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Adverbs of Frequency Sentence Placement

Use these adverbs to tell how often something occurs or did occur

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Adverbs of frequency tell us how often something happens/is the case, happened/was the case, will happen/will be the case, etc.

There are lots of them. Here are some examples:

• always - Peter is always getting into trouble.
• usually - They usually get their work done on time.
• frequently - My sister frequently goes shopping in Seattle.
• rarely - They rarely ask questions about the homework.

Most Common Adverbs of Frequency

The most common adverbs of frequency in English in order from most often to least often:

• always - He always does his homework.
• usually - They usually complete the work on time.
• often - I often watch movies online.
• sometimes - Jack sometimes comes over for dinner. 
• occasionally - She occasionally asks a question.
• rarely - They rarely have any homework.
• never - I never complain at work. 

Where Do They Appear in the Sentence?

Word order can be confusing with adverbs of frequency. Here are different rules for placement in sentences.

1. In a Sentence With One Verb

If the sentence has one verb in it (e.g. no auxiliary verb) we usually put the adverb in the middle of the sentence, i.e. after the subject and before the verb:

subject / adverb / verb / predicate

• Tom usually goes to work by car.
• Mary often asks me for help. 

2. Usually After the Verb "Be"

The adverb usually comes after the verb "be":

subject / verb / adverb / predicate

• Tom is often late.
• Anne isn't usually sick.
• Peter isn't always right.

This is not the case if we put the adverb at the beginning or end of the sentence for emphasis .

This rule also does not apply to short answers:

• Is she usually on time?
• Tell her not to be late.
• Yes, she usually is.
• She never is.

The rule is broken in other cases too, e.g.

Conversation 1

• Speaker A: What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?
• Speaker B: I normally am at school at this time, but my teacher is ill. 

Conversation 2

• Speaker A: You're late again!
• Speaker B: usually am late on Mondays because the traffic is so bad.

Conversation 3

• Speaker A: Tom is late again!
• Speaker B: Tom usually is late. 

3. In a Sentence With More Than One Verb

If the sentence has more than one verb in it (e.g. auxiliary verb ) we usually put the adverb after the first part of the verb:

subject / helping verb or modal / adverb / main verb / predicate

• I can never remember his name.
• Anne doesn't usually smoke.
• The children have often complained about the playground facilities.

In sentences with "have to" the adverb is in position A:

subject / adverb / have to / main verb / predicate

• We often have to wait for the bus.
• She never has to do any housework.
• They sometimes have to stay after class. 

4. When Using for Emphasis

For emphasis, we can put the adverb at the beginning or end of the sentence.

At the end is unusual - we usually only put it there when we have forgotten to put it in earlier.

adverb / subject / main verb / predicate

• Sometimes we go to school by bus.
• Often he waits for her after class.
• Usually, Peter arrives early for work.

subject / main verb / predicate / adverb

• We go to school by bus sometimes.
• They like to watch TV often.
• Jennifer buys a new car rarely.

Exceptions:

"Always" can't go at the beginning or end of the sentence.

"Never", "seldom", "rarely" can't go at the end of a sentence. They only go at the beginning of a sentence in "polemic statements". Then they have to be followed by the word order for questions:

• Never has there been a better time to overcome our differences.
• Rarely do we have an opportunity like this.
• Seldom had the orchestra given a worse performance. 

5. In Question Form

When using adverbs of frequency in the question form, put the adverb before the main verb.

auxiliary verb / subject / adverb / main verb / predicate

• Do you often go to the cinema?
• Did he sometimes leave the classroom?
• Do they usually come late to class?

"Never", "seldom", "rarely" and other adverbs of frequency with a negative sense are not usually used in the question form.

6. In the Negative Form

When using adverbs of frequency in the negative form, put the adverb before the main verb.

subject / helping verb / adverb / main verb / predicate

• They don't often go to the cinema.
• She doesn't usually wait for an answer.
• Peter doesn't normally want to come with us. 

"Never", "seldom", "rarely" and other adverbs of frequency with a negative sense are not usually used in the negative form.

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A. Look at the pictures of Helen and use the prompts to write sentences. Use the correct form of the present simple.

every day / get up / at half past seven

often / eat fast food for lunch

in the evening / usually / meet her friends for coffee

once a week / watch a film at the cinema

rarely / go to the gym

have a driving lesson / twice a week

1   ……………………………………………….

2   ……………………………………………….

3   ……………………………………………….

4   ……………………………………………….

5   ……………………………………………….

6   ……………………………………………….

1   Every day, Helen gets up at half past seven.

2   Helen often eats fast food for lunch.

3   In the evening, Helen usually meets her friends for coffee.

4   Once a week, Helen watches a film at the cinema.

5   Helen rarely goes to the gym.

6   Helen has a driving lesson twice a week.

B. Complete using the correct present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. You may have to use some negative forms.

1   Gordon? I think he ……………………… (write) a letter at the moment.

2   Yes, the match is on T now, but we ……………………… (lose).

3   Right now, Margaret ……………………… (have) a shower. Do you want to ring later?

4   Sally ……………………… (stay) with her aunt for a few days.

5   I ……………………… (lie)! It’s true! I did see Madonna at the supermarket.

6   Josh ……………………… (always / use) my bike! It’s so annoying.

7   We ……………………… (have) lunch, but I can come round and help you later.

8   ……………………… (you / play) music up there? It’s really noisy!

1 is writing   2 are losing

3 is having   4 is staying

5 am not lying   6 is always using

7 are having   8 Are you playing

C. Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold.

1    Are top musicians studying for many years? ……………………………..

2   What’s going on? I hope you don’t touch my things! ……………………………..

3   It’s a small business, so each person is doing lots of different jobs. ……………………………..

4    Does Christine listen to the radio, or is that the T I can hear? ……………………………..

5    I am usually buying a special ticket each week for the bus because it’s cheaper. ……………………………..

6   Our washing machine is starting when you press this button. ……………………………..

7   How’s the match going? Does our team win ? ……………………………..

8   Many people are enjoying spending time on the beach on holiday. ……………………………..

1 Do top musicians study

2 aren’t touching   3 does

4 Is Christine listening

5 usually buy   6 starts

7 Is our team winning?

D. Circle the correct word or phrase.

1   I work / am working at the local library for the summer.

2   We don’t go / aren’t going to the theatre very often.

3   Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she can’t come to the phone.

4   Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?

5   In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall.

6   I read / am reading a newspaper at least once a week.

7   Do you practise / Are you practising the piano for two hours every day?

8   Nadine and Claire do / are doing quite well at school at the moment.

9   A good friend knows / is knowing when you’re upset about something.

10   How do you spell / are you spelling your name?

1 am working   2 don’t go

3 is getting   4 Does Gary ever talk

5 hit   6 read

7 Do you practise   8 are doing

9 knows   10 do you spell

E. Complete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms.

belong • do • have • help • hold • move • use • watch

1    In Monopoly, you …………………… around the board, buying houses and hotels.

2    …………………… you …………………… this programme or can I turn the TV off?

3    Regular exercise …………………… you to stay healthy.

4    I …………………… my brother’s guitar until I get a new one.

5    …………………… Simon always …………………… the washing-up after lunch?

6    …………………… you …………………… any sweaters in a larger size?

7    You …………………… the kite right. Let me show you.

8    Dad …………………… to the local astronomy club.

1 move   2 Are/watching

3 helps   4 am using

5 Does/do   6 Do/have

7 aren’t holding   8 belongs

F. Underline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly.

‘One game I am loving is backgammon. You are throwing the dice and then you move your pieces around the board. It is seeming quite easy, but in fact you are needing to be quite careful. When your piece lands on one of the other person’s pieces, you are taking it off the board and you send it back to the beginning. You are winning by getting all your pieces to the end and off the board. Some people are preferring chess, but I am not understanding that game. Right now, I wait to have a game with my brother. He does his homework. I usually win, so I think he doesn’t want to play a game with me!’

