USED TO – BE/GET USED TO
1. Used to (từng, đã từng)
– Cấu trúc này được sử dụng để chỉ thói quen trong quá khứ
– Cấu trúc: (+) S + used to + Vnt: đã từng làm gì
(-) S + didn’t use to + Vnt
Ví dụ: She used to get up at 6 in the morning
2. Be/ Get used to (quen với)
– Được sử dụng khi nói đến hành động đã quen thuộc hoặc là đang dần quen với điều gì
– Cấu trúc: S + be/ get used to + V-ing
Ví dụ: She is used to waking up late
Bài tập:
1. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. My father didn't __________ coffee for breakfast.
A. used to have B. use to have C. use to having D. use be having
2. We past the church on our way to primary school.
A. uses to walk B. used to walking C. used to walk D. are used to walking
3. Mr. Poole has lived in Vietnam for many years. He the hot climate here.
A. used to i3. is used to C. gets used to D. B and C are correct
4. Miss White is a nurse. Shc working at night.
A. used to B. uses to C. is used to D. has used to
5. Precious metals such as gold, silver for making jewelries.
A. used to B. are used C. is used to D. used
6. 1 always read books before bedtime. 1 reading books at night.
D. was used to
A. am used for 8. used to C. am used to
7. He never drinks beer. He drinking beer. D. isn't used for
A. used B. isn't used to C. used lo
8. I'm from Vietnam. I driving on the right. D. get used
A. use to B, used to C. am used to
9. My uncle policeman when I was young.
A. used to B. used to be C. used to being D. used have been
10. Helen____________ to me very often, but now she phones.
A. used to write B. has written C. wrote D. writes
11. Tain didn't do morning exercise. Now he is getting fat.
A. used to B. use to C. get used to D. be used to
12. A lo1 of people use mobile phones nowadays. They communicating through long distances.
A. are used for B. used for C. used lo D. are used to
13. lt took me quite a long time to wearing these glasses.
A, be used to 8. used to C. get used to D. be used for
14. There was a big tree in our garden but it has just been cut down. There a big tree there.
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A. is used to B. has been C. is D. used to be
15. 1 driving on the left in Lundon here so I often travel by bus.
A. used to B. am used to C. am not used to D. didn’t use to
16. 1 stay up late watching TV last year but now I don't.
A. be used to B. used to C. get used to D. be used for
17. My father a packel of cigarettes last year but now he has given it up.
A. used to smoke B. used to smoking C. is used to smoking D. used to smoking
18. When I was at primary school. My mother to school every day.
A. takes B. is taking C. used to take D. is used to taking
19. -“Do you play any sports, Ba?” -“Well I play soccer when I was at high school.
A. am used to B. used to C. play D. use to played
20. Mr. Ba is a doctor. He working at night.
A. used to B. use to C. be used to B. D. is used to
21. Maryam used to walk past lhe mosque on her way to school.
A. Maryam usually walked past the mosque on her way to school.
C. Maryam was used to walking pass the mosque on her way to school.
D. Maryam walks pass the mosque on her way to school
D. Maryain is going to walk pass the mosque on her way to school.
22. She is used to _________ up early.
A. get B. getting C. to get D. got.
23. He didn't use to ________in the library.
A. work B. working C . to work D. worked
24. You will get used to ___________ emails soon.
A. send B. to send D. sending
C.sent
25. Milk used ________early in the morning.
A. to be delivering B. be delivered C. to be deliver D. to be delivered
26. Shc isn't used to ______________as a princess.
A. be treated B. being treated C. treating D. used to treat
27. Did you ______________to the circus when you were young?
A. used to go B. was used to go C. use to go D. was used to going
28. That foreigner is used to _____________ in a tropical country.
A. live B. to living C. lived.
D. living
29. Mary is used to _________her homework by herself.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
30. Tom used to ____________ to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.
A, go B. going C. to go D. went
3. Rewrite the followlng sentences, using “USED TO” or “DIDN'T USED TO”
1. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
2. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
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3. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
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4. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
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5. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when 1 was a child.
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6. Mary always went swimming after school last year.
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7. She usually wore uniform when she was a student.
