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

​

​=> 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​

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

I enjoy

tennis.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

Do you want to

bowling tonight?

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

We enjoy

skiing together.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

Would you like to

cards with me?

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

I have to

aerobics to keep fit.

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

I want to

squash after work

Fill in the Blanks

Choose GO, PLAY or DO with its correct form.

He used to

jogging every morning when he was a young boy.