuoi cung, dtia
vdo
fall for: ngU dng m o, y e u
fall off: nga
fall out with: cai nh au
fall through: th a t bai
fall to: bat dau

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feel for: sd bang tay

feel up to: thay co khd ndng lam viec gi
figure out: hieu ra
fit in: quen v 6i, hdp vdi
fit up: lap dat
follow up: cdi thien
Vi du:
- W e faced up to dificulties to go there.
Chung toi dd vitctt qua rat nhieu kho khdn de den
do.
- That's the way you feel about it.
Do la cach md ban thich.
- It's great to have a friend to fall back on.
That tuyet khi co ngitdi ban de dita vdo.
- We could fall back on your plan.
Chung ta se sit dung ke hoqch cua cau nhit bien
phap cuoi cung.
- She fell for him in a big way.
Cd yeu anh dy vi cung chi hitting Idn.
- I don't like Bill - I fell out with him when he sold
me a car that didn't work.
Tdi khong thich Bill - Tdi dd cdi nhau vdi no khi
nd ban cho tdi chiec oto hong.
- Everything has fallen through.
Moi chuen dd that bai.
- She feel to singing loudly again.
Cd dy lai bat dau hat dm i len.
- In the darkness, I had to feel for the key.
Trong bong tdi, tdi phai sd tim chiec chi khoa.
- Have you figured out what the problem is0
Ban dd hieu ra van de g i chita?
- It's difficult for them to fit in with the way of life
here.

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That kho d e h o quen vdi cach song d day.

- I’ll follow the information about that paper.
Toi se xem xet lai ve thong tin Bdi bao do.

7. Nhiing cum dong tif bat dau bang “G”.

gang up against: lien ket chdng lai
get across: hieu
get along: thanh cong
get away: rtii di, tron thoat, di nghi
get on with: hod thuan, hdp vdi
get at: dm chi
get down: lam cho ai thay buon
get down to: gidi quyet van de mot cach nghiem tuc
get in on: cd dinh liu, lien quan
get off with: tranh tritng phat
get on for: khoang (thcfi gian)
get on to: g iii lien lac
get over: ngac nhien
get over with: ket thuc (viec khong thich thu)
get round to: chon thdi gian de lam
get up to: lam dieu g i do.
give up: tii bo
give up to: de ddnh
go down to: ddnh bai
go down with: bi benh
gripe at: keu ca, phan nan
Vi du:
- They got away in a stolen car.
- The boy tried to catch to the butterfly but it got
away.
- Do you get on with your neighbours?
- You really get me down.
Ban thi/c sii lam toi thay buon.

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- Now that we’ve finished lunch, I am ready to get

down to business.
Chung ta da dung xong biia triia, toi da. san sang
gidi quyet cong viec.
- I don’t want to get in on this plan.
Toi khong muon lien quan den ke hoqch nay.
- He was lucky to get off with such terible
accident.
Anh dy may man tranh diidc tai nan khung khiep
do.
- She is getting on for forty.
Ba dy khoang bon mitdi tuoi.
- I will get on to you.
Toi se gilt lien lac vdi ban.
- I coudn’t help getting over how well she looked.
Toi khong the khong ngac nhien khi thay cd ay
trong dep the nao.
- W e’d better get over with talking.
Tot hdn het la chung ta nen ket thuc cuoc noi
chuyen d day.
- I haven’t got round to repaire this bike.
Tdi van chiia cd thdi gian de sita cdi xe dap nay.
- They are getting up to something in the street.
Chung lai sap nghich ngdm g i tren pho roi day.
- Max gave up smoking ten years ago.
M ax dd bo hut thuoc mitdi ndm ve tritdc.
- This cake is given up to you.
Chiec banh nay la de phan cho ban.
- He went down to a younger man.
Anh dy bi ddnh bai bdi mot ngitdi tre tuoi hdn.
- She went down with cancer.
Ba dy da bi ung thit.

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- The young wife gripes at all day long about her

old husband.
Ba va tre suot ngay phan nan ve ong chong gid
cua minh.

8. Nhvfng cum dong tvf bat dau bang “H”.

hang on: chd dai, tam ngitng
hang onto: giit, cam (khong ban)
hang upon: lang nghe mot cach cham chu
have it in for: co tinh gay rac roi cho ai
have it out with: trinh bay quan diem
have on the go: viec g i do dang ditOc tien hdnh
have som ebody on: lita gat
hit back: dap trd
hit it off: hod thuan
hit on (upon): tinh cd phat hien
hold out: cung cap
hold over: tri hoan
hold with: dong y
hunt down: truy duoi
Vi du:
- Hang on a minute.I'll come back.
Chd mot phut. Tdi se tra lai.
- We should hang onto the house until next year.
Chung ta nen giit ngoi nhd lai den ndm sau.
- The children hang upon thier teacher’s words.
Bon tre cham chu lang nghe Idi cua giao vien
chung.
- He has had it in for me.
Anh dy dd c d tinh gay rac roi cho tdi.
- Y ou’d better have it out with us to find a
solution.

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Anh nen bay to quan diem vdi chung toi de tim ra

phitcfng phap.
- She has the song on the go.
Co dy dang hat Bdi hat do.
- He is having you on.
A nh ta dang lita gat ban.
- He hit his rivalss back with criticisms.
Ong dy dap trd cac ddi thu cua minh bang nhitng
Icfi chi trich.
- M ary and her sister hit it off.
M ary vd em gdi cd dy hod thuan vdi nhau.
- I hit upon the answer.
Toi tinh cd phat hien ra cau trd Idi.
- I don’t hold out much hope that he’ll arrive.
Toi khong qua hy vong anh ta se tdi.
- The director held over our meeting.
Giam doc dd hoan cuoc hop cua chung ta.
- They hold with my idea.
Ho dong y vdi y kien cua tdi.
- The police were hunting down a criminal.
Cdnh sat dang truy lung mot ke toi phqm.