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8. 1 don't normally have coffee for breakfast.
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9. When I was a child we lived in Bristol.
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10. Lan usually walked pass the mosque on her way to primary school.
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2. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1.I used to __________ in Germany when I was 7.
A.to live B.live C.living D.lived
2. She’s used to ____________ late at night.
A.working B.work C.to work D.worked
3. Mr. Bean has lived in Vietnam for 4 years. He _____________ the hot climate here.
A.are used to B.gets used to C.used to D.A and B are correct
4. Mai is used to ___________ her hzswouse by herself.
A.clean B.cleaning C.cleaned D.to clean
5. Lam didn’t ____________ do morning exxercise, so now he is getting fat.
A.be used to B.used to C.use to D.get used to
6. Hung is used to ___________ many hours in front of the computer.
A.to spend B.spend C.spent D.spending
7. My father used to _________ much coffee. Now, he doesn’t.
A.drink B.to drink C.drank D.drinking
8. Tung isn’t used to __________ in those bad conditions.
A.work B.to work C.working D.worked
9. Has she __________ driving on the right left?
A.use to B.used to C.been used to D.got used to
10. My mother should be pretty used to _______ without electricity by now.
A.live B.living C.lived D.to live
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ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU (MODAL VERBS)
1. Cấu trúc:
(+) Thể khẳng định:
S + Modal Verb + V_infinity
Ex: I can help you
He should go home
(-) Thể phủ định:
S + Modal Verb + not + V_infinity
Ex: I can not help you
He should not go home
(?) Thể nghi vấn:
Modal Verb + S + V_infinity
Ex: Can you help me?
Should I go home?
Note:
Động từ sau Modal verbs luôn nguyên mẫu ( không thêm -s, -es, -ed, -ing sau hay thêm "to" trước động từ)
Không cần trợ động từ trong câu nghi vấn, câu phủ định, câu hỏi đuôi…
Một Modal verbs có thể có nhiều nghĩa, tùy vào từng ngữ cảnh.
2. Cách sử dụng các Modal Verbs thông dụng:
Can
- Thể hiện khả năng của người, vật ở thời điểm hiên tại
Ex: I can speak English very well.
- Xin phép hoặc lời đề nghị, yêu cầu, gợi ý
Ex: Can I enjoy your team?
Could
- Thể hiện khả năng của người, vật trong quá khứ
Ex: I could speak English very well when I was 10
- Xin phép hoặc yêu cầu cao hơn “Can”
Ex: Could you turn on the TV?
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- Thể hiện điều gì đó có thể xảy ra ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai, nhưng không chắc chắn
Ex: Someone is coming. It could be Tom.
- Diễn tả sự việc đủ khả năng làm nhưng đã không thực hiện trong quá khứ
Ex: They could have won the race, but they didn’t try hard enough
Will
- Dự đoán sự việc, tình huống có thể xảy ra trong tương lai
Ex: I will go to Ha Noi next week
- Đưa ra quyết định ngay lúc nói
Ex: I will go home right now
- Đưa ra lời mời, yêu cầu, đề nghị
Ex: Will you play game with us?
Would
- Đưa ra giả định trong quá khứ
Ex: He would stay home yesterday
- Thói quen trong quá khứ
Ex: When I was children, I would go skiing every winter
- Đưa ra lời mời, yêu cầu một cách lịch sự
Ex: Would you like to drinh coffee?
May
- Xin phép làm việc gì
Ex: May I close the window?
- Khả năng cao sự việc sẽ xảy ra
Ex: I may go to Ha Noi next week
Might
- Xin phép làm việc gì lịch sự hơn
Ex: Might I have a little more food?