1   ……………………………

2   ……………………………

3   ……………………………

4   ……………………………

5   ……………………………

6   ……………………………

7   ……………………………

8   ……………………………

9   ……………………………

10    ……………………………

1   am loving/love

2   are throwing/throw

3   is seeming/seems

4   are needing/need

5   are talking/take

6   are winning/win

7   are preferring/prefer

8   am not understanding /don’t understand

9   wait /am waiting

10    does /is doing

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Chapter 3: Simple Present

Daily Habits & Routines

Learning Goals

At the end of this chapter you should be able to:

• Add -s for the third person singular verb
• Write yes/no questions and short answers
• Write information questions using wh- question words
• Add the plural marker -s ,-es, and -ies to verbs and nouns

Recognize and use

• the simple present in the affirmative and negative
• adverbs of frequency

Activity 3.1: Conversation

Directions: Ask your partner or group the following questions about your morning routines. A “routine” is a habit you usually do or a series of actions you do regularly.

• What do you do before school?
• Do you ever wake up late? Do you usually wake up early?
• Do you drink coffee or tea in the morning?
• Do you do your homework in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, or at night?
• How long does it take for you to get ready in the morning?
• How long does it take you to get to campus? Do you live close or far from campus?
• How do you get to campus? Drive? Bike? Bus? Walk? Carpool? Dropped-off?

Directions: Read this story out loud with a partner. One person reads a paragraph, then the other person reads the next paragraph. When you are finished, read the story again. This time, read the paragraphs, you did not read.

Yuri & Palani

       Hi! My name is Yuri. I am from Ukraine. I am a student at Clackamas Community College. I have a roommate. His name is Palani. He is from Laos. We live together, but we are very different.

       I wake up early at 6:00 am. Palani pushes the snooze button on his alarm clock many times, so he wakes up very late. He gets up at 7:30 am. I take a shower in the morning, but Palani takes a shower at night. I take a shower at 6:15 am. He takes a shower at 9:00 pm. I eat breakfast at home, but Palani doesn’t eat breakfast. I make coffee, and I eat cereal for breakfast. I bike to school, but Palani drives to school. I am never late. I leave at 7:30 am.  Palani leaves at 7:50 am. I arrive at school early, but Palani arrives late. I arrive at school at 7:45 am. Palani arrives at 8:05 am. Palani sometimes arrives late because he can’t find parking. We are friends, so I always save him a seat next to me. We sit with Jacques and Ana. They arrive early too. Class begins at 8:00 am.

       How often do you arrive late to class? Are you similar to me, or are you more similar to Palani?

Activity 3.2: Comprehension

Directions: Please write the answers to the questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the name of the man who is talking?

___________________________________________________________________

2. What is the name of his roommate?

3. What is Yuri comparing?

4. Who wakes up early? Who wakes up late?

5. What time does class begin?

6. Who arrives late? Who arrives on time?

7. How about you? Are you an early riser or a late riser?

8. What time does Yuri wake up? What time does Palani wake up?

Activity 3.3: Noticing

Part 1 Directions: Look at the story about Yuri and Palani. Choose (by underlining or otherwise markin g)  the verbs you find. Don’t choose the BE verb. We are not studying that verb in this chapter.

Part 2 Directions: Complete the table with the verb forms that agree with each subject.

Activity 3.4: Try It Out!

Directions: Write the correct simple present tense form of the verb (in parentheses) on the line.

1. I (wake up)_________________________ at 6:00 am.

2. He (wake up)_________________________ at 7:30 am.

3. You (eat)_________________________ breakfast on the bus.

4. They (take)_________________________ a shower before bed.

5. He (take)_________________________ a shower in the morning.

6. We (go) _________________________ to a restaurant for lunch.

7. She (have)_________________________ cereal for breakfast.

8. His class at Oregon City (begin)_________________________ at 9:00 am.

9. My classes at Harmony (begin)_________________________ at 6:00 pm.

10. She (wash) _________________________ the dishes in the morning.

Uses of the Simple Present

The simple present is used for talking about routines, habits, and repeated activities in the present time. We use the simple present to talk about facts, which are always true. Time expressions (e.g., every day, in the summer ) and adverbs of frequency (e.g., never, sometimes, always ) signal the simple present tense.

What is a routine? Something you do every morning, every week, every year.

• I brush my teeth two times a day.
• You go to the gym three times a week.
• He makes breakfast for my children every morning.
• She starts work at 7:00 am.
• They do laundry every Saturday.

What is a habit? Something you do regularly.

• My husband reads in bed before he goes to sleep.
• My cat wakes me up on Saturdays because he is hungry.

What is a repeated action? Action that we do more than once.

• I shop at Winco (not every week, but I like to go there).
• She wears shorts in the summer.

What is a fact? Something that is always true.

• The moon revolves around the earth.
• She has two children.
• Vegetables are healthy.
• Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

Forms of the Simple Present

Affirmative statements in the simple present.

You must add an -s to the verb with the subjects he , she , and it .

subject + verb

Activity 3.5: fill-in-the-blank.

Directions: Write the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Yuri (wake up)______________ at 6:00 am.

2. Palani (drive)______________ to school.

4. Yuri (make)______________ coffee.

5. I (cook)______________ breakfast.

6. She (eat)______________ cereal.

7. Palani (take)______________ a shower in the evening.

8. They (carpool)______________ together.

9. She (ask)______________ for a pencil.

10. Yuri and Palani (attend) ______________ Clackamas Community College.

11. We (attend) ______________ Clackamas Community College.

12. I (take)______________ a shower in the morning.

13. He (make)______________ and (drink)______________ coffee every morning.

14. She never (arrive)______________ late.

15. Class (begin)______________ at 11:30 am.

16. He usually (find)______________ parking easily.

17. Palani (live)______________ with Yuri.

18. They (brush) ______________ their hair in the morning.

19. We (brush)______________ our teeth twice a day.

20. My cats (sleep)______________ all day.

Activity 3.6: Listening

Directions: Read the paragraph. Then, listen to your instructor read the paragraph. Listen for the verbs and write them on the line. Listen closely for the correct form of the verb.

Ana and Pedro’s Morning Routine

        Ana and Pedro (1)__________ at 6:00 am. Ana (2)__________ coffee. Her brother, Pedro, (3)__________breakfast. She (4)__________a shower at 6:30 am. Her brother (5)__________ a shower at 7:00 am. They (6)__________ and (7)__________ their teeth. Ana (8)__________ the cat. Ana (9)__________ her hair and (10)__________ makeup. Pedro (11)__________ his hair. Ana’s book bag (12)__________ready. Pedro (13)__________ his books in his backpack. Ana (14)__________lunches. Class (15)__________ at 9:00 am. Ana and Pedro (16)__________ the house at 8:30 am. They (17)__________ at school at 8:45 am. Ana (18)__________ out books from the college library before class. She always (19)__________ good books to read. Ana and Pedro (20)__________ to class at 8:55 am. Their first class (21)__________ at 10:50 am.

Activity 3.7: Interview

Part 1 Directions: Interview your partner.

1. Where do you live?

2. What time do you wake up?

3. When do you eat breakfast?

4. What do you eat for breakfast?

5. How do you get to school (walk, bus, car, etc.)?

6. What time do you go to school?

7. What time do you get home?

8. When do you go to bed?

Part 2 Directions: Write 8 sentences about your own daily routine using the same questions.

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________________

7. ________________________________________________________________

8. ________________________________________________________________

Part 3 Directions: Share and compare your daily activities. Read your sentences to your partner. Your partner reads to you. See if you have the same (or different) daily activities.

Part 4 Directions: Your instructor will give you a Venn Diagram to complete. Write sentences about yourself where it says You. Write sentences about your partner where it says Partner. If you and your partner have any activities that are the same, write them where it says both.

Adverbs of Frequency with the Simple Present

Adverbs of frequency (AoF) let us talk about how often we do something.

How often do you come to class?      I always come to class!

How often do you shop at Fred’s?     I often shop at Fred’s.

Study the chart below to learn the meanings of the following adverbs.

Adverbs of Frequency (AoF) with the BE Verb 

With the BE verb, the AoFs are added between BE and the rest of the sentence. You will see in the next section that this is different with other verbs.

subject + BE + AoF + rest of sentence

Activity 3.8: fill-in-the-blank.

