Cấu trúc Spend time và It take – Ý nghĩa, cách dùng và bài tập

March 10, 2019 Vũ Kim Ánh Dương Ngữ pháp tiếng anh 0

Trong tiếng anh, để diễn tả muốn dành bao nhiêu thời gian, tiền bạc công sức để làm một việc gì đó. Bài viết hôm nay sẽ đề cập đến cấu trúc Spend time và It take – Ý nghĩa, cách dùng và bài tập áp dụng của chúng. Chúng ta hãy cùng nhau tìm hiểu nhé.

Cấu trúc Spend

Dùng với động từ

  • S + spend + time/money + V-ing.

–  Ý nghĩa dành thời gian tiền bạc làm gì

Example:

  • I spent a lot of time growing my children.
    ( tôi dành rất nhiều thời gian để nuôi dạy những đứa con của tôi)
cấu trúc spend time ving
I spent a lot of time growing my children
  • I’ve spent years learning English.
    ( tôi đã dành nhiều năm để học tiếng anh)
  • I spent an hour at my class cleaning the door.
    ( Tôi dành cả tiếng đồng hồ trong lớp để vệ sinh cửa lớp)
  • I’ve just spent $1000 buying the new phone.
    ( tôi đã vừa tốn cả nghìn đô để mua một chiếc điện thoại mới).

Dùng với danh từ

  • S + spend + time/money + on + N

– Ý nghĩa: dành thời gian vào việc gì

Example:

Milley spends a lot of money on shoes. ( Milley tốn nhiều tiền vào những đôi dày).

I spent a lot of money on my house. ( Tôi tốn nhiều tiền vào ngôi nhà của tôi)

Cấu trúc It take

  • It takes (sb) + time + to do Something

– Ý nghía: tốn bao nhiêu thời gian để làm gì.

Example:

It takes me 45 minutes to go to my company. ( Tôi mấy 45 phút để đi đến công ty của tôi).

It takes me 1 hour to do my exercise. (Tôi mất một giờ đồng hồ để tập thể dục).

I takes me 1 hour to do my homework. ( Tôi mấy cả giờ đồng hồ để làm bài tập về nhà).

spend money
I takes me 1 hour to do my homework

Một số lỗi thường gặp khi sử dụng cấu trúc it takes

Example:

It takes me six eggs to make this cake.
=> It takes six eggs to make this cake.

Bài tập:

1. Đọc đoạn văn và hoàn thành các câu sau với ” it takes…”

Tomorrow, I will be pressed for time, but if I schedule things, I can get them all done. I’ll need to do a few extra things.

At 7:30, I will get up, shower, and get dressed. (30 minutes)

Next, I will eat breakfast, eat and read through my email. (30 minutes)

After that, I will have to drive to the gas station and fill up my car. (15 gallons / 56 liters)

The fuel will probably cost me around $60 / 80€.

Then, I will stop by the bank to get some cash ($200). I need to pay my utilities bill tomorrow. ($150)

Next, I will drive to work and spend the morning and afternoon in a company-review meeting.

We will need several cups of coffee to stay alert.

I will need a lot of concentration to get through such a long meetings.

At five, I will go to the gym and lift weights for a couple hours with friends.

I’ll make an omelet for dinner(a few eggs) That will satisfy my appetite.

I should spend just a few minutes on the computer, but I usually end up spending over an hour reading my email and catching up with friends.

Last, I will fall into bed and probably be asleep in a few seconds.

Exercise

1. ______to get up, shower, and get dressed.

2. _____eat breakfast, eat and read through my email.

3. _____my car.

4. _____to refuel my car.

5._____ pay the utilities bill .

6. _____to complete the company-review meeting.

7. _____It usually takes a few cups of coffee .

8. _____to get through a company-review meeting.

9._____ to lift weights.

10. to prepare a good-sized omelet for dinner.

11. _____to read my email and catch up with friends.

12. _____to fall asleep.

Đáp án:

1 It takes me
2 It takes 20 minutes to
3 It takes 15 gallons (57 l.) to fill up my car.
4 It takes sixty dollars (An object pronoun is only used with time expressions.)
5 It will take about $150 (Use “will” to make a prediction or estimate. “Be going” can also be used for an activity in the immediate future.)
6  It will take all day
7  to stay alert.
8  It takes a lot of concentration
9  It takes a firm hold (noun/noun phrase)
10  It takes a few eggs
11  It takes an hour for me (“for me” usually follows the quantity noun)
12 It usually takes just a few minutes

2. Đọc và tìm lỗi sai sử dụng It takes…

My little brother, Jimmy is so slow in the morning.  It’s taking him forever to get dressed for school.  He sits and stares at his clothes, but he doesn’t put them on.  It takes him a lot of energy just to get his pants and shirt on. 

For me, it takes me five minutes to eat my breakfast. It takes for him fifteen minutes to eat his breakfast — five minutes to choose it and ten minutes to eat it.

Then, it takes him a lot of time in the bathroom to brush his teeth.  Mom always reminds him to hurry up because it takes us a while to get to school if there is traffic. 

My mom takes a lot of patience to wait for him all the time.  It takes a big brother like me to look after him. — Jessie

1.My little brother is so slow in the morning. It’s taking him forever to get dressed for school.

Incorrect. The progressive is not normally used with this expression.

2.He sits and stares at his clothes, but he doesn’t put them on. It takes him a lot of energy just to get his pants and shirt on.

Incorrect. It takes a lot of energy… (Remove the pronoun “him”, which is only used with a time expression.) or It takes a lot of energy for him to put…

3.For me, it takes me five minutes to eat my breakfast

Incorrect. For me, it takes five minutes… (emphasis) / It takes me five minutes… / It takes five minutes for me… (Remove the extra pronoun.)

