The infinitive or the gerund Các cấu trúc với V-infinitive Các cấu trúc với V-ing a. S + V + V-infinitiveafford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, beg, claim, dare, decide, demand, deserve, desire, expect, fail, happen, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, offer, plan, promise, prepare, pretend, refuse, seem, struggle, swear, tend, threaten, volunteer, wait, want, wish, would like, b. S + V + O + V-infinitiveallow, ask, advise, beg, cause, convince, dare, demand, encourage, expect, forbid, force, hire, instruct, invite, need, order, permit, persuade, remind, require, tell, urge, want, warn* teach / show + O + how + V-infinitive(My mother teaches me how to cook)c. S + to be + adjective + V-infinitive- To express feelingI’m very happy to meet you- To comment on somethingThis book is easy to read- Extra objectIt’s difficult to make friends with herd. V-infinitive after “too” and “enough”- “too” + adjective + V-infinitiveThe water is too cold to swim in- “too” + adverb + V-infinitiveHe ran too fast for me to follow- adjective / adverb + enough + V-infinitiveShe is not old enough to get marriede. Bare infinitive- Let / make / have + O + V-infinitiveMy parent made me stay at home last Saturday- see / hear / feel / watch / find + O + V-infinitiveI often hear her sing English songs a. S + V + V-ingadvise, admit, allow, anticipate, avoid, complete, consider, continue, delay, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, fancy, face, feel like, finish, hate, involve, keep, love, like, mind, mention, miss, permit, postpone, practice, prefer, quit, recall, recommend, report, risk, suggest, resist, save, tolerate, understandb. S + V + O + V-ing- mind somebody do somethingDo you mind my / me opening the door?- stop somebody doing something- imagine somebody doing something- understand somebody doing somethingc. adjective + preposition + V-ingd. V + preposition + V-inglook forward to, go on, carry on, give up, keep on, put off put up withe. Verb + O + preposition + V-ing- accuse somebody of doing something- forgive somebody for doing something- thank somebody for doing somethingf. Idiomatic expressions- It’s no use + V-ing (chẳng có ích gì)- can’t help + V-ing (ko thể tránh / nhịn được )- can’t bear + V-ing ( ko thể chịu đựng đc )- can’t stand + V-ing ( ko thể chịu đựng đc )- There’s no point in + V-ing (chẳng có ích gì)- spend time + V-ing- busy + V-ing- to be used to + V-ing ( quen với ) - to be used to + V-ing ( quen với ) - to be / get accustomed to + V-ing (dần quen với ) - to be busy + V-ing ( bận rộn ) - to be worth + V-ing ( xứng đáng )- to have difficulty in + V-ing / trouble + V-ing (gặp khó khăn)