9. Nhifng cum dong tif bat dau bang T ’.

impress on: nhan manh
incite to: kich dong
inform against: phan boi
intend for: cd y dinh
interest in: thich, quan tam
invest in: dau tit
isolate from: cd lap
Vi du:
- She impressed on the question.
Co dy nhan manh vdo cau hoi.

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- They incited the workers to strike.

Ho da kich dong cong nhan dinh cong.
- You informed against me.
A nh dd phan boi toi.
- I think the letter-bomb was intended for me.
Tdi nghi bom thit do co y dinh nham vdo toi.
- More and more Am erican companies are eager to
invest in Vietnam.
Ngay cang nhieu cong ty M y muon dau tit vdo
Viet nam.
- W hen a person has an infectious disease, he is
isolated from other people.
Khi mot ngitdi mac benh truyen nhiem, anh ta se
, bi cach ly khoi nhitng ngitdi khac.

10. Nhiing cum dong tvf bat dau bang “L”.

lay down: dat ra (luat le)
lay off: ngitng lam g i
lead off: bat dau
leave to: giao trdch nhiem cho ai
let down: khong g iit Idi hita
let in on: tie't lo
let off: ph ong thich, thd
let through: bo qua
live down: mat danh dit
live up to: nh it m ong ddi
long for: m ong muon
look into: dieu tra
look on: xem nhit, coi la
look out: than trong
look up to: ton trong
Vi du:
- He laid down a very intricate question.

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Ong dy dd dat ra mot cau hoi rat phitc tap.

- The child laid off crying.
Dita be dd ngitng khoc.
- You leave it to me.
Anh hay de chuyen do cho toi.
- He let me down.
Anh dy dd that hita vdi toi.
- Lock the door and don't let anyone in.
Hay khoa cita vd ditng de ai vdo.
- I'll let you off this time if you promise not to do it
again.
M e tha cho con Ian nay neu con hita Ian sau
khong lam the niia.
- She lived up to my reputation.
Ba dy dd song xitng dang vdi thanh danh cua
minh.
- I long for your letter.
Toi mong thit cua anh.
- We looked into this question.
Chung toi dd nghien citu (dieu tra) van de nay.
- I look on London as my real home.
Toi coi Ludn don nhit que hitctng minh.
- Look out! there is a step.
Can than nhe! co mot bac cau thang day.
- Every Vietnamese looks up to President Ho Chi
Minh.
Moi ngitdi Viet Nam deu ton kinh chu tich Ho Chi
Minh.

11. Nhiing cum dong tvf bat dau bang “M”.

make away with: giet
make for: gay ra, tao nen
make off with: chay tron

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make out: gid vd

make somebody out: hieu cach xit sit cua ai
make up: tao ra, bia ra
make up for: den bit, boi thitdng
make up to: tang
meet with: trdi qua, nhan ditcfc
mind out: can than, than trong
miss out (out of): khong nhac tdi, de cap tdi
mistake for: nham lan
mull over: ngam nghi
Vi du:
- He made away with his wife.
Hdn dd giet v<J cua minh.
- He made for the toilet as soon as we got home.
Anh dy dd lam xong chiec toa-let khi chung toi ve
tdi nhd
- The rob made off with a car .
Ten citdp dd bo tron vdi chiec xe ddnh cap.
- He made out he was an expert in the field but it
was clear he didn't know what he was talking
about.
Anh ta gid vd la chuyen gia trong linh vitc nay,
nhitng sit that la anh ta khong biet g i de noi.
- I couldn't quite make out the writing on the
package.
Tdi khong the nhin ro chit viet tren chiec hop.
- W hat are the qualities that make up her
character?
Nhitng pham chat g i tao nen tinh cach cua cd dy?
- Hard work can make up for a lack o f intelligence.
Sit can cii bu vdo viec kem thong minh.
- The story she told you wasn't true. She just made
it up.

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Cau chuyen md co dy ke khong co that. Co dy chi

bia thdi.
- You should mind out for daredevil drivers when
you cross the road!
Ban nen can than vdi nhitng tdi xe bat mang khi
di qua ditdng.
- W e'll miss out the last two verses.
Chung ta se khong de cap tdi hai cau thd sau
cung.
- She is often mistaken for her twin sister.
Ngitdi ta thitdng nham cd dy vdi em gdi sinh ddi
cua cd dy.

12. Nhufng cum dong tvf bat dau bang “P ”.

pack in: cham diet mot hoat dong
pass away: chet
pass for: coi nhit, xem nhit
pay back: trd thu
pick up: trao tien tan tay
pick up with: lam quen, ket ban
pin d ow ^ : cu the hoa
play up: citdng dieu
point out: chi ra
pull out: nhd len, loi ra
push on: day
put across: bay to
put down to: gidi thich nguyen nhan
put forward: de xuat, dita ra
put in for: nop ddn xin viec
put off: lam nan chi, lam cho buon phien
put up: cho d nhd
put up to: kich dong (lam dieu trdi phap luat)
put up with: chiu di/ng

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Vi du:
- At the age of 29 he packed in his job as an
industrial caterer and moved to France.
d tuoi 29, anh ta dd nghi viec vd chuyen den
Phap.
- He passed for a scholar.
Ong dy ditdc coi la mot hoc gid.
- She passed away at Royal Lodge, Windsor, on
Saturday, and the news was announced by
Buckingham Palace about two and a half hours
later.
- I'll take you to court unless you pay up
immediately.
Toi se dita anh ra tod neu anh khong trd tien tan
tay cho toi.
- The work seems to be picking up.
Cong viec co ve tot hcfn.
- He brought home an odd character that he had
picked up with in a pub.
A nh ta dita ve nhd mot ngitdi la lung md anh
quen d quan ritdu.
- This is the part I can’t pin down in words.
Day la phan toi khong the cu the hoa bang Idi.
- She played up the im portance of his contribution.
Co dy dd citting dieu tam quan trong cua sit dong
gop cua anh ta.
- I’ll point him out to you.
Tdi se chi anh ta ra chd ban.
- The drawer won't pull out.
Ngan keo khong ditdc keo ra.
- Let’s push on and try to reach the coast by
tonight.