Directions: Put the correct form of the BE verb followed by the AoF on the line.

1. I (be/always) _____________________________________ late.

2. He (be/never) _____________________________________ on time.

3. She (be/often) _____________________________________ busy on Saturday.

4. It (be/never) _____________________________________ cold in August.

5. You (be/usually) _____________________________________ cold in the morning.

6. We (be/never) _____________________________________ hungry in the morning.

7. They (be/seldom) _____________________________________ tired at 9:00  pm.

8. You (be/rarely) _____________________________________ late for school.

9. He (be/sometimes) _____________________________________ tired after work.

10. It (be/usually) _____________________________________ sunny in Los Angeles.

Activity 3.9: Fill-in-the-Blank

1. Class (usually)___________________________ interesting.

2. They (often)___________________________ busy.

3. I (always)___________________________ friendly.

4. You (never)___________________________ hungry after lunch.

5. She (always)___________________________ hungry at 3:00 pm.

6. He (rarely)___________________________ on time for class.

7. They (sometimes)___________________________ confused in class.

8. You (often)___________________________ sleepy.

Adverbs of Frequency with Other Verbs

But, what if we want to say how often we do some activity? In that case, we don’t use the BE verb. We use another verb, like eat, sleep, cook, drive, or talk.

Instead of adding the AoF after the verb, like we did with the BE verb, we add it before the verb. We do this because we are saying how often the activity of the verb happens.

subject + AoF + verb + rest of sentence

We use the AoF to talk about how often or how frequently something happens.

How often do you eat breakfast? I always eat breakfast.

In the sentence above, we are saying how often we eat breakfast (always).

How often does he cook dinner? He usually cooks dinner.

In the sentence above, we are saying how often he cooks dinner. (usually).

How often do they walk to school? They never walk to school.

In the sentence above, we are saying how often they walk to school (never).

Activity 3.10: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Write the Adverb of frequency (AoF) and the verb in the correct form on the line.

When we use any verb except the BE verb, the AoF goes before the verb.

1. I (never/eat) ___________________ breakfast.

2. You (often/do) ___________________ laundry on Saturdays.

3. He (usually/swim) ___________________ on weekends.

4. She (never/sing) ___________________ karaoke.

5. It (rarely/rain) ___________________ in July.

6. They (seldom/watch) ___________________ movies.

7. We (always/do) ___________________ our homework.

8. She (sometimes/make)___________________ the bed.

Activity 3.11: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Put the AoF and the verb in the correct order.

Ana and Pedro (wake up) _______________________________ at 6:00 am.

Our class (start) _________________________________________ at 6:00 pm.

The college (cancel) ________________________ classes because of snow.

The teacher (give) ____________________________________ us homework.

Vegetarians (eat) ________________________________________ vegetables.

The students (sleep) ____________________________________ during class.

7. sometimes

Ana (make) _________________________________________ lunch for Pedro.

Students (speak) ____________________________________ English in class.

Activity 3.12: Classmate Interview

Part 2 Directions: Choose 5 of the questions (and answers) from Part 1. On your own lined paper, use the answers to write sentences about your classmate’s activities. Remember to use adverbs of frequency. Turn this in to your teacher. Write your name, the date, and Activity 3.12 on the top of your paper.

Activity 3.13: Game

Directions: The purpose of this game is to practice using adverbs of frequency. Your teacher will give you some AoF game cards (often, sometimes, never).

• Stand up and find a partner.
• Ask your partner a question. Begin the sentence “How often…”
• The partner answers the question using an AoF.
• If your partner answers your question using the AoF that you have in your hand, give your partner the card.
• If your partner answers using an AoF that you don’t have, then change to another student and try again.
• You can only ask two questions before you need to change partners.
• You can only talk to the same person after you have talked with all your other classmates.
• Talk to as many partners as you can. When you have no more cards, sit down.

The goal of the game is to give away all of your cards.

Student 1: How often do you eat french fries for breakfast?

Student 2: I never eat french fries for breakfast.

(Student 1 gives the card saying “never” to Student 2)

Student 1: How often do you do your homework?

Student 2: I usually do my homework.

(Student 1 doesn’t have a ”usually” card. Student 1 changes partners and tries again.)

Ideas for Questions: How often do you…

wash your hair?

eat at a restaurant?

call your brother?

walk to school?

Pronunciation and Spelling: Adding -s and -es

We add -s and -es for two reasons:

1. The word is a noun, and we are making it plural.

2. The word is a verb, and it agrees with the subject (he, she, or it–3rd person singular)

Pronunciation

In English the same letters can have different sounds. For example, the letter “c” can sound like /k/ in cat , but it can also sound like /s/ in ice .

For words that end in -s or -es, there are three different sounds: /s/, /z/, and /ɪz/. We can predict how the -s or -es ending will sound by the last sound of the word before we add the -s or -es ending.

/θ/=th as in bath   /ð/=th as in that   /ʤ/=j as in judge    /tʃ/=ch as in church     /ʃ/=sh as in wash

Activity 3.14: Pronunciation

Activity 3.15: listening.

Directions: Listen to the teacher say a list of words and then sentences. You will hear each word or sentence two times. Decide if the ending sound is  /s/, /z/, or /ɪz/ and choose (by circling or otherwise marking) your choice.

1.    /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

2.   /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

3.   /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

4.   /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

5.   /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

6.   /s/       /z/      /ɪz/

7.   /s/       /z/      /ɪz/

8.   /s/       /z/      /ɪz/

9.   /s/       /z/      /ɪz/

10. /s/       /z/      /ɪz/

11.  /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

12.  /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

13.  /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

14.  /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

15.  /s/      /z/      /ɪz/

Activity 3.16: Listening & Speaking

Part 1 Directions: Identify which of the three ending sounds (/s/, /z/, or /ɪz/) is at the end of each of the target words. Write the sound symbol on the line.

/s/                /z/              /ɪz/

1.  changes _____

2.  crabs _____

3.  dishes _____

4.  touches _____

5.  helps _____

6.  books _____

7.  pencils _____

8.  sleeps _____

9.  mixes _____

10. kisses _____

11.  The students eat breakfast. _____

12.  My sister walks her dog. _____

13.  The dogs eat peanut butter. _____

14.  The student catches the bus. _____

15.  I have three cats.     _____

16.  Most teachers have pets. _____

17.  She writes a book.     _____

18.  Natasha buys food.     _____

19.  Yuri wakes up on time. _____

20.  She sees her daughter. _____

Part 2 Directions: With a partner, say the word or sentence. Your partner will point to the sound they hear.

If a word ends in /s/,  /z/,  /ch/,  /sh/  or  /x/ sound    →    add -es

Only add -es for the he/she/it form of the verb (third person singular).

watch   →   watches

wash    →   washes

kiss      →    kisses

I pass out papers.    →    She passes out papers.

I wash the dishes.   →    He washes the dishes.

Activity 3.17: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses on the lines.

1. (watch) I __________ TV in the morning, but she ________ TV at night.

2. (wash) They ________ dishes together after dinner. He ________ dishes on  weekends.

3. (fix) My father and I _________ cars together. My husband ________ the bicycle.

4. (teach) They  ________ their daughter Ukrainian. Eva ________ her son Amharic.

5. (brush) I ________ my teeth twice a day. He _______ three times a day.

6. (kiss) She _______ her husband in the morning. I ________ my children before bed.

7. (stretch) I always ________ before exercise. Viktor ________ after exercise.

8. (guess) I never ________ the answer, but Tatiana often ________ the answer.

9. (mix) She ________ Spanish and English. They _______ English and Ukranian.

10. (splash) The kids ______ in the bathtub. My daughter always ________, too.

11. (cash) I ______ my check at the bank. He _________ his check too.

12. (latch) I ________ my screen door. She ________ her screen door.

13. (notice) I always ________ mistakes. She never ________ mistakes when she writes.

14. (touch) He ________ the door. We ________ the window.

15. (brush) They  ________ their hair once a day. He _________ his hair three times a day.

16. (pass) She ________ all her classes. They ________ their ESL classes.

17. (ask) I ________ for vegetarian food. Natasha ________ for Ukrainian food.

