Forms of verbs ......

Forms of verbs
A/ Objectives : - To help Ss to know more about the forms of verbs and do exercises.
B/ Procedures :
I/ GRAMMAR: Forms of verbs
1/ TO V( to infinitive ) : đợc sử dụng trong các trờng hợp sau:
+ Sau các động từ : want, intend, decide, expect, hope, offer, wish, mean, promise, refuse, learn,
like, agree, fail, attempt ( cố gắng ), arrange, neglect ( lơ là ), plan, manage, need, seem, threaten (
đe doạ ).....
+ Sau Adj : S + be + adj + to do sth
glad, happy, ready, kind, difficult, easy, willing ( quan tâm, tự nguyện ), interesting, eager, luckey,
pleased, disappointed ( thất vọng ).......
Eg: I'm glad to hear that you passed the exam
+ Trong cấu trúc : S + V + O + TIME + to V
It took me 2 days to read the book.
+ Trong cấu trúc : S + V1 + ( not ) to V2
He advised me ( not) to go there.
Khi V1 là : ask, get , tell, want, advise, request, order, persude, invite, force, help, encourage,
allow, permit, remind( nhắc nhở ), warn.......
+ Trong cấu trúc : TOO Adj / Adv + ( for sb ) + to do sth
OR Adj/ Adv + ENOUGH + ( for sb ) + to do sth
He's old enough to drive a car.
+ Sau V: make, see, hear, watch, notice..... ở bị động
I was made to laugh a lot
+ Biểu đạt mục đích thay cho : in order to / so as to
I went to / in order to see him
+ Trong cấu trúc : S + be + the first/ second.... to do sth.
He was the first person to leave the party.
= He was the first person who left the party.
2/ V ( bare infinitive ): đợc sử dụng trong các trờng hợp sau:
+ Sau Modals : can, may, must, need, will, shall, should,would rather, had better, had best, ought
to, used to, have to, dare............

You had better stay at home.
She'd better not stay up late
+ Trong cấu trúc V là động từ tri giác : see, hear, notice, watch.....sb do sth
I saw the goalkeeper catch the ball beautifully.
+ Trong cấu trúc V là : make , let, have sb do sth: ( Have sb do sth : Nhờ ai làm gì )
Let him go out
The actor made them laugh a lot ( Bắt ai làm gì )
+ Trong cấu trúc : '' suggest/ demand/ insist that sb do / should do sth''
I suggest that he learn/ should learn harder.
+ Dùng sau : but, except ( trừ, ngoại trừ )
We can do nothing but wait
She does nothing but complain ( Cô ta chẳng làm gì ngoài việc kêu ca)
3/ V- ING : đợc sử dụng trong các trờng hợp sau:


+ Sau một số V: prefer, mind, enjoy, admit ( thoả mãn ), deny, like, dislike, hate, finish, start,
keep, stop, practice..........
I like learning English.
+ Sau phrasal verbs: be/ get used to, look forward to, have a good time, have a hard time, be busy,
it's no good/ use/ there's no point in ( vô ích khi làm gì ), It's ( not ) worth ( thật '' không ''
đáng ) ............
She is busy learning
This book is worth watching
There's no point in teaching you
+ Trong cấu trúc với V tri giác , biểu hiện hành động đang diễn ra.
We could see the woman coming down.
+ Theo sau một số V + preposition: about , of, with, without....
She left without saying any word.
+ Bắt đầu một ngữ phân từ mang nghĩa chủ động
Seeing him running, I went to see what was wrong.