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Chung ta hay cheo thuyen va co gang den ditdc be)

vdo tdi nay.
- I can’t put my idea across.
Tdi khong the bay to quan diem cua minh.
- I put it down to his pride.
Dieu dd khien tdi biet nguyen nhan tinh kieu
cang cua hdn.
- He will not put forward any solution.
Anh ta se khong dita ra bat cit gidi phap nao dau.
- I have put in for a job.
Tdi da nop ddn xin viec.
- The crowd put the player off, and he fell.
Dam dong lam cho ngitdi chcti nan chi, vd anh ta
dd ngd.
- I can put him up for a few days.
Tdi cd the cho anh dy d nhd vdi ngay.
- Somebody put him up to it.
Ai dd dd kich dong anh ta lam viec nay.
- I can’t put up with an annoying person.
Tdi khong the chiu ditng ditdc mot anh chdng
quay ray.

13. Nhvifng cum dong tvf bat dau bang “R”.

reason out of: khuyen ai khong nen Ian gi
receive back into: nhan ai trd lai
rejoice at: hai long ve...
return to: xem xet, can nhac lai
rid of: thd tit do, bo
run down: chi trich, phe binh
run into: gap
run to: cd du tien
run over: kiem tra
run up: hoan trd nd

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run up against: gidi quyet (van de)

run up to: chuan bi
Vi du:
- I tried to reason the boy out of his fears.
Toi co gan g khuyen cau be ditng sd.
- My teacher received Sam back into class.
Giao vien cua tdi dd nhan Sam trd lai Idp.
- M y parents rejoices at my maturity.
Bo me toi hai long vi sit tritdng thanh cua tdi.
- I shall return to this demand .
Tdi se xem xet lai yeu cau nay.
- We need rid the world of famine.
Chung ta can gidi thoat the giitoi khoi nan ddi.
- You paid 60$? She rally ripped you off.
Anh dd trd 60 dola? Cd dy dd lita anh that roi.
- She’s always running down her children.
Cd ta ludn chi trich nhitng dita con cd dy.
- I ran into Tom at the bank.
Tdi dd gap Tom d nhd bang.
- I can run to a holiday abroad this month.
Tdi cd the cd du tien cho ki nghi nitdc ngoai vdo
thang tdi.
- We run over the plan once more.
Chung ta hay kiem tra k eh oa ch lai mot Ian nita.
- They ran up the bill.
Ho hoan thanh toan hod ddn.
- It’s time I ran against this problem.
Dd den luc chung tdi gidi quyet van de nay.
- They are running up to the election.
Ho dang chuan bi cho cuoc bau cit.

14. Nhifng cum dong tif bat dau bang “S”.

save up: de ddnh, tie't kiem

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see as: coi nhii la

see of: diia tien
see out off: diia ra khoi
see through: hieu, chdc chan thanh cong
see it to: chdc chan
see eye to eye: cam thong
sell off: giam gid
sell out: phan boi, ban het
send up: bat chitdc (de gay ciidi)
send down: duoi hoc
send up: pha huy
serve as: phu hdp
serve on: la thanh vien
set about: bat dau lam viec
set forth: rcfi nhd
set in: tich tu
set out: diia ra chi tiet, cu the
set up: thiet lap, gay diing
set upon: tan cong
settle for: chap nhan
settle up with: thanh toan tien (khach sanj
shake off: tong khiC, tii bo
shut up: ngam mieng, dong lai
sink in: ddn nhan ra
sit down: ngoi xuong
slow down: di cham lai
slip up: mac loi
sort out: tim ra gidi phap
stand by: ung ho
stand for: la chii viet tat cua...
stand in for: thay the cho cua...
stand out: noi bat
stand up to: chiu diing

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step down: tit chitc

step up: tang
stick up for: bao ve
switch off: tat di, khong chu y
Vi du:
- I am saving up to buy a new car.
Toi dang tie't kiem de mua mot chiec 6 to.
- They reject what they see as the bad habit.
Ho phan ddi nhiing thd md ho coi la thdi quen
xau.
- He went to the airport to see me off.
Anh dy ra san bay tien toi.
- He's going to London tomorrow. I'm going to the
airport to see him off.
- I can see m yself out of.
Tdi co the tit ra ngoai ditcfc.
- I don’t see through your intentions.
Tdi khong hieu y cua anh.
- This is right. W e have to do this. We must see it
through.
- They saw it to that Tom never come again.
Ho chdc chan Tom khong bao gid den niia.
- She never saw eye to eye with her parents.
Co dy chiia bao gid thong cam vdi bo me cd dy.
- The com pany have already undertaken to sell off
car.
Cong ty dd thitc hien viec giam gid o td.
- He was accused of selling out them.
Anh dy bi buoc toi phan boi ho.
- The shows are sold out. There are no tickets left.
- The boy is always sending up his father.
Cau be ludn ludn bat chiidc bo cau ta.
- He was sent down for making trouble.

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Cau ta bi duoi khoi tritdng vi dd gay roi.