18. (ask) He ________ a question. We ________ to play a game.

19. (watch) She ________ Jackie Chan movies. They ________ Jet Li movies.

20. (dance) I ______ twice a week. He ________ once a week.

Activity 3.18: Listening

Directions: Read the story. Then listen to your teacher read the story. Listen for the missing words and write them on the line. Remember that the subject and the verb of a sentence have to agree. If they don’t agree, you should listen again. Some verbs end in -s and some verbs end in -es.

Viktor and Tatiana

        Viktor and Tatiana (1)_________ married. They (2)_________ English at Clackamas Community College. They (3)_________ from Ukraine. Tatiana sometimes (4)_________ angry with Viktor because he doesn’t help around the house. Tatiana (5)_________ dinner and Viktor (6)_________ TV. Tatiana (7)_________ the house, and Viktor (8)_________ English.

Then Tatiana remembers that Viktor (9)_________ the car while she (10)_________ books. In the grocery store, he always (11)_________ the shopping cart. He (12)_________ for her when she is sick. He also (13)_________ the socks when they (14)_________ movies at home. On school nights, Viktor (15)_________ the dishes after Tatiana cooks. He (16)_________ her every day when they leave the house, and he (17)_________ her every night before they (18)_________ asleep. Then Tatiana isn’t angry anymore.

If a word ends in a consonant plus -y, change -y to i and add -es. If the word ends in a vowel plus -y, just add -s.

Consonant + -y

Change -y to i and add -es

cry       →   cries

study   →   studies

pay      →   pays

buy      →   buys

Activity 3.19: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Write the correct form of the verb on the line in the sentences below.

1. (study) I ___________ in the morning, but he ___________ at night.

2. (worry) He ___________ about money. I ___________ about him.

3. (cry) The cat ___________ when I leave. The babies  ___________ all the time.

4. (play) She ___________ piano. We ___________ violin.

5. (pay) I ___________ for groceries with a credit card. Tatiana ___________ with cash.

6. (stay) He ___________ after class for help. They ___________ after class to talk.

7. (stay) She ___________ at a hotel. I ___________with my mom.

8. (worry) My husband ___________ about school. I ___________ about our health.

9. (enjoy) We ___________ playing board games. He ___________ online games.

10. (say) They ___________ they are busy Friday, but she ___________ Friday is ok.

11. (fly) A bird ___________ south in winter. Birds ___________ north for the summer.

12. (buy) They ___________ paper online. She ___________ supplies at the store..

13. (fly) He ___________ to Paris today. I ___________ to Denver tomorrow.

14. (study) We ___________ before vocabulary tests. She ___________ for grammar.

15. (pay) He ___________ for 2 classes. I ___________ for 3 classes.

16. (try)     I ___________ to study 3 times a week. She ___________ to study every day.

Activity 3.20: Listening

Using infinitives with like, want, & need.

Some verbs can be combined with an infinitive (to + verb) to express a different meaning or opinion about the activity.

Activity 3.21: Fill-in-the-Blank

Part 1 Directions: Complete the sentences by writing like, want, or need on the line.

1. I ___________ to pay my rent.

2. She ___________ to study for the test.

3. They  ___________ to buy a diamond necklace.

4. You ___________ to have an expensive new car.

5. I ___________ to read a book before bed to help me sleep.

6. You ___________ to do your homework.

7. We ___________ to eat dessert first.

8. I ___________ to sleep until 10:00 am, but I __________ to get up because work starts at 7:00 am.

Negative Statements in the Simple Present

Negatives with the be verb, activity 3.22: writing.

Directions: Make these sentences negative by adding not after the verb.

1. She is a hairdresser.

2. He is busy today.

3. They are from Colombia.

4. He is a contractor.

5. It is sunny.

6. They are students.

7. He is a teacher.

8. The dog is in the garden.

Negatives with All Other Verbs

Using auxiliary verbs.

There are three auxiliary verbs in English: BE, DO, and HAVE. We will learn about BE and DO in this class. We will learn about using HAVE as an auxiliary in the next level. You have already seen the first of our three auxiliary verbs, BE, in Chapter 2. We combine the BE verb with the -ing form of the verb to create the present progressive (an action happening now).

When we make negative sentences with other verbs, we use the auxiliary verb, DO. It has two forms: do and does . The negative not comes after do or does and is followed by the base form of the main verb.

The base form is the infinitive without the to . Instead of “to sing” (infinitive), the base form is sing . Do not add -s to the base verb. Let’s look at an example sentence.

subj      do/does    neg.     base verb     rest of sentence

He         does           not        sing               in the shower.

• He is the subject
• Does is the auxiliary verb. Do/Does agrees with the subject (3rd person singular: add -es).
• Sing is the main verb in the base form. Do not add -s to the main verb.

subject + auxiliary DO + not + base form + rest of sentence

Negative contractions.

To make negative contractions, we contract the auxiliary verb and the negative.

Activity 3.23:  Choose the Correct Form

Directions: Choose the correct form, and then write the contraction on the line. Remember that the auxiliary DO (do/does) has to agree with the subject.

1. The teacher do not / does not eat meat.                                                 ___________________

2. I am a homemaker. I do not / does not work outside my home.    ___________________

3. She is a driver. She do not / does not work in an office.                     ___________________

4. He is a vegetarian. He do not / does not eat meat.                             ___________________

5. They do not / does not drink coffee in the evening.                            ___________________

6. Palani do not / does not like to wake up early.                                     ___________________

7. Yuri do not / does not want to come to school late.                            ___________________

8. Yuri do not / does not press snooze on his alarm clock.                    ___________________

9. They do not / does not have the same habits.                                     ___________________

10. It do not / does not  look like a good book.                                         ___________________

11. The students do not / does not do their homework.                        ___________________

12. He do not / does not get good grades on tests.                                ___________________

Activity 3.24: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Write the correct form of do or does on the line.

1. (do/sing)        She ___________ not ___________ in public.

2. (do/write)     They ___________ not ___________ on the wall.

3. (do/drive)     He ___________ not ___________ for a job.

4. (do/ask)        You ___________ not ___________ for a diamond ring.

5. (do/play)       We ___________ not ___________ guitar.

6. (do/like)        The dog ___________ not ___________ my cat.

7. (do/type)       She ___________ not ___________ fast.

8. (do/read)       He ___________ not ___________ online.

Activity 3.25: Writing

Directions: Make these sentences negative. Use full forms for numbers 1-5 and contractions for numbers 6-10.

1. I go to work at 3:00 pm.

2. She wants to eat Chinese food.

3. They have two children.

4. He has a dog and two cats.

5. You need to stand in line.

6. She finishes her homework.

7. I eat breakfast.

8. You drink coffee.

9. He drinks diet soda.

10. My car has red seats.

Activity 3.26: Interview

Part 1 Directions: Use the sentences below to interview your partner. Take notes on your own lined paper.

Student A: Tell me a food you don’t like.

Student B: I don’t like eggs.

2. Tell me a movie you don’t like.

3. Tell me a place you don’t like.

4. Tell me a sport you don’t like.

5. Tell me a color you don’t like.

6. Tell me a singer or band you don’t like.

7. Tell me a type of music you don’t like.

8. Tell me a book you don’t like.

Part 2 Directions: Now, write 5 sentences about your partner. Use your notes to help you.  Write your partner’s answers in FULL sentences.

Yes/No Questions & Short Answers

Yes/No questions mean that the answer to the question is either yes or no . These questions don’t use wh- question words. Remember, when we use an auxiliary verb, the main verb is in the base form. The auxiliary verb goes before the subject and the main verb goes after the subject.

auxiliary DO + subject + base verb + rest of sentence

Short answers.

Short answers are quick answers to yes/no questions. Remember that if the question uses the BE verb, use the BE verb in your answer. If the auxiliary DO is used in the question, then use DO in the answer.

Do you have cats?    Yes, I do.

Are you a teacher?    Yes, I am.

Do you drink coffee in the morning?      Yes, I do.

Does he drink coffee in the morning?    No, he doesn’t.

Activity 3.27: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Complete the questions with the missing auxiliary verb and subject.

A: Does she wake up early?

