TRỌNG TÂM NGỮ PHÁP TIẾNG ANH 1.Verb tenses : a. Present Simple, Prsent Continuous, Present Perfect, Present perfect Continuous. b. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past perfect Continuous. c. Going to future, Future Continuous, will Future, Future Perfect. 2. Passive voice. 3. Modal verbs : can, could, must, may, shall, should, would, will, ought to . Modal Example Uses CanThey can control their own budgets. We can’t fix it. Can I smoke here? Can you help me? Ability / Possibility Inability / Impossibility Asking for permission Request CouldCould I borrow your dictionary? Could you say it again more slowly? We could try to fix it ourselves. I think we could have another Gulf War. He gave up his old job so he could work for us. Asking for permission. Request Suggestion Future possibility Ability in the past MayMay I have another cup of coffee? China may become a major economic power. Asking for permission Future possibility MightWe''''d better phone tomorrow, they might be eating their dinner now. They might give us a 10% discount.Present possibility Future possibility MustWe must say good-bye now. They mustn’t disrupt the work more than necessary. Necessity / Obligation Prohibition Ought toWe ought to employ a professional writer.Saying what’s right or correct Shall (More common in the UK than the US) Shall I help you with your luggage? Shall we say 2.30 then? Shall I do that or will you? Offer Suggestion Asking what to do ShouldWe should sort out this problem at once. I think we should check everything again. Profits should increase next year. Saying what’s right or correct Recommending action Uncertain prediction WillI can’t see any taxis so I’ll walk. I''''ll do that for you if you like. I’ll get back to you first thing on Monday. Profits will increase next year. Instant decisions Offer Promise Certain prediction WouldWould you mind if I brought a colleague with me? Would you pass the salt please? Would you mind waiting a moment? "Would three o`clock suit you?" - "That’d be fine." Would you like to play golf this Friday? "Would you prefer tea or coffee?" - "I’d like tea please." Asking for permission Request Request Making arrangements Invitation Preferences
TRỌNG TÂM NGỮ PHÁP TIẾNG ANH Verb tenses : a Present Simple, Prsent Continuous, Present Perfect, Present perfect Continuous b Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past perfect Continuous c Going to future, Future Continuous, will Future, Future Perfect Passive voice Modal verbs : can, could, must, may, shall, should, would, will, ought to Modal Example Uses Can They can control their own budgets We can’t fix it Can I smoke here? Can you help me? Ability / Possibility Inability / Impossibility Asking for permission Request Could Could I borrow your dictionary? Could you say it again more slowly? We could try to fix it ourselves I think we could have another Gulf War He gave up his old job so he could work for us Asking for permission Request Suggestion Future possibility Ability in the past May May I have another cup of coffee? China may become a major economic power Asking for permission Future possibility Might We'd better phone tomorrow, they might be eating their dinner now They might give us a 10% discount Present possibility Future possibility Must We must say good-bye now They mustn’t disrupt the work more than necessary Necessity / Obligation Prohibition Ought to We ought to employ a professional writer Saying what’s right or correct Shall (More common in the UK than the US) Shall I help you with your luggage? Shall we say 2.30 then? Shall I that or will you? Offer Suggestion Asking what to Should We should sort out this problem at once I think we should check everything again Profits should increase next year Saying what’s right or correct Recommending action Uncertain prediction Will I can’t see any taxis so I’ll walk I'll that for you if you like I’ll get back to you first thing on Monday Profits will increase next year Instant decisions Offer Promise Certain prediction Would Would you mind if I brought a colleague with me? Would you pass the salt please? Asking for permission Request Would you mind waiting a moment? "Would three o`clock suit you?" - "That’d be fine." Would you like to play golf this Friday? "Would you prefer tea or coffee?" - "I’d like tea please." Verb patterns VERB + -ing verb + -ing admit adore allow avoid can´t stand carry on consider deny delay (don´t) mind enjoy fancy finish give up imagine involve keep keep on postpone practise put off recommend risk suggest eg He avoided writing the test Keep smiling! Did you enjoy reading the book? He denied stealing the purse I don´t mind helping you He doesn´t allow smoking in his house He recommended staying in that hotel VERB + to + infinitive afford agree allow (passive) appear arrange ask attempt choose dare decide expect fail forget help hope learn manage offer plan pretend promise refuse seem tend threaten want would like to eg I can´t afford to go on holiday She´s decided to give up her job It seems to be a nice day He agreed to lend me some money You are not allowed to Request Making arrangements Invitation Preferences VERB + object + to +inf advise allow ask beg encourage expect force invite order permit persuade recommend remind teach tell want warn would like eg They invited us to stay in their house She told me to come on time They asked us not to make such a noise 4 VERB + -ing / to inf - no change in meaning begin continue intend start eg It started to rain / raining smoke here VERB + object + inf - no TO in this structure help let make Let me show you The news made her VERB + -ing / to + inf -change in the meaning REMEMBER doing sth - when you did something and now you remember it; after you did sth Eg I don´t know how the burglar got in I clearly remember locking the door and shutting the windows to sth - you remembered that you had to sth, so you did it; before you did it eg I remembered to lock the door but I forgot to shut the windows TRY doing sth - try something to see if it works or solves the problem eg – I´ve got a terrible headache - Why don´t you try taking an aspirin? to sth - attempt to do, make an effort to sth Eg I tried to keep my open but I couldn´t STOP doing sth - to give up, finish with sth completely eg I stopped smoking two years ago (I don´t it anymore) to sth - stop doing what you are doing at the moment in order to sth else eg I was reading a book The phone started to ring I stopped to answer it NEED doing sth - sth needs to be done about sth else (the meaning is passive_ eg Look at this room It needs painting to sth - it is necessary for me to it eg He put on weight He needs to take more exercise I need to the shopping today REGRET doing sth - I did sth and now I am sorry about it Eg I now regret saying what I said to sth - regret to say/tell/inform you = I´m sorry I have to say… eg I regret to tell you that you have failed the test MEAN doing sth - an impersonal subject, refers to what is involved eg If we catch an early train, it will mean getting up at 6.00 to sth - to intend eg Sorry, I meant to tell you about the party GO ON doing sth - to continue doing the same thing eg The minister paused for a moment and then went on talking about the education Complex sentenses : a Relative clauses b Noun clauses c Time clauses d Conditionals Some other structures: + Get / have something done + Be / get used to + too, very, enough , so, such + Have to verb