- The building was sent up in flames.
Tod nhd dd bi phat no.
- Nothing would serve as him.
Chdng co g i phu hdp vdi anh ta cd.
- Peter serves on the football team.
Peter la thanh vien cua doi bong dd.
- We must set about re-organizing the office.
Chung ta phai bat dau tdi to chitc van phbng.
- He set forth to go to the Western.
A nh dy rdi nhd di ve phia tay.
- This rain has set in for these days.
Cctn miia nay dd ditOc tich tu trong nhitng ngay
nay.
- This document sets out all the union demands.
Tdi lieu nay dd dita ra nhieu yeu cau chi tiet cua
cong doan.
- His father will set him up as an engineer.
Cha anh ta se gay ditng cho anh ta an hoc thanh
ky sit.
- A comm ission has been set up to investigate the
incident.
- I was set upon by a strange man .
Toi bi tan cong bai mot ngitdi ddn ong la.
- D on’t settle for the thing you don’t like.
Ditng nhan thit md ban khong thich.
- I settled up with the waiter before leaving the
hotel.
Toi dd thanh toan vdi ngitdi phuc vu tritdc khi rdi
khach san.
- He began to sink in that he had lost everything.
Anh dy bat dau nhan ra la co dy dd mat tat ca.
- You sliped up and your test was wrong.

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Ban dd nham Ian, vd Bdi kiem tra cua ban dd

sai.
- I’m sure that they will sort out your problem.
Toi chdc chan la ho se tim ra gidi phap cho van
de cua ban.
- A party that stands by racial tolerance.
M ot dang ung ho cho si/ dung nap sac toe.
- W hat does ' T. G' stand for in 1 T. G. Smith'?
T.G la chit viet tat cua cdi g i trong T.G Smith
vay?
- She has agreed to stand in for Sam at the
meeting.
Co ay dd dong y thay Sam trong cuoc hop.
- I can’t stand up to this behaviour.
Tdi khong the chiu ditng ditdc cach cit xit nay.
- My directorr has stepped down.
Giam doc cua tdi dd tit chitc.
- Production at the factory has been stepped up.
Viec san xuat d nhd may dd ditdc day nhanh.

15. Nhufng cum dong tvf bat dau bang “T”.

take after: giong
take in: lita gat
take off: bat chitdc, thanh cong, cat cdnh, vitt di
take on: thay ddi
take over: kiem soat
take to: thich
take up: chiem (thdi gian)
take up with: trao doi
talk of: thay ddi quan diem, y kien
talk out of: khuyen khong nen lam
think over: ngam nghl
think up: tao ra, nghl ra

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tell of: mang

tie in with: hod hap
track down: tim ra, phat hien thay
try out: thit nghiem
turn down: tit chdi
turn up: dilQc phat hien mot cach tinh cd.
Vi du:
- I take after my father but my brother is more
like my mother.
Toi giong bo toi nhitng anh toi lai giong me hon.
- Don’t be taken in by her apparent shyness.
Ditng bi ve n h it nhat cua co ta lita phinh.
- He's quite good at taking off famous people.
A nh ta rat gioi trong viec bat chitdc nhitng ngitdi
noi tieng.
- They have taken on a lot after years.
H o dd thay doi rat nhieu sau nhieu ndm.
- W e take over Hanoi in 1954.
Chung ta dd kiem soat diiOc Ha Noi ndm 1954.
- The baby takes to her murse at once.
Diia be thich ngay ngitdi vi, nuoi.
- The travel took up eight hours.
Chuyen di mat tam, tieng dong ho.
- I shall have to take this homework up with my
friends.It’s too difficult.
Toi se phai trao doi Bdi tap nay vdi ban cua toi.
N o qua kho.
- He has talked of little execept this matter.
Anh dy luon thay doi quan diem mot c h it ngoai
trii van de nay.
- They talked me out of selling that house.
Ho khuyen toi khong nen ban ngoi nha do.
- He had thought that plan.

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Hdn ta dd nghl ve ke hoach do.

- I would have to think up some models.
Tdi se phai nghl ra nhieu mau md niia.
- I think this dress doesn’t tie in with you.
Tdi nghl cdi vay nay khong hdp vdi ban.
- The police tracked down the killer and arrested
him.
Cdnh sdt dd phdt hien ra ke sdt nhdn vd dd bdt
hdn ta.
- The drug has not been tried out on humans yet
Thuoc nay chiia diidc thii nghiem cho ngitdi.
- That com pany oferred me a job but I turned
them down.
Cong ty dd dd mdi tdi lam viec nhiing tdi dd tii
chdi.
- He was always expecting something to turn up.
Anh ta ludn ludn m ong ddi cd mot viec g i dd tinh
cd xdy ra.

16. N h iin g c u m d o n g tvf b a t d a u b a n g “W ” .

wake up: nhan thiic diidc
walk away with: chien thang (cuoc thi) mot cach de
dang
wash one’s hands of: khong cd trdch nhiem, khong
lien quan
watch over: chiu trdch nhiem
wear off: mat tac dung (thuoc)
weigh up: danh gid, can nhac
whistle for: vd vong
work out: tinh toan
work to: lam theo sii chi dao, hiidng ddn
work up: phdt then, md rong
write off: pha huy, lam hit hong, gach ten

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Vi du:
- In the 1980s, the world woke up to the threat of
the ozone hole.
Trong nhitng ndm 80, the gidi dd nhan thiic ditdc
sit de doa cua lo thiing tang o-zon.
- He walked away with his competitor.
Anh dy dd chien thang dich thu mot cach di
dang.
- I wash my hands of the whole matter.
Toi khong co lien quan g i den toan bo van de nay.
- He has been appointed to watch over the mam
point.
A nh ta dd ditdc chi dinh de chiu trdch nhiem ve
van de van d i chinh.
- The dishwasher has worn the glaze off the china.
M ay rita bdt lam mat ddn nitdc bong cua do sit.
- They always weigh up the consequences of an
action.
Ho luon luon can nhac hau qua cua mot hdnh
dong.
- You can whistle for it.
Thdi khong mong g i ditdc dau.
- It is impossible to tell how the situation will
work out.
Khd md noi tinh hinh se ra sao.
- You should work to the schedules.
Ban phai lam theo lich trinh.
- It took me some years to work up a market for
my producs.
Tdi mat may ndm de md rong thi triicfng cho cac
san pham cua minh.
- Two battalions were written off.
Hai tieu doan dd bi gach ten.