B: No, she doesn’t.

1. A:___________________ do her homework every day?

B: Yes, she does.

2. A:___________________ wash the dishes after dinner?

B: Yes, he does.

3. A:___________________ eat dinner together?

B: Yes, they do.

4. A:___________________ work late every day?

5. A:___________________ drive to school?

6. A:___________________ study vocabulary?

B: Yes, I do.

7. A:___________________ eat lunch at home?

B: No, we don’t.

8. A:___________________ ask questions?

9. A:___________________ practice English at the grocery store?

10. A:___________________ do laundry on Saturdays?

Activity 3.28: Game

Information questions in the simple present.

We have seen several lists of wh- question words in previous chapters. Here is a bigger list. You can practice making questions with the new words and review the ones you have seen in Chapters 1 and 2.

* What time asks about specific time. When asks about general time.

What time does class start?     Class starts at 9:00 am.

When is your birthday?         My birthday is in August.

We form information questions (sometimes called wh- questions) the same as yes/no questions. Add the question word (who, what, where, when, what time, etcetera) to the beginning of the question.

wh- + auxiliary DO + subject + main verb

Activity 3.29: choose the correct form.

Directions: Choose the correct question word.

1. Who/What is your teacher?                            My teacher is Susan.

2. Where/What is your address?                        My address is 19 Molalla Ave, Oregon City.

3. Where/When do you wake up?                      I wake up at 7:30 am.

4. Why/Who do you have an umbrella?           Because it’s raining.

5. How/Where do you take ESL?                         I take ESL classes at CCC.

6. When/What do you work?                               I work at 5:00 pm.

7. Why/How do you get to school?                     I take the bus.

8. What/How do you cook hotdogs?                 I boil them, but some people grill them.

9. How much/How often milk do you want?   I want 1 cup.

10. How many/Why cookies do you want?       I want 2 dozen.

Activity 3.30: Fill-in-the-Blank

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct question word.

1. A:___________ do you go to work?

B: I go to work at 5:00 am.

2. A:___________ is he wearing a sweater?

B: He’s cold.

3. A:___________ do you study vocabulary?

B: I use vocabulary cards.

4. A:___________ are they from?

B: They’re from Italy.

5. A:___________ are you doing?

B: I’m doing my homework.

6. A:___________ often do you sleep in?

B: I sleep in on Saturdays.

7. A:___________ time does class start?

B: Class starts at 6:00 pm.

8. A:___________ do you study?

B: I study at the library.

9. A:___________ is your favorite actor?

B: My favorite actor is Brad Pitt.

10. A:___________ many classes do you take?

B: I take three classes each term.

Activity 3.31: Interview

Directions: Your instructor will give you a worksheet that you can use to interview a classmate.

• Match the wh- question word with the question. You can only use a word one time.
• When you finish matching you will have 10 questions and 10 answers. Choose 5 questions to ask your classmate.
• Write the answers to the 5 questions below.

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________

Activity 3.32: Error Correction

Directions: There are 10 mistakes in the paragraph below. Find the mistakes with the simple present, adverbs of frequency, negative sentences, or -s / -es endings and correct them.

My name is Jacques. I lives next to Yuri and Palani. I am a student at CCC also. I arrive always early to class. My brother drive me to school. I do not drives. I eat lunch with my friends. We eat often at Ana and Pedro’s house. I doesn’t cook. After class, always I study in the library. I finishes my homework in the afternoon. I study with my friend. My friend Palani finish his homework at night. I live with my family. My mother cook dinner for the family. She wash the dishes after dinner. I dry them.

Activity 3.33: Writing

Directions: Rewrite these sentences to include the adverb of frequency (AoF) in parentheses.

1. (usually) We eat dinner outside in summer.

2. (always) I wear slippers in the house.

3. (never) My family wakes up early.

4. (sometimes) My friends and I watch movies on Fridays.

5. (rarely) We eat uncooked food.

6. (often) They are late to class.

7. (never) I finish my homework on the computer.

8. (seldom) She takes her dog to the dog park.

9. (usually) You are on time.

10. (rarely) She eats fast food.

11. (never) It snows in August.

12. (always) It rains in October.

13. (often) We have homework.

14. (never) They forget books at home.

Activity 3.34: Writing

Directions: Write the question on the line below. Use the answer for extra information. Some questions are wh-questions, and some are yes/no questions.

1. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: I wake up at 8:00 am.

2. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: Yes, I do (I have a dog.)

3. A:_______________________________________________________________

B: My birthday is in August.

4. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: No, I don’t. (I don’t do my homework in the morning.)

5. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: I take a shower in the morning.

6. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: I arrive early for class.

7. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: He drives to school.

8. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: He washes the dishes every day.

9. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: Yes, I do. (I exercise 3 times a week.)

10. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: I eat fast food once a month.

Directions: Write a paragraph comparing your daily schedule with a partner’s daily schedule. Use the simple present tense, adverbs of frequency, and time expressions.

Pre-writing: 

• Write 6 questions to ask your partner. Use 6 different wh-question words. There is a place to write each question in the chart that follows.
• Answer the 6 questions for yourself.
• Choose a partner, ask your questions, and then write down your partner’s answers.
• Use your own 8.5″ x 11″ lined paper. Do not use other paper sizes, please.
• Heading: Put your full name, the due date, and Ch. 3 Writing Assignment at the top of your paper. Your instructor will tell you where the heading goes (left or right side).
• Indent the first sentence, skip lines (double space), and leave a 1-inch margin on the sides and bottom.

Writing and Grammar:

• First sentence: begin writing by using this topic sentence: [Partner’s name] and I are classmates, but we are very different.
• In your sentences, write your answer and your partner’s answer.
• Use 3 adverbs of frequency.
• Write 2 negative sentences.
• Use full forms; do not use contractions.
• Use capital letters and punctuation correctly.
• Use the rubric below to check your work.

Model Paragraph:

My partner and I are classmates, but we are very different. I get up very early at 5:00am. My partner doesn’t get up early. She often gets up at 9:00am. I usually drink coffee in the morning, but my partner doesn’t like coffee. She likes tea instead. I have two children, so I am busy with them. My partner is married, but she doesn’t have any children. I leave for school at 8:30am. My partners never goes straight to school. She goes to her parents house first. She always helps them because they are very old. My parents are still young at age 50 and 55.

Assignment Rubric:

Self-Assessment

These were our goals at the beginning of Chapter 3:

At the end of this chapter you will be able to:

• Add -s , -es, and -ies to verbs and nouns

Directions: Choose yes if you think you achieved the goals or no in the table below if you think you did not achieve the goals. Then, write an example of the goal in the last column.

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Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

• James (live) in a little village.
• He (be) in his last year at school.
• After school, James (want) to become a banker.
• So this week, he (do) a practical course in a bank.
• There (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) to take the bus to get there.
• The bus (leave) at 5.30 in the morning and (return) at 8.15 in the evening.
• James (not / like) to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus.
• Therefore, this week he (stay) with his aunt, who (live) in town.
• James usually (wear) jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) for the bank now, he (wear) a suit and a tie.

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Does do his homework or does do homework?

• Thread starter lola77777
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• Oct 7, 2010

Hola... Quisiera saber como se diría correctamente a) Does Peter do his homework in the evenings? b) Does Peter do homework in the evenings? Gracias  

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Both are correct. They could be interpreted differently, though: a) Does Peter do his homework in the evenings? Does he do all of his homework? b) Does Peter do homework in the evenings? Does he do homework (or something else)? Context is everything, though.  

horsewishr said: Both are correct. They could be interpreted differently, though: a) Does Peter do his homework in the evenings? Does he do all of his homework? b) Does Peter do homework in the evenings? Does he do homework (or something else)? Context is everything, though. Click to expand...

aztlaniano said: Welcome, lola77777! Se pueden usar las dos versiones. Tratándose de una pregunta, también podría ser: Does Peter do any home work ...? ( Does Peter do any of his homework in the evenings? Does Peter often/always/usually do (his) homework in the evenings? Hay matices, los significados son algo diferentes. Si pregunto, por ejemplo, "Does Peter do any of his homework in the evening" podría implicar (¿O es que hace las tareas sólo a la hora de comer?) (He traspado esta entrada desde el foro de vocabulario y he pedido que el hilo allí se quite, ya que tenemos este.) Click to expand...