- Là dạng quá khứ của “May” tuy nhiên khi nói đến một hành động có thể xảy ra mà không ở trong
quá khứ người ta vẫn có thể dùng “might”
Ex: He might not be there
Should / Ought to / Had better
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- Đưa ra lời khuyên
Ex: You should do your homework before going to sleep
- Đưa ra suy luận logic
Ex: You have prepared carefully so you should be ready for the competition
Must
- Lời yêu cầu, lời khuyên được nhấn mạnh
Ex: It’s a really interesting TV show. You must see it
- Diễn tả sự bắt buộc
Ex: You must give up smoking
- “Must not” diễn tả sự cấm đoán
Ex: You must not stay here
- Diễn tả suy luận chắc chắn, hợp lý
Ex: Henry has been studying all day. He must be tired
Have to/ Don’t have to
- Sử dụng khi diễn đạt sự bắt buộc do nội quy, quy định
Ex: People have to line up to enter the movie theater
- Mức độ bắt buộc của “have to” không cao bằng “must”
- Don’t have to chỉ sự không cần thiết
Ex: Tomorrow is Sunday, so we don’t have to go to school
Bài 1: Điền trợ động từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống
Can – may – must – should – ought to – might – will – couldn’t
1. You ……………………… tell me the truth for your own good.
2. I ……………………… find my shoes anywhere.
3. We ……………………… arrive on time or else we will be in trouble.
4. He ……………………… shoot the basketball at the rim.
5. ……………………… you let me know the time?
6. They ……………………… not be trustworthy enough.
7. …………………….. you please pass the salt?
8. We ……………………… prepare for the big exam.
Bài 2: Viết lại các câu sau đây sao cho nghĩa không đổi.
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1. Perhaps Susan knows the address. (may)
=> Susan______________________________________________
2. It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message. (might)
=> Joanna ______________________________________________
3. The report must be on my desk tomorrow. (has)
=> The report ______________________________________________
4. I managed to finish all my work. (able)
=> I______________________________________________
5. It was not necessary for Nancy to clean the flat. (didn’t)
=> Nancy______________________________________________
Bài 3: Chọn từ thích hợp
1. You must / should / shouldn’t be 18 before you can drive in Spain
2. You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t go to bed so late. It’s not good for you.
3. You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t wear a school uniform in most Spanish state schools.
4. You must / mustn’t / needn’t come. I can do it without you.
5. You don’t have to / must / mustn’t copy during exams.
6. You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t be very tall to play football.
7. You must / mustn’t / needn’t be a good writer to win the Pulitzer Prize
8. You must/ should/ shouldn’t wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.
9. Visitors must/ may/ don’t have to take photographs inside the museum.
10. Passengers must/ should/ shouldn’t fasten their seat belts during the flight.
11. You must/ should/ shouldn’t forget to turn off the lights before leaving the house.
12. Students must/ should/ shouldn’t study hard for the exam if they want to get a good grade.
13. He can/ could/ will speak three languages fluently.
14. She can/ could/ might play the guitar when she was younger.
15. If you need any assistance, I would/ will/ can be there to support you.
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16. You must/ should/ shouldn’t forget to lock the door when you leave the house.
17. There might/ may/ will have been a delay in the train schedule yesterday.
18. You must/ should/ shouldn’t be late for the meeting. Punctuality is important.
19. Students must/ should/ shouldn’t ask for help if they don't understand the lesson.
Bài 3: Chọn động từ thích hợp
needn’t (x2) mustn’t (x2) must (x2) could can (x2) can’t shouldn’t might
1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ……………buy any.
2. This is a hospital. You …………… smoke here.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He ……………be tired now.
4. When I was a child, I ……………speak a little German.
5. The teacher said we…………… read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we
…………..read it if we don’t want to.
6. ………you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I…………
7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you …………worry. We will help you become a
fluent speaker but you have to work hard.
8. Take an umbrella. It ………….rain later.
9. People ………..walk on the grass.
10. Drivers …………stop when the traffic lights are red.
Bài 4: Điền động từ: must, mustn’t, don’t have to vào chỗ trống
I …………(1) go to school from Monday to Friday. We …………(2) wear a uniform, so I normally wear
sports clothes. We ……………(3) arrive late, and we …………(4) go to every class. In class, we
…………(5) shout, play or sing. We …………(6) have lunch at school, so I sometimes go home. When
school finishes, I …………(7) take after my little sister. When my parents come home, I …………(8) stay
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in, so I usually go out with my friends. When I get home, I …………(9) do my homework. I …………(10)
go to bed late, except on Fridays, when I …………(11) go to bed before midnight.