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MOT SO CAU TRUC DONG TlTO A C BIET

Trong tieng Anh co mot so" dong tu! thudng bi sii

dung nham lln . Phan nay se de cap tdi nhiing dong tii
do va gidi thieu them cach sn dung cua chung trong
thanh ngii.

1. Lie: nam
Lay: dat, de
* “Lie” (hien tai phan tif “lying", qua khii “lay', qua
khii phan tif “lain”) la noi dong tif; khong bao gid theo
sau bdi mot tan ngii triic tiep.
Vi du:
- The ship is lying at the port.
Con tau thd neo ndm tren ben cang.
- The valley lies at our feet.
Thung lung ndm dii&i chan chung tdi.
- He lay down on the bed and cried.
Anh ta ndm xuong giii&ng vd khoc.
- The jungle had lain undisturbed for thousands of
years.
Ritng nhiet ddi dd ndm yen tinh hang ngan ndm.
* “Lay" (hien tai phan tif “laying', qua khii va qua
khif phan tif “laid') la ngoai dong tif; co tan ngii triic
tiep hoac diidc dung d dang thu dong.
Vi du:
- She laid a child to sleep.
Cd dy dat diia be ndm ngu.
- They've been laying bricks for two weeks and the
first floor is already finished.
Ho lat gach trong 2 tuan vd tang mot dd xong.
- W hen you finish your paper, please lay it on the
desk.

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Khi ban doc xong bao, xin hay de tren ban viet.
- The goverment have already laid the foundation
of socialism.
Chinh phu dat nen mong cho chu nghia xa. hoi.
Khi noi ve cac loai chim, “lay” co nghia dac biet la
“deposit eggs” (de triing). Luc nay, “lay” viia la ngoai
vvfa la noi dong tu:.
V id u :
- The hens have laid nine eggs.
Nhitng con ga mdi de ditdc chin qua tritng.
- That hen is not laying now.
Con ga mdi do hien gid khong de tritng.

2. S a y: noi, ke
T ell: noi, k e
Hai dong tif co nghia giong nhau nhiing: “say”
khong bao gid theo sau bdi mot tan ngii gian tiep; "tell”
thi hau nhu luon luon theo sau bdi tan ngii gian tiep.
Vi du:
- Tell me where you live.
Hay noi cho toi biet anh song d dau.
- A book which will tell you all you need to know
about personal taxation.
M ot cuon sach se noi cho ban biet tat cd nhitng gi
anh can biet ve viec dong th u ecu a cd nhdn.
- He says something.
Anh ta noi mot vdi Idi.
- Say that we will send the books tomorrow.
Hay noi rang chung ta se gid sach vdo ngay mai.

De de cap den ngUdi diidc noi tdi: say to somebody.

Vi du:
- I said to him I would never do anything like that.

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Tdi noi vdi ong ay toi chdng bao giiio lam nhiing
viec nhii the cd.
- They said to me they would visit me.
H o noi vdi toi ho se se den thdm tdi.
* “Tell” cung co nghia la “order, com m and” (bao ra
lenh):
S + tell + O + (to + V)
Vi du:
- W hen I was young, my father told me stories
about the war.
Khi toi con nho, bo thitdng ke chuyen chien ttranh
cho tdi nghe.
- Tell me your name and address.
Hay noi cho tdi biet ten vd dia chi cua anh.
- Anne told me she was tired.
Anne bao tdi la cd ay rat met.
* Cac thanh ngii thudng dung v 6i “say” :
- before you can say something: triidc khi anh cd the
noi dieu gi
- I dare say: tdi dam noi
- say goodbye: noi Icfi tam biet
- never say die: khong bao gid noi Idi chet
- you can say that again: ban cd the noi lai dieu dd
* Cac thanh ngii thiidng dung v 6i “tell":
- tell the truth noi sii that
- tell a lie noi doi
- tell a secret: tiet lo bi mat
- tell som eone the answer to a question
- tell som eones fortune doan van mang cua ai

3. S p e a k : n o i
T a lk : n o i
* Khi hai dong tu nay la noi dong tii, co the dung
thay the cho nhau duOc. “Speak" trinh trong hdn “talk".
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VI du:
- We talked for almost an hour.
Chung toi noi chuyen vdi nhau gan mot tieng
dong ho.
- Baby is beginning to talk.
Dita tre bdt dau biet noi.
- I will speak to him about it.
Toi se noi chuyen vcfi anh ta ve van de do.
- Actions speak louder than words.
Viec lam noi len nhieu dieu hdn hdn noi.
* Khi theo sau bdi ten cua ngon ngii, “talk” thiidng
co nghia la thiic hien cuoc noi chuyen va “speak" de cap
den kien thiic tong quat hoac kha nang ngUdi do co.
Vi du:
- He can speak English.
Cau ay co the noi tieng Anh.
- Can you speak French?
Ban co noi diidc tieng Phap khong?
- Mr Brown was to talk in the Dutch, an
interpreter was to translate.
Ong Brown noi tieng Ha Lan, mot ngitdi thong
dich phai dich lai.
* Cac thanh ngii thiidng dung v 6i Speak:
- speak one's mind, speak one's piece (noi thang y
nghi cua minh);
- speak for you rself (noi y kien cua minh);
- speak ill o f someone (noi xau ve ai);
- speak volumes for someone (something) (noi mot
cach hung hon),....
Vi du:
- These facts speak volumes for her honesty.
Cac vu kien noi len mot cach hung hon sii trung
thiic cua cd ay.