He does his homework in the evening.(改为一般疑问句）

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Find and correct the mistake Ba often does his homeworks in the evening?

1. Ba often does his homeworks in the evening.

2. I don’t have some apples but I have some bananas.

3. Would you like any tea? ~ Yes, please.

4. That’s my sister over there. She stands next to the window.

5. There aren’t any trees in the left of Lan’s house.

I live in a house near the sea. It is (1)________old house, about 100 years old and (2)________very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs (3)________a bathroom. The kitchen is (4)________the ground and there is a living- room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden (5)________the house. The garden (6)________down to the beach and in spring and summer, (7)________flowers everywhere. I live alone (8)________my dog, John, but we have a lot of visitors. My friends often stay with (9)________.

I love my house for (10)________reasons. Maybe I like fresh air here.

1. A. a B. an C. the D. any

2. A. it’s B. it C. there’s D. they’re

3. A. and B. or C. but D. too

4. A. between B. in C. on D. next to

5. A. in B. besides C. next D. in front of

6. A. go B. goes C. going D. in goes

7. A. there is B. there are C. they are D. those are

8. A. for B. of C. on D. with

9. A. me B. I C. my D. I’m

10. A. much B. a little C. many D. a lot

Trả lời (1)

1. Ba often does \(\Rightarrow\) DO his homeworks in the evening.

2. I don’t have some \(\Rightarrow\) ANY apples but I have some bananas.

3. Would you like any \(\Rightarrow\) SOME tea? ~ Yes, please.

4. That’s my sister over there. She stands \(\Rightarrow\) IS STANDING next to the window.

5. There aren’t any trees in \(\Rightarrow\) TO the left of Lan’s house.

2. A. it’s B. it C. there’s D. they’re

9. A. me B. I C. my D. I’m

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Complete the sentences by using the verbs in brackets and shall/ will or the correct form of be going to:

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Craig:  Hey Mark! What (0)  are you going to do  (you do)  during half term?

Mark:  You (7) ___________  (not believe)  it but I (8) __________  (visit)  Switzerland!

Craig:  Really? That's so exciting! Switzerland is great. I'm sure you (9) _________  (love)  it!

Mark:  I think so, too. My family and I (10) __________  (stay)   at a hotel near the Swiss Alps.

Craig:  Wow!

Mark:  Yeah, it's great I (11) __________  (play)  in the snow every day. My brother and I (12) __________ also __________  (try)  to learn how to ski.

Craig:  You're so lucky. I wish I could go with you.

Mark:  Maybe you ca. (13) __________  (I/ ask)  my parents?

Craig:  Definitely!

Mark:  OK then. I (14) __________  (talks)  to them tonight.

Craig:  Great!

Mark:  I think we should go to class now or we (15) __________  (be)  late.

Craig:  You're right. Let's go!

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

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Choose the best answer

1: Is he ................................. Viet nam or China?

A. on B. at C. of D. from

2: Peter isn’t French. He’s ....................... .

A. England B. English C. America D. Vietnam

3: The .................. mountain in the world is Mount Everest.

A. high B. higher C. highest D. most high

4: Tokyo is the ................ of Japan.

A. town B. capital city C. country D. village

5: There is a lot of ................. in Viet Nam. Our country is very green.

A. sunny B.desert C. land D. rain

6: The ................... of Tokyo is 12 million.

A. people B. population C. Japanese D. person

7: Sears Tower in Chicago is a very ................... building.

A. tall B. long C. short D. small

8: This is my friend, Minh. He’s 1,68 meter ........................ .

A. short B. tall C. long D. high

9: Mexico City is the .................. city in the world.

A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. very big

10: What is your .................. ? – I’m Vietnamese.

A. country B.language C. capital D. nationality

11: This book has 400 pages. It is a ................. book.

A. thick B. thin C. strong D. longer 290: There isn’t .................. rain in the desert.

A. many B. much C. very D. a lot

12: We don’t have ............... deserts in Viet Nam.

A. a B. an C. any D. much

13: How............... is the Red River? - It’s 1,200 kilometers long.

A. tall B. high C. much D. long

14: How ................ are you going to stay there? - For a week.

A. many B. much C. long D. high

15: Lan is going to visit .................. to see the Great Wall.

A. England B. France C. Canada D. China

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Answer these below questions:

1. How were the furniture arranged?

2. What do you think about your house? Why?

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Viết các câu sau dựa vào các từ cho sẵn.

1. Where/Ann/usually/go/in the evening? - She/usually/go/to the cinema.

2. Who/Carol and Bill/visit/on Sundays? - They/visit/their grandparents.

3. What/David/usually drink/with/his breakfast? - He/usally/drink/coffee.

4. When/you/watch TV? - I/watch TV/in the evening.

5. Why/ Rachel/stay/in bed? - She/stay/in bed/because/she/be/sick.

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Complete the sentence: He became a famous singer _____ the age of 18.

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Sắp xếp lại thành câu: He/learn/a lot of interesting things/ these programmes

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Hoàn thành câu sau: He wants ___________ an engineer?

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Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi.

1. This book is cheaper than my book.

My book .........

2. What is the price of the tickets?

How ..............

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. chi n            B. ch aos           C. ch ild              D. ch arge

2. A. im a ge         B. arc a de          C. t a ke              D. aw a ke

3. A. pl ays           B. s ays               C. d ays               D. st ays

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Đặt câu hỏi với các từ được cho trong ngoặc.

1. "No", I'll not help you

2. I will become "a doctor" in the future.

3. When we get to Ha Long Bay, we will "swim in the sea" and explore the caves.

4. He will be there "in two days".

5. Her friend will go to Italy "on Christmas".

6. "Yes", my dad will drive me to school.

7. "Linda" will take part in the concert on Tuesday.

8. Tom will buy Mary "a new dress".

9. Lucy will "cook dinner" tonight.

10. "No", my sister won't make a cake for me.

11. I'll play "at the sports ground" in the evening.

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Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

1. I _____ (play) tennis tomorrow.

2. He (pay) _____, I promise

3. _____ you (open) the window, please?

4. It's dark. I (switch on) _____ the light.

5. I'm afraid I (not/ be) _____ able to come tomorrow.

6. That suitcase is too heavy. They (help) _____ you.

7. _____ she (go) to the sea later today? _____ (be) back.

8. We (not/ finish) _____ our homework in an hour.

9. I think Tom (not/ pass) _____ the exam.

08/04/2023 |   2 Trả lời

Rearrange the sentence

your house /big /and/ and /there / a lot / furniture

29/04/2023 |   0 Trả lời

Write a short paragraph about what should you do to protect the earth?

viết topic về chủ đề what should you do to protect the earth?

yc sử dụng đa dạng cấu trúc câu

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Fill in the blank with a suitable verb: They ..... english for three years

they ..... english for three years

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Complete the sentences: Which/grade/you?

Dựa vào từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn trỉnh

Which/grade/you?

There/285/students/my school.

she/long/curly/has/hair/.//

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Put the words in the correct position in the sentences: He fell once or twice before reaching the finishing line he still completed the race (although)

1. He fell once or twice before reaching the finishing line he still completed the race (although)

2. The fact that more than half of the runners didn't actually complete the race it was still a huge success. (in spite of)

3. The job's well paid it's not particularly challenging. (although)

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• trắc nghiệm
• bài tập sgk

• nguyễn ngọc bảo trâm

1 he often does his homework in the evening.

2 she is practicing the piano

3 I usually play soccer after school.

4We are going to stay there for a week.

5 Minh goes swimming with his friends.

đặt câu hỏi cho phần in đậm

english club

• ......Lá......