4.It takes for him fifteen minutes to eat his breakfast.

Incorrect. Change it to “It takes him… or “It takes fifteen minutes form him…”

5.Then, it takes him a lot of time in the bathroom to brush his teeth.

Incorrect/ awkward sounding. It takes him X minutes to… / He takes a lot of time to… (no need to use the “It takes”)

6.Mom always reminds him to hurry up because it takes us a while to get to school if there is traffic.

Incorrect. It takes a lot of patience for Mom to wait… / My mom has a lot of patience to wait…

7. My mom takes a lot of patience to wait for him all the time.

Incorrect. It takes a lot of patience for Mom to wait… / My mom has a lot of patience to wait…

8.It takes a bigger brother like me to look after him. — Jessie

Incorrect, but cute. Usually a quantity noun is used in this expression: It takes the whole family to look after him. / It takes a lot of attention to…

3. Hoàn thành những câu sau sử dụng Spend/Spend time/Spend money

1. At the same time, credit card companies and hire purchase outfits are queuing up to let us _____ we don’t have yet.
2. It’s not like me or my friends ever had any real money to _____ at the mall.
3. Corporate America’s reluctance to _____and hire has been the biggest drag on this lackluster recovery.4.
4. The ten celebrities will _____ two weeks in Australia surviving on rice and water.
5. The average _____per child is continuing to rise year-on-year.
6. The total _____ on both the games and the advertising for the Third Place campaign is around €3 million.
7. Most of its advertising _____ goes to local newspapers, much of it in Britain, and to local radio stations.
8. we had an average _____ of 500 euro per year on new books
9. People who _____ that much money are looking for a return on their investment.
10. It’s not just a matter of how much money you _____ on a film.
11. This has been achieved by increasing customer numbers and their average _____ .
12. Health Boards around the country lowered their advertising _____ by up to 50 per cent in recent months in order to trim costs.
13. we _____ a lot of energy trying to be in fashion
14. By now there should be nobody who doesn’t agree that how much money we _____ per pupil makes a difference.
15. ‘They _____ a lot of time with Bradley and I just filled up when they told me what they were doing,’ she said.
16. Being a board member of our local animal shelter, I know that much of the money we _____ on vet services goes to vaccinations.
17. Moreover, the average _____ by overseas visitors in the county is significantly less than in other regions.
18. They hire their own publicity people and they go out and _____ on their own too.
19. I’d _____ whatever money I had to hire investigators to come down, to follow people, to look at every lead they have.
20. On the weekends, whenever I got paid I would _____ all my money in the bar.
21. So adults had more money to _____ on goods and services and invest in their families’ education.
22. Microsoft group marketing manager Nick McGrath likens the _____ to the amount used in launching a new car.
23. Our hope is that we don’t have to actually _____ all the money.
24. Last week the town council passed a motion to _____ a day picking up litter around the town.
25. The Government also spent less per person on health in 2001 than the average _____ of 30 countries surveyed in the report.
26. This still amounts to an aggregate _____ of several millions.
27. The company carefully monitors the effectiveness of its advertising _____ , and monitors the sites from which punters travel to place bets.
28. While some complain of London prices, the average _____ is around £30, all in.
29. Advertising _____ all but dried up over July and August.
30. The directories secure seven per cent of the advertising _____ in Ireland.

Đáp án:

1. At the same time, credit card companies and hire purchase outfits are queuing up to let us spend money we don’t have yet.
2. It’s not like me or my friends ever had any real money to spend at the mall.
3. Corporate America’s reluctance to spend and hire has been the biggest drag on this lackluster recovery.4.
4. The ten celebrities will spend two weeks in Australia surviving on rice and water.
5. The average spend per child is continuing to rise year-on-year.
6. The total spend on both the games and the advertising for the Third Place campaign is around €3 million.
7. Most of its advertising spend goes to local newspapers, much of it in Britain, and to local radio stations.
8. we had an average spend of 500 euro per year on new books
9. People who spend that much money are looking for a return on their investment.
10. It’s not just a matter of how much money you spend on a film.
11. This has been achieved by increasing customer numbers and their average spend .
12. Health Boards around the country lowered their advertising spend by up to 50 per cent in recent months in order to trim costs.
13. we spend a lot of energy trying to be in fashion
14. By now there should be nobody who doesn’t agree that how much money we spend per pupil makes a difference.
15. ‘They spend a lot of time with Bradley and I just filled up when they told me what they were doing,’ she said.
16. Being a board member of our local animal shelter, I know that much of the money we spend on vet services goes to vaccinations.
17. Moreover, the average spend by overseas visitors in the county is significantly less than in other regions.
18. They hire their own publicity people and they go out and spend money on their own too.
19. I’d spend whatever money I had to hire investigators to come down, to follow people, to look at every lead they have.
20. On the weekends, whenever I got paid I would spend all my money in the bar.
21. So adults had more money to spend on goods and services and invest in their families’ education.
22. Microsoft group marketing manager Nick McGrath likens the spend to the amount used in launching a new car.
23. Our hope is that we don’t have to actually spend all the money.
24. Last week the town council passed a motion to spend a day picking up litter around the town.
25. The Government also spent less per person on health in 2001 than the average spend of 30 countries surveyed in the report.
26. This still amounts to an aggregate spend of several millions.
27. The company carefully monitors the effectiveness of its advertising spend , and monitors the sites from which punters travel to place bets.
28. While some complain of London prices, the average spend is around £30, all in.
29. Advertising spend all but dried up over July and August.
30. The directories secure seven per cent of the advertising spend in Ireland.
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