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- Never speak ill o f the dead.

Ditng bao gid noi xau ngitdi dd chet.
* Cac thanh ngii thudng dung v 6i Talk:
- talk it up: thong bao
- talk som eone’s head off : noi lai nhai
- talk to the hand: noi khong ai nghe
- talk turkey: noi toac mong heo
Vi du:
- If we want to build an arena, we have to talk it
up with the people.
Neu chung toi muon xdy ditng dau trtidng, chung
toi phai thong bao v di m oi ngtidi.
- You can talk your head off, but I won't change
my opinion.
A nh co the noi het ra, nhitng toi khong thay doi y
kien.
- If the owner really wants to sell, he'll talk
turkey.
Neu ong chu thitc sit muon ban, ong ta se noi toac
mong heo ra.
- "But he hit me first!" "Talk to the hand."
Nhitng anh ta ddnh toi trUdc. N oi khong ai nghe
g i cd.

4. Rise: tang len, moc len

Raise: difa len, tang
* “Rise” (hien tai phan tii “rising”, qua khii “rose”,
qua khii phan tii “risen ’) la noi dong tif, co nghia la moc
len, vUdn len.
Vi du:
- The sun rises in the east.
Mat trdi mgc dang dong.
- Fishes rise to the bait.

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Cd noi len ddp moi.

- Smoke rises up.
Khoi bo'c len.
“Rise" cung dUdc dung khi noi ai do day. ra khoi
givfdng hoac diing len sau khi ngoi, qui hoac nam.
Vi du:
- W hen we arrive, he attempted to rise but
couldn’t quite make it.
Khi chung tdi den, anh ay co gang ditng len,
nhitng khong the ditdc.
* “R aise” (hien tai phan tif “raising”, qua khii va
qua khii phan tii “raised”) la mot ngoai dong tii co nghia
la “lift” (nang len) hoac “care for young until mature”
(nuoi nang cho tdi trUdng thanh).
Vi du:
- We raised the fence and fixed it in position.
Chung toi ditng hang rao len vd dong vdo vi tri.
- I was raised by my aunt on a farm.
Toi ditdc co toi nuoi Idn trong mot trang trai.
* Mot so thanh ngii thudng dung vdi “rise”:
- rise from the dead (song lai sau khi chet);
- rise to the bail (can cau);
- rise to the occasion (co kha nang doi pho vdi mot
tinh huong).
- rise and shine: ngii day titdi tinh
- rise to the occasion: gap cd hoi
Vi du:
- As soon as I mentioned money he rose to the bail.
Ngay khi tdi de cap den tien anh ta dd can cau
ngay.
- They believe that Jesus rose from the dead on
Easter Sunday.

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Ho tin rang Chua Jesus dd song lai vdo ngay chu

nhat phuc sinh.
- "Rise and shine," he called to us each morning -
at 6 a.m.!
“H ay day vd chieu sang nao", ong ay goi chung toi
vdo 6 gid moi sang.
- W hen we need a speaker, Ed rises to the
occasion. He speaks well.
Khi chung toi. can mot ngitdi thuyet minh, Ed dd
ddp ting. A nh ta noi rat hay.
* M ot so" thanh ngi3 thudng dung vdi “raise
- raise you r hand against lam ton thiidng ai
- raise one's eyebrows (to ra khinh thi hoac ngac
nhien); raise someone's spirits (phan chan); raise one's
voice against som eone (som ething) (len tieng chong tra
ai (cai gi) mot cach qua quyet va dung cam );.......
Vi du:
- My team win raised my spirits a little.
Doi cua toi thang lam toi phan chan hcfn mot
chut.
- If you ever raise your hand against her, I'll call
the police.
Neu anh lai lam ton thtidng co ay, toi se goi cdnh
sdt.
- If you want to raise your spirits, just have a visit
with Kari.
Neu anh phan chan, hay di chdi vdi Kari.
- W hen Chuck and Di separated, it caused some
raised eyebrows.
Khi Chuck vd Di li than, moi ngtidi rat ngac
nhien.

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5. Sit: ngoi
Set: dat, de
Seat: ngoi, dat ngoi
* “Sit” (hien tai phan tti “s i t t i n g qua khii va qua
khii phan tii “sat”) la mot noi dong tii co nghia la “ngoi”.
Vi du:
- Never stand when you can sit.
Ditng bao gib ditng neu co the ngoi ditdc.
- She sat down on the chair and took her shoes off
Ba ta ngoi xuong ghe va thao giay ra.
- We must sit down together and settle our
differences
Chung tdi phai ngoi lai vdi nhau de gidi quyet
nhitng moi bat hod.
- Yesterday Suki sat in her office all afternoon
com pleting the annual report.
* “S et” (hien tai phan tii “setting” , qua khii va qua
hii phan tvf “set”) la mot ngoai dong tii co nghia tUdng tvf
nhii “p u t” (dat, de)
Vi du:
- I set pen to paper.
Toi dat but len giay.
- The mother set a child to bed.
Ba me dat diia tre vdo giitdng cho dita be ngii.
- She set the book on the table and went out.
Co ta dat cuon sach tren ban roi di ra.
- W hen she finished, she sat the report on her
boss's desk.
* “Set” co the difdc sii dung nhii mot noi dong tii vdi
hai trifdng hop sau day:
+ Ve cac loai chim, nhat la cac loai gia cam. "Set"
cd nghia la “sit on eggs until they hatch” (ap triing cho
tdi khi nd).