1. What does he often do in the evening?

2. What is she practicing?

3. When do you usually play soccer?

4. How long are we going to stay there?

5. Who does Minh go swimming with?

• *•.¸♡ 𝓐𝓷𝓱𝓱 𝓣𝓱𝓾̛𝓾̛ ♡¸.•*

I. 1._________ you ever (see)________ a real robot at work? - No, never 2.If the weather (be)_______fine, we (plant)_______ some young trees in our garden. 3.I (read)_______that novel three times. 4. Maryam (stay)___________ with us at the moment. II.read the passage and answer te questions. In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Lan and their children often go to Vung Tau for two or three days. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at the Sunshine Hotel for three days. In the morning, Ba played soccer with his father on the beach. Lan and her mother walked long the beach and built sand castles. They visited Tri Nguyen Aquarium. They also bought a lot of souvenirs for their friends.

1.Where does Lan's family often go for their summer vacation? ___________________________ 2. How long do they often stay there? ____________________________ 3. Where did they go last summer ? ____________________________ 4.What did Lan and her mother do in the morning? ______________________________ 5. Did they visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium ? _____________________________

III .Put the verbs in the brackets in the corect form. 1._____________ you ever(see)________ a real robot at work ?-no, never 2.If the weather(be)___________fine , we (plant)_____________some young trees in our garden. 3.I(read)______________that novel three times. 4.Maryam (stay)____________with us at the moment. . giúp mk vs ai nhah mk tich

• PHAN THÙY LINH

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words provided

1. She and her mother are both beautiful

She is........................................

2. I am sixteen years old and my brother is eighteen

My brother...............................

3. He and his friend are both good at English

He learns............................................

4. She speaks English better than any students in her class

No student..............................................

5. Long is a bad swimmer

Long swims......................................................

6. My brother cycles slowly

My brother is..............................................

7. Mr. Cuong plays table tennis well

Mr. Cuong is....................................................

8. Miss Lan is a fast runner

Miss Lan runs.................................................

9. They have worked in that factory for ten years

They began.....................................

10. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000

Helen has been.............................................

Help me! Thanks very much

• Nguyễn văn a

give the right form of the verbs in brackets

1 . She never ( eat ) a pizza before .

2 . you ever ( visit ) London ?

Yes , I go there 2 years ago.

3 . You had better ( brush ) your teeth after every meat .

4 . why you ( not go ) to the party last night ?

5 . I'm going to the post offive ( buy ) some stamps .

6 . Don't worry . I ( go ) swimming with you tomorrow

7 . My parents like ( live ) in the countryside . I think they (move) to our hometown next year .

8 . My friends hate eating out . They think it ( cost ) a lot of money .

1.in/ the classroom/ the most/ beautiful/ this/ Is/ school/ ?

2.recycle/ the environment/ bottles and cans,/ we will help/ If we/.

3.to/ I/ a hi-tech fridge/ will have/ cook meals/.

4.visited/ We/ our grandparent/ in the countryside/ last week/.

5.go to school/ Lan/ didn't/ sick,/ so/ she/ was/.

*viết câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi theo từ gợi ý:

1.Although I had a headache yesterday, I went to school.

→I.................but.............................

2.We started learning English when we were in grade 3

→We have.......................since..............................

3.There is noise pollution. People and animal have hearing problems.

→If........................................

4.The houses are beautiful!

→What............................

5.Trung is the most creative in my class

→Nobody in my class is.......................

ai đúng mk tick mỏi tay quá! ngất!...?

A.Finish each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before it or do as directed.

1, I studying hard because I want to pass the university exam.

.......................................................................(clause of result)

2,Lan must attend an important exam tomorrow, so she go to bed early.

.....................................................................................(clause of reason)

B.Fill word:

1, There are two main kinds of sports: ........................ sports and individual sports.

2, We can do ............................... to the music.

3, He began his ..................... at the age of 15.

4, My sister likes Tran Thanh ........................ best in game show.

5, My mother ........................ go shopping yesterday.

6, We're going ............................. in Huong River.

C, Use the correct form of words in brackets:

1, Two teams ............................ against each other to get the best score (competition)

2, I'd like to try horse ............................ one day (ride)

3, Lam is not very ...................... He rarely plays games (sport)

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TOPIC 1: talk about your favorite TV programme.

1. What's the name of the programme ?

2. Which channel is it on ?

3.What's it about ? (content)

4. When do you watch it ?

5. Why do you like it ? (Give the season)

TOPIC 2: Talk about a sport (badminton) you like playing.

1. What is it ? (Name)

2. Is it a team or an individual sport ?

3. How many players are there ?

4. What equipments does it need ?

5. Who do you often play/do you it with ? (Where ? How often ? When ? ... )

6. Why do you like it ?

TOPIC 3: Talk about your future house.

1. What type of house will it be ?

2. Where will your house be located ?

3. How big will it be ?

4. What will there be around it ?

5. What appliances will it have ? (In your house)

TOPIC 4: Talk about a city that you would like to visit.

1. What's the name of the city ? Where is it ?

2. How do you get there ? When ?

3. Who are you going with ?

4. Where are you going to stay ?

5. What are you going to do there ?

6. Why do you want to visit it ?

(Lưu ý cái này là viết đoạn văn nha không phải trả lời câu hỏi. Các bạn làm nhanh giúp mình nha, ai làm đúng mình tích cho trong ngày hôm nay nha.)

I. Read the text and choose the word that best fits each of the blank spaces. There is one word you don't need to use

1. Play - 2. Popular - 3. Competitions - 4. Players - 5. Can - 6. Need

Today, badminton becomes a very (1) ......................., sports activity. It spreads quickly from the city to the countryside. People need only a pair of rackets, a shuttlecock, a net and small piece of land to (2)..................the game. Two or four (3).................hit the shuttlecock over the net with their rackets. People (4)..................... play badminton in their free time or in a competition. Now there are many badminton(5).................and even a Word Cup. One of the stongest countries in badminton in Indonesia

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complete the sentences with the correct form of words in the brackets

1. the police are trying to.....the dead body. (identity)

2. they want to.....these road. (wide)

3. the apples......in June. (ripe)

4. he spoke with great ....... Everyone understood. (clear)

5. it was one of his most important...... (achieve)

• Pham Thi Thu Hien

Correct the form of the words:

1.She has great.............in her writing English essays.(IMPROVE)

2.If you want to make progress in learning English you should..........speaking and listening.(Practical)

3.you must pass an....test if you want too follow the course.(orally)

4.she spends most of her salary on..................clothes.( fastion)

5.It's.......for us to have a chance to travel around the country.(wonder)

6.wearing uniforms helps students feel...........in many ways, wheather they are poor or rich.(equality)

7.Nga is working for a.......bank in Ha Noi.(nation)

8.If you tell me about..............I'll show what course is...........for you (intersting-suit)

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He does his homework in the evening . (改为否定句) He _________ _________ his homework in the evening

• 结果一 题目 She does her homework in the evening.(改为否定句)She _______ ________her homework in the evening. 答案
• 结果二 题目 She does her homework in the evening. ( 改为否定句)She her homework in the evening. 答案 E
• 结果三 题目 She does her homework in the evening. (改为否定句)She ____________ _____________ her homework in the evening. 答案 doesn’t ; do
• 结果四 题目 She does her homework in the evening．（改为否定句）She______her homework in the evening． 答案 本题考查肯定句转否定句．由实义动词does可知句子的时态为一般现在时．does是动词第三人称单数，转否定句时借助动词doesnt，后跟动词原形do．转为的否定句为：She doesnt do her homework in the evening．故填：doesnt do．
• 结果五 题目 She does her homework in the evening. （改为否定句）She                                    her homework in the evening. 答案 does;not;do考查一般现在时的否定句形式。根据语法原则，句中有be动词或情态动词，则直接在be动词或情态动词后加not；无be动词或情态动词，则使用助动词don't或doesn't加动词原形。又因为句子主语she是单数第三人称，助动词用doesn't。故答案是：does; not; do。
• 1 She does her homework in the evening.(改为否定句)She _______ ________her homework in the evening.
• 2 She does her homework in the evening. ( 改为否定句)She her homework in the evening.
• 3 She does her homework in the evening. (改为否定句)She ____________ _____________ her homework in the evening.
• 4 She does her homework in the evening．（改为否定句）She______her homework in the evening．
• 5 She does her homework in the evening. （改为否定句）She                                    her homework in the evening.

