verb-ing to verb

​Practice makes perfect

Multiple Choice

Odd one out

• Seem

• Learn

• Intend

• Tell

Poll

Odd one out

• Want

• Need

• Enjoy

• Force

Multiple Choice

Odd one out

• Begin

• Propose

• Remember

• Start

Multiple Choice

Odd one out

• Begin

• Forget

• Remember

• Regret

Multiple Choice

John hoped to finish _______ two of his essays before the deadline.

• A. written

• B. write

• C. to write

• D. writing

Multiple Choice

Linda regrets ______ to her mother’s advice. She was right.

• A. not listen

• B. not to listen

• C. not listening

• D. to not listen

Multiple Choice

I can never forget ________ our team score the winning goal in the final game against Thailand.

• A. watching

• B. to watch

• C. watch

• D. being watched

Multiple Choice

The union members discussed _______ the next meeting until next week.

• A. postponing

• B. to postpone

• C. postpone

• D. to postponing

Multiple Choice

It was cold and snowy last Sunday, so we postponed _______ the botanical gardens until next Sunday.

• A. visiting

• B. to visit

• C. visited

• D. being visited

Multiple Choice

What do you remember _______ when you were a little boy?

• A. do

• B. doing

• C. to do

• D. Both B and C are correct

Multiple Choice

My friend Mary is a blabbermouth! She can’t resist _______ everyone what she heard from me.

• A. tell

• B. to tell

• C. telling

• D. to telling

Multiple Choice

Linda can’t stand ______ in a room with all of the windows closed.

• A. sleep

• B. sleeping

• C. slept

• D. being slept

Multiple Choice

Most of the participants can’t help _______ why the president spoke so angrily.

• A. wonder

• B. to wonder

• C. wondering

• D. wondered

Multiple Choice

I have been having a lot of trouble with my old car the last couple of months. I am thinking about ________ a new one.

• A. to buy

• B. buy

• C. buying

• D. being bought

Multiple Choice

The spokesman began by ________ them where the mountain was, and went on ________ about its history.

• A. telling-talking

• B. tell -talk

• C. told - talked

• D. to tell - to talk

Multiple Choice

I was very angry. My friend John refused ______ me a lift as he had promised.

give sb a lift: cho ai đi nhờ

• A. give

• B. to give

• C. giving

• D. gave

Multiple Choice

The film wasn’t very good. The audience started _______ before it was over.

• A. leaving

• B. to leave

• C. leave

• D. Both A and B are correct.

Multiple Choice

After walking for two hours the guide stopped to let the others _______ with them.

• A. caught up

• B. to catch up

• C. catching up

• D. catch up

Multiple Choice

The woman meant _____ a newspaper but she didn’t see anyone ________ it.

• A. to buy - to sell

• B. buying - selling

• C. to buy - selling

• D. buying - to sell

Multiple Choice

Would you please remind her ________ me tomorrow morning?

• A. to call

• B. calling.

• C. call

• D. to calling

Multiple Choice

Don't forget _______ a book back to the library!

• A. take

• B. to take

• C. taking

• D. to be taken

Multiple Choice

Johnny is only nine, but he intends ______ a singer when he grows up.

• A. to be

• B. be

• C. being

• D. Both B and C are correct.

Multiple Choice

Mary appeared _______, but she wasn’t. She was only pretending.

asleep (adj): buồn ngủ

• A. to asleep

• B. to be asleep

• C. being asleep

• D. be asleep

Multiple Choice

. It is raining hard this week but Tom expects _______ with his friends this weekend.

• A. to go and fish

• B. to go to fish

• C. going fishing

• D. to go fishing

verb-ing to verb

by Nguyễn Anh

Multiple Choice

​Mẹo

Khi từ đằng trước đã chia ở V-ing thì từ đằng sau sẽ là to-V

VD: One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning ________ it.

• A. repeat

• B. repeating

• C. to repeat

• D. repeat

​Trong những trường hợp cả dạng V-ing (gerund) và To-V (to-infinitive) đều là động từ phụ thì:

​+ V-ing: thể hiện hành động đang xảy ra, và vì là động từ phụ nên trước nó sẽ không có "tobe"

​+ To-V: thể hiện mục đích của hành động đó "để làm gì? nhằm mục đích gì?", bổ nghĩa cho V-ing đằng trước nên có hoặc không đều được, tùy vào những trường hợp cụ thể.

​VD: He is sitting on the chair watching TV (to relax).

​ V chính V-ing to V

V phụ

Multiple Choice

I think I hear someone ______ the back windows. Do you hear it, too?

• trying open

• trying to open

• tried opening

• try opened

Multiple Choice

Graduate students often spend their weekends ______ data ______for their research. A. gather B. to gather C. gathering D. to gathering

• gather - analyze

• to gather - to analyze

• gathering - to analyze

• to gather - analyzing

Toan plays football. (Toàn chơi bóng đá.)

Lan doesn’t do Yoga. (Lan không tập Yoga.)

Quan goes swimming today. (Quân đi bơi ngày hôm nay.)

​Phân biệt go, play, do

(trong chủ đề sports và activities)

Toan plays football. (Toàn chơi bóng đá.)

Football -> môn thể thao đồng đội hoặc có 2 bên thi đấu với nhau.

​

=> Play football/basketball/chess

​Phân biệt go, play, do

(trong chủ đề sports và activities)

Lan doesn’t do Yoga. (Lan không tập Yoga.)

Yoga -> hoạt động mang tính rèn luyện

​

​=> Do yoga/karate/homework

​Phân biệt go, play, do

(trong chủ đề sports và activities)

Quan goes swimming today. (Quân đi bơi ngày hôm nay.)

Swimming -> hoạt động kết thúc bằng đuôi -ing

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​=> Go shopping/fishing/diving

​Phân biệt go, play, do

(trong chủ đề sports và activities)

GO, PLAY or DO​

Don’t forget:

like + ________ing

enjoy + __________ing

like to/ want to/ have to/used to + verb​