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+ Ve mat trdi, mat trang va nhUng thien the khac,

“set” co nghia la lan.
Vi du:
- Sun sets at 6:00p.m
M at trdi lan luc 6:00 chieu.
- Song birds usually set in the spring.
Cac loai chim hot hay ap tritng vdo miia xuan.
* “Seat” (hien tai phan tv* “seating” , qua khii va qua
khii phan tii “seated”) ; la mot ngoai dong tii co nghia la
“to show someone to a seat or chair, as an usher does”
(chi cho cho ai, nhu ngUdi dan cho lam). No cung co the
dUdc dung vdi nghia phan than la “to sit dow n” (ngoi
xuong).
Vi du:
- She seated herself at the piano.
Co ay ngoi xuong cho ddn piano.
- As each board member arrived, Herb seated him
or her in one of the plush chairs around the conference
table.
* Cac thanh nguf thiidng dung vdi “sit” :
- sit at somebody's feet (la mon de cua ai);
- sit on the fence (lUdng hi, phan van);
- sit tight (ngoi li);
- sit up and take notice (lam giat minh va chu y
tdi);
- sit pretty (gap may).
- sit with you: lien he vdi
Vi du:
- People don't like politicians who try to sit the
fence.
- I'll go and buy the hotdogs. You sit tight until I
get back.

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- If we build a fence on your land, how would that

sit with you?
- Rich in oil and timber resources, Alberta was
sitting pretty.
* Cac thanh nguf thudng dung vdi “Set
- set the table" (dat ban an), co nghia la chuan bi
ban cho biia an bang cach “laying a cloth, plates, silver,
etc" (trai khan, dat dla, m uong,.......)
- set off: khdi hanh
- set out: de ra
- set out for: rdi di
- set out to: dat ke hoach, hy vong
Vidu:
- Who set off the fire alarm? Who pushed the
button?
- Tomorrow we go to the lake, so set out your swim
suit and towel.
- Then we set out for Pluto, where it's much colder
than the arctic.
- "What did you set out to do?" "I wanted to change
the world."
- If you will set the table, I won't ask you to wash
the dishes.

6. Arrive: den
Reach: den
* “.A rrive” (hien tai phan tii “arriving” , qua khu va
qua khii phan tii ‘" arrived") la mot noi dong tii cd nghia
la di den mot ndi dac biet nao dd, thudng la trong hoac
cuoi mot chuyen di.
+ nhac den ndi dang di den chi dung “arrive".
+ nhac den mot dia diem, dung “arive in (at)".
Vi du:

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- What time did you arrive?

A nh den luc may gid?
- We arrived at the station five minutes late
Chung toi den nhd ga cham ndm phut.
- They will arrive in New York at noon
Ho se den N ew York vdo giiia trtia.
* “Reach” (hien tai phan tit “reaching1’, qua khii va
qua khii phan tit “reached”) la ngoai dong tu va thudng
dUdc theo sau bdi mot danh tii hay dai tii chi ndi chon.
Vi du:
- Your letter reached me yesterday.
ThU cua anh dd den tay toi ngay hom qua.
- You'll know better when you reach my age
Den tuoi toi anh se hieu ro hctn.
- We will reach Hanoi in the morning.
Chung tdi se den Ha Noi vdo buoi sang.
* Cac thanh ngii thudng dung v 6i “reach” :
- reach for the stars (nhieu tham vong);
- reach me: lien lac vdi toi, goi dien cho toi
- reach out: quan t am den
- som ething reaches to o n es ears (ai phat hien ra
dieu gi); reach the headlines (trd thanh nhiing tin tiic
quan t r o n g ).......
Vi du:
- She is the kind o f men who reach for the stars.
- Co ay thuoc mau ngifdi co nhieu tham vong.
- You can reach me by leaving a message at my
brother's place.
- M agdalena reaches out to the children in violent
families.

7. P r o c e e d : t ie p tu c
P r e c e d e : d i triid c

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“Proceed” (hien tai phan tii "proceeding'. qua khii

va qua khu phan tii “proceeded”) la mot noi dong tu co
nghia la: tiep tuc mot hanh dong, mot tien trinh hay ke
hoach.
Vi du:
- He was allowed to proceed to an MA.
Anh ta ditdc phep hoc tiep de len trinh do thac si
ngit van.
- Let's proceed to the next subject
Chung ta hay chuyen sang van de tiep theo.
- The story proceeds as follows.
Cau chuyen tiep dien nhit sau.
“Precede” (hien tai phan tii “preceding” , qua khii va
qua khii phan tii “preceded”) la ngoai dong tif, noi ve
dieu gi den hoac xay ra triidc viec khac; ai den ndi nao
trUdc.
Vi du:
- Such duties precede all others.
Nhitng nhiem vu nhit vay di tritdc tat cd cac
nhiem vu khac.
- The M ayor entered, preceded by members of the
council.
Ong thi trifdng bitdc vdo, di tritdc la cac thanh
vien trong hoi dong.
- This point has been dealt with in the preceding
paragraph
Diem nay dd ditdc ban den trong doan tritdc.

8 . M a k e: lam
D o: lam
- “make" cd nghia la “build" (xav diing) hoac
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- “do” co nghia la “perform ” (thuc hien) hoac

“accom plish” (hoan thanh).
VI du:
“M ake” thudng dUdc sti dung vdi cac nhom danh tii:
- make a bed (don givfdng);
- make a cake (lam banh);
- make a mess (lam biia bon);
- make a report (viet bao cao);
- make a blunder (pham sai lam ng 6 ngan);
- make a decision (quyet dinh);
- make a dem and (dua ra mot yeu cau);
- make an error (pham mot loi);
- make a mistake (pham mot sai lam);
- make a request (diia ra mot yeu cau);
- make a speech (doc mot Bai dien van).
- make a good im pression: tao an tUdng tot
- make a living: kiem song
- make a m istake: mac loi
Vi du:
- He had made a terrible mistake.
Anh ta dd phqm phai mot sai lam khung khiep.
- I haven’t made my decision yet.
Toi van chUa quyet dinh.
- Don’t make a mess in my room.
Ditng lam Ion xon phbng toi.
- I have to make my bed.
Tdi phai don giUcfng cua toi.
- Penny made a good im pression on my parents.
She is so polite!
- You can make a living at farming, but you won't
be rich!
* M ake breakfast (nau an sang); make dinner (nau
an toi); make tea (pha tra) ban co the dung dong tii

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“cook”, “/ix ” hoac “prepare” trong tinh huong nay.