Being + Adj : Being tall is an advantage in life.
Not being tall is a disadvantage in life.
+ Go + V-ing : go fishing, go camping, go jogging / hiking/ cycling/ shopping.....
+ Can't help + V- ing : ( Không thể nhịn đợc )
When he tells a joke, I can't help laughing.
+ Can't stand/ bear + V- ing : ( không thể chịu đợc )
I can't bear living with him.
I can't stand listening to you
+ To sit/ stand/ lie/ walk somewhere + V- ing He sat in an armchair reading a book.
+ To catch/ find/ discover + sb + V- ing I caught the boy stealing apples in the garden.
+ need + V- ing ( nghĩa bị động )
My motorbike needs reparing
II/ Exercises:
1) Supply the correct verb forms:
1.Tourists could see fish ( swim)....... along the brook ( lạch, dòng suối nhỏ )
2.The form teacher has asked Jack ( write ) ....... an assay on the Thames.
3. It sometimes may be difficult ( get ) ....... a taxi during rush hour.
4.The rain has made the children ( stop ) .......their game.
5. She tells the driver ( take ) ....... her to the railway station.
6. Does Mrs Green have them ( carry ) ........these books back home ?
7. The principal noticed those students ( try )....... harder and harder.
8. Children have just stopped ( play ) .......... football.
9. They keep ( talk )........ about an old friend they met yesterday.
10. We heard Mr Brown ( park )....... his car near the gate.
11. They had their house ( paint )............. before Tet holiday.
12. I advised him ( wait ) ...... for me at the airport.
13. Would you mind ( help )....... me with this work ?
14. Do you smell something ( burn )........ in the kitchen ?
15. Mother requests her daughter not ( come ) .........back home late .
16. Each of us is ready ( do ) ........ the work.

17. My mother is good at ( cook ) ..........


18. They are old enough ( go ) ........ out themselves.
19. His house needs ( repaint ) .......
20. They had better ( keep ) .......secret.
2) Multiple choice
1. This film is ................. than the one we saw last week.
A.as good
B.gooder
C.more good
D.better
2. My brother won’t come here ...................10 p.m.
A.until
B.to
C.than
D.in
3. I couldn’t find your number in the telephone .......................
A.department
B.director
C.directory
D.inquiry
4. They live in a ..................... of Oxford, and come into town by bus.
A.suburb
B.area
C.center
D.countryside
5. How long will it .............. you to get there?
A.go
B.need

C.have
D.take
6. Mr Brown invented the machine .......................
A.hisself
B.itself
C.himself
D.Both B and C are correct
7. Before he went to bed, Mr Thomson ..................... the lights.
A.closed
B.turned on
C.closed up
D.switched off
8. It was ................. a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it.
A.so
B.such
C.very
D.too
9. I was born in Scotland but I .................. in Northern Ireland.
A.grew up
B.raised
C.brought up
D.rose
10. No one has ever asked me that question before.
In passive voice this sentence should read
A. That question has never been asked me before
B. That question has never been asked me before by anyone
C. I have not ever been asked that question before
D. I have never been asked that question before
11. ..................... is the amount you must pay to ride a bus.
A.Money

B.Fee
C.Fare
D.Tax
12. Do you .............. turning the television now?
A.want
B.object
C.mind
D.disapprove
13. Trung swim very well and ............. does his brother.
A.also
B.so
C.even
D.neither
14. There is enough ..........................about aspects of American life here.
A.information
B.annoucement
C.declaration
D.qualification
15. Don’t ever do that again, ..................
A.don’t you
B.do you
C.will you
D.won’t you
16. The house ............... in green was built three years ago.
A.painting
B.paint
C.painted
D.was painted
17. After arriving home, they usually .................. their uniforms.
A.take out

B.put out
C.take off
D.put off
18. Bill Gate, ................ is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionare.
A.who
B.whom
C.that
D.whose
19. My favourite ............... at school was history.
A.topic
B.class
C.theme
D.subject
20. Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school ...............


A.report

B.papers

C.diploma

D.account

3/Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. What you (do)……………..last weekend?
-I (go)………………to the theater with my family.
2. John and I (be)…………………..pen pals for nearly three years.
3. We used (write)……………………to each other every month when we ( be)………………at
secondary school.

4. Minh (know)………………….a little English , so she (wish)……………..she (can)
……………..speak it fluently.
5. Maryam (stay)………………..with us at the moment. She (be)………………….my sister’s
friend.
* Answers:
1/
1.swimming
2. to write
3. to get
4. stop
5. to take

6. carry
7. to try
8. playing
9. talking
10. park

11. painted
12. to wait
13. helping
14. burning
15. to come

16. to do
17. cooking
18. to go
19.repainting
20. keep

2/ Multiple choice
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D

6. C
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. D

11. C
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. C

16. C
17. D
18. A
19. D
20. A

3/
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.

did you do
have been
to write – were
knows – wishes – could
is staying- is