1. My friends enjoy talking on the phone for hours (enjoy + v-ing: thích làm gì)
2. After doing my homework, I usually watch TV (after v-ing, clause: sau khi làm gì thì làm gì)
3. I can't stand going to the shops on Sunday (stand + v-ing: chịu đựng)
4. It's better to avoid spending your money on a new phone (avoid + v-ing: tránh làm gì đấy)
5. Laura didn't feel like telling me the secret (feel like + v-ing = want to: muốn)
6. My parents prefer using the car to the motorbikes (prefer sth to sth/ doing sth to doing sth: thích hơn)
7. Instead of sending her an email, I phoned her (instead of + v-ing: thay vì)
8. Don't answer the phone without checking the caller's identity (without + v-ing: mà không)