S + can + V = S + to be +able to + V = S + to be + capable of + V-ing (Ai làm gì) Anna could play chess when she was a baby (able) He is capable of running up to the top of the hill in just over six minutes (can) He will never be able to play tennis again after his accident (capable) You can't survive on a desert island for so long (able) When I was younger, I could stay up all night and not get tired (capable) It takes sb + time + to sth = Sb spend(s) + time + doing sth (Ai dành / thời gian để làm việc gì) It takes me one hour and a half to drive my children to school (spend) A good chef spent an hour cooking this meal (It took) Like sth/ doing sth = Enjoy sth/ doing sth = Be + fond of + sth/ doing sth = Be interested in sth/ doing sth = Be keen on sth/ doing sth (Thích = Có hứng thú với gì) She is keen on taking photos of her children (interested) Taro doesn't like reading books (enjoy) The children are interested in swimming in the afternoon (fond of) not only + but also = both and (Khơng mà = Vừa vừa kia) Ali has studied not only in the United States but also in Australia (both … and) Young people normally like both music and sports (not only but also) She is not only hard-working but also careful (both … and) Emily both sings and dances very well (not only but also) Both the father and his son are getting bald (not only but also) It's (high) time (for sb) to St = It's (high) time S + V (past simple) (Đã đến lúc phải làm gì/ Đã đến lúc phải làm gì) It's time for him to stop playing extreme sports It's high time for him to realise that he is not the best student in class S + stop/ give up + V-ing = S + no longer + V = S + don't / doesn't + V + anymore/ any longer = S + used to +V (Ai dừng/ bỏ làm = Ai khơng làm = Ai làm gì) I no longer wait for him because he is always late I don’t Peter's wallet was stolen on a bus to London He no longer travels by bus Peter's wallet was stolen on a bus to London He gives I don't play golf every Sunday any longer I no longer S + let + sb + smt = S + allow + sb + to smt (Cho phép làm gì) The doctor doesn't allow me to go out The doctor doesn't let Authorities in Tehran not let him leave the country Authorities in Tehran not allow Her husband will not let her go on business trip with her boss Her husband will not allow It's no use/ good doing smt= There is no point in doing smt (Vơ ích làm đó) It is no use trying to escape - no one ever gets out of here There is no point in It is no good telling him anything - he won't listen There is no point in S + started / began + V-ing / to-V = S + have PII / have been + V-ing (Bắt đầu làm việc / Làm việc bao lâu) I started writing this novel months ago (for) She has been playing the piano since she came back from school (when) It seems that… = It appears that = It is likely that… = It looks as if… (Có vẻ / Dường là…) It appears that they are very confident of winning this game (looks) It seems that Jackson is a kind and generous man (appears) It looks as if she is so disappointed of the result of the final exam (likely) Hardly + had + S + PII when S + V-ed/ irregular = No sooner + had +S + PII than S + V-ed/ irregular (Ngay thì) No sooner had I shut the door than I realised I'd left my keys inside Hardly The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony No sooner Hardly had I finished the meal when I started feeling hungry again No sooner I had hardly left my house when it began to rain Hardly Hardly had I fallen asleep when the neighbour's dog started barking No sooner S + V + Wh-word + clause = S + V + Wh-word + to V I don't know what I should wear in her wedding I don't know He didn't know how he could solve that problem He didn't know He can't think what he should say to his teacher He can't think wondered where they could go for their holiday They wondered She doesn't know who she can contact in an emergency She doesn't know S + to be + adj = What + (a/an) + adj + N(s/es)! That was an interesting film What ! The food is nutritious What ! These pineapples are big and fresh What ! S + to be + adj = How + adj + S + to be! S + V + adv = How + adv + S + V! drew the picture perfectly How ! He can speak English fluently How ! So sánh James plays football better than any other boys in the class James is in the class She is more successful than her three sisters She is the four sisters He has never scored so high in a test as he did in this one This is ever received in a test We were told that the show was not very entertaining but it was The show was we had been told The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday Yesterday the shop it is today ... longer = S + used to +V (Ai dừng/ bỏ làm = Ai khơng làm = Ai làm gì) I no longer wait for him because he is always late I don’t Peter's wallet was stolen on a bus to London He no