VI du:
- She made a cup of tea.
Co ay dd pha mot tach trd.
- I often make breakfast beore going to work.
Tdi thitdng nau bita sang tritdc khi di lam.
* M ake music (soan nhac); make noise (gay on);
make trouble (gay trd ngai); make peace (tao ra hoa
binh); make war (gay nen chien tranh): make fuss (gay
ra sii am 1).
Vi du:
- He is making music.
A nh ta dang soan nhac.
- He made trouble for me by rasing hard
questions.
A nh ta gay khd chiu cho tdi bang cach dat ra
nhitng cau hoi khd.
* M ake a fool o f (che gieu); make fun o f (lam cho
vui); make love to (lam tinh).
Vi du:
- Don’t make a fool of him.
Ditng che gieu cau ta.
- I tried to make fun of him, but he didn’t smile.
Tdi co gang lam anh ta vui nhitng anh ta van
khong cittii.
D o” dung trong cac thanh ngii:
- do an assignment (lam Bai diidc giao);
- do bookbinding (dong sach);
- do a jo b (lam mot cong viec);
- do a favor: giup dd
- do away w ith: viit di
- do photography (lam ve nhiep anh);
- do watch-repairing (siia dong ho);

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- do work o f all sorts (lam du cac loai viec);

- do business (kinh doanh);
- do one's duty (lam bon phan);
- do the dishes (riia bat, dia);
- do hairs (lam dau);
- do the laundry (giat la);
- do this (lam cai nay);
- do something (lam dieu gi do);
- do anything (lam bat cii viec gi).
Vi du:
- W hat can I do for you?
Toi co the lam dieu g i cho on g?
- She had done her hair for the wedding.
Co ay lam toe de di dii dam ctidi.
- I did work of all sorts to live.
Toi dd lam du moi viec de song.
- Ben offered to do me a favor if I ever need help.
Ben de nghi giup dd toi neu toi can.
- W e want to do away with nuclear weapons - to
dispose o f them.
Chung toi muon tong khii chien tranh hat nhdn.

Nhieu thanh ngii ngiidi hoc co the nghi rang se

dung “m ake” hoac “do" nhiing tieng Anh lai sii dung
mot dong tii khac: one com m its a crime (ngiidi ta pham
mot ac); write a book (poem, play, letter, symphony,
piece o f music) (viet mot cuon sach, Bai thd, vd kich, la
thii, ban giao hUdng, khuc nhac); paint a picture with
oil (ve biic tranh dau); take a picture photograph (chup
anh); build a house (xay nha); give or deliver a lecture
(giang mot bia giang); give music lessons (day nhac);
deliver an address (doc Bai dien van); give a
perforrm ance (trinh dien); play a gam e or musical

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instrument (chdi mot nhac cu); give order (ra lenh); ask
a question (hoi mot cau hoi).
Vi du:
- She can play the piano very well.
Co ay co the chcti piano rat hay.
- Can I ask you a question?
Toi co the hoi ban mot cau hoi ditdc kh ong?
- She is writing a novel.
Co ay dang viet tieu thuyet.

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DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI DONG DANH TLT

HAY DONG Tif NGUYEN THE 131
DONG TLT THEO SAU BOI DONG DANH TLT.................................... 131
O0NG TL/THEO SAU BOI
D0NG TLT NGUYEN THE CO T O ......................................................134
DONG TL/THEO SAU BOI
D0NG TLT NGUYEN THE KHONG CO T O ...................................... 137
D0NG TLT THEO SAU BOI DONG DANH TLT HOAC
D0NG TLT NGUYEN THE CO T O ......................................................139
DONG TL/THEO SAU BOI MOT TAN NGCT
VA DONG TL/ NGUYEN THE: CO "TO ".............................................145
DONG TLT THEO SAU BOI DONG DANH TL/ HOAC
BOI TAN NGLTVA D0NG TLT NGUYliN THE CO TO ...................147

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GIOI TUTVA DONG DANH T l/.........................................................150
GIOI TL/THEO SAU BOI DONG DANH T U ........................................ 150
TINH TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U V A DONG DANH T U .................152
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U V A D0NG DANH T U ................156
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI TAN NGU, GIOI TU
VA DONG DANH T U .............................................................................160
CAC THANH NGU SLT DUNG DONG DANH T U .................................164

DONG TINH TUf.............................................................................. 166

CAU TAO DONG TINH T U ......................................................................166
CACH DUNG O0NG TINH T U ................................................................ 167
NHUNG CACH SU DUNG DAC BI$T CUA DONG TINH T U ............ 171

DONG TUTTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TUf................................................ 174

DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U F O R .............................................174
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U T O ...............................................175
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U O F ............................................... 176
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U O N ............................................... 177
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TU ABOUT....................................... 179
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U W IT H ...........................................180
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TU IN................................................. 182
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI TU FR O M ......................................... 183
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI GIOI T U A T ................................................ 185
DONG TUTHEO SAU BOI NHUNG GIOI T U K H A C ..........................186

CUM DONG TUT...............................................................................187

NHUNG NET CHUNG CUA CUM D0NG T U ....................................... 187
NHUNG CUM DONG TU THUONG GAP..............................................190

MOT SO CAU TRUC DONG TUf DAC BIET......................................217

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