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The case for morning exercise

According to a 2022 study , morning exercise may be especially beneficial for heart health. It may also lead to better sleep .

And when it comes to weight loss, there have been good arguments made for morning workouts. Last year, a study published in the journal Obesity found that people who exercised between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. had a lower body mass index than counterparts who exercised in the afternoon or at night, though it did not track them over time, unlike the Australian study, which followed participants for an average of eight years.

Of course, the biggest argument for morning exercise may be purely practical. “For a lot of people, the morning is more convenient,” said Shawn Youngstedt, an exercise science professor at Arizona State University. Even if rising early to work out can be challenging at first , morning exercise won’t get in the way of Zoom meetings, play dates or your latest Netflix binge.

The case for afternoon exercise

A few small studies suggest that the best workout time, at least for elite athletes, might be the least convenient for many of us.

Body temperature, which is lower in the morning but peaks in late afternoon, plays a role in athletic performance. Several recent small studies with competitive athletes suggest that lower body temperature reduces performance (though warm-ups exercises help counter that) and afternoon workouts help them play better and sleep longer .

If you have the luxury of ample time, one small New Zealand study found that it can help to nap first. As far as the rest of us are concerned, a Chinese study of 92,000 people found that the best time to exercise for your heart was between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

“The main difference is our population,” Dr. Sabag said. While his study was restricted to obese people, the Chinese study was not. “Individuals with obesity may be more sensitive to the time-of-day effects of exercise,” he said.

The case for evening exercise

This latest study may not settle the debate, but it certainly suggests that those struggling with obesity might benefit from a later workout.

Exercise makes insulin more effective at lowering blood sugar levels, which in turn fends off weight gain and Type 2 diabetes, a common and devastating consequence of obesity.

“In the evening, you are most insulin resistant,” Dr. Sabag said. “So if you can compensate for that natural change in insulin sensitivity by doing exercise,” he explained, you can lower your blood glucose levels, and thus help keep diabetes and cardiovascular disease at bay.

One persistent concern about evening exercise is that vigorous activity can disturb sleep. However, some experts have argued that these concerns have been overstated.

The case that it may not matter

While many of these studies are fascinating, none of them is definitive. For one thing, most are simply showing a correlation between exercise times and health benefits, not identifying them as the cause.

“The definitive study would be to actually randomize people to different times,” Dr. Youngstedt said, which would be phenomenally expensive and difficult for academics.

One thing public health experts do agree on is that most Americans are far too sedentary. And that any movement is good movement.

“Whenever you can exercise,” Dr. Sabag urged. “That is the answer.”

In a recent edition of his newsletter that discussed the Australian study, Arnold Schwarzenegger — bodybuilder, actor, former governor — seemed to agree. He cited a 2023 study suggesting that there really isn’t any difference in outcomes based on which time of day you exercise. In which case, it’s all about what works best for you.

“I will continue to train in the morning,” the former Mr. Universe wrote. “It’s automatic for me.”

Alexander Nazaryan is a science and culture writer who prefers to run in the early evening.

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Porn performer Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday in the hush money case against former President Trump, who looked on as she detailed their alleged sexual encounter and the payment she got to keep it quiet.

Prosecutors allege Trump paid Daniels to keep quiet about the allegations as he ran for president in 2016. Her testimony aired them very publicly as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee seeks to win the White House again.

Trump denies having sex with Daniels , and his lawyers unsuccessfully pushed for a mistrial midway through her testimony.

It was a major spectacle in the first criminal trial of a former American president, now in its third week of testimony in Manhattan.

Here are some takeaways from Daniels’ testimony:

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His lawyers have sought to show that Trump was trying to protect his reputation and family — not his campaign — by shielding them from embarrassing stories about his personal life.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, told jurors that she started exotic dancing in high school and appearing in adult films at age 23, eventually moving to direct more than 150 films and winning a roster of porn industry awards.

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Meeting Trump

Daniels testified she first met and chatted with Trump at a 2006 Lake Tahoe celebrity golf outing where her studio was a sponsor.

He referred to her as “the smart one” and asked her if she wanted to go to dinner, she said. Daniels testified that she accepted Trump’s invitation because she wanted to avoid dinner with her co-workers and thought it might help her career. Trump had his bodyguard get her number, she said.

When they met up later in his penthouse, she appreciated that he seemed interested in the business aspects of the industry rather than the “sexy stuff.” He also suggested putting her on his TV show, “The Apprentice,” a possibility she hoped could help establish her as a writer and director.

She left to use the bathroom and was startled to find Trump in his underwear when she returned, she said. She didn’t feel physically or verbally threatened but realized that he was “bigger and blocking the way,” she testified.

“The next thing I know was: I was on the bed,” and they were having sex, Daniels recalled. The encounter was brief but left her “shaking,” she said. “I just wanted to leave,” she testified.

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Payments for silence

Daniels was asked if Trump ever told her to keep things between them confidential, and said, “Absolutely not.” She said she learned in 2011 that a magazine had learned the story of their encounter, and she agreed to do an interview for $15,000 to make money and “control the narrative.” The story never ran.

In 2016, when Trump was running for president, Daniels said she authorized her manager to shop the story around but did not initially receive interest from news outlets. She said that changed in October with the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking permission . She said she learned that Cohen wanted to buy her silence.

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Mistrial push

Midway through her testimony, Trump’s lawyers moved for a mistrial.

Defense lawyer Todd Blanche argued that Daniels’ testimony about the alleged encounter and other meetings with him had “nothing to do with this case,” and would unfairly prejudice the jury.

The judge rejected it, and he faulted defense attorneys for not raising more of their objections while she was testifying.

Before Daniels took the stand, Trump’s lawyers had tried to stop her from testifying about the encounter’s details, saying it was irrelevant in “a case about books and records.”

Prosecutors countered that Daniels’ testimony gets at what Trump was trying to hide and they were “very mindful” not to draw too much graphic detail. Before Daniels took the stand, they told the judge the testimony would be “really basic,” and would not “involve any details of genitalia.”

While the judge didn’t side with Trump’s lawyers, he acknowledged that some details were excessive. The objections could potentially be used by Trump’s lawyers if he is convicted and they file an appeal.

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Cross-examination

Trump’s lawyers tried to attack Daniels’ credibility, suggesting she was motivated by money and that her account has shifted over the years.

“Am I correct that you hate President Trump?” defense lawyer Susan Necheles asked Daniels at one point. Daniels acknowledged she did.

“And you want him to go to jail?” the lawyer asked.

“I want him to be held accountable,” Daniels said. Pressed again whether that meant going to jail, she said: “If he’s convicted.”

The defense pressed Daniels on the fact that she owes Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees stemming from an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit, and on a 2022 tweet in which she said she “will go to jail before I pay a penny.” Daniels dug in at times in the face of pointed questions, forcefully denying the idea that she had tried to extort money from Trump.

Trump whispered frequently to his attorney during Daniels’ testimony, and his expression seemed to be pained at one point as she recounted details about the dinner she says they shared. He shook his head and appeared to say something under his breath as Daniels testified that Trump told her he didn’t sleep in the same room as his wife.

On the way out of the courthouse, Trump called it “a very revealing day.” He didn’t address Daniels’ testimony explicitly but claimed the prosecutors’ case was “totally falling apart.”

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Jarring split screen

Trump’s appearance in court Tuesday, like all other days he’s stuck in the courtroom, means he can’t be out on the campaign trail as he runs for president a third time. It’s a frequent source of his complaints, but Daniels’ testimony in particular might underscore how much of a distraction the trial is from the business of running for president.

While Trump was stuck in a Manhattan courthouse away from voters and unable to speak for much of the day, President Biden was attending a Holocaust remembrance ceremony and condemning antisemitism .

It’s an issue Trump has sought to use against Biden in the campaign by seizing on the protests at college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war .

Associated Press writer Price reported from New York, Whitehurst from Washington. AP writers Michael Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer contributed to this story.

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Donald 'Von ShitzInPantz' has now formally been entered into the public record at Trump's hush-money trial

• Testimony in Donald Trump's New York trial was delayed Thursday by more gag-violation arguments.
• "Everybody can say anything they want except for President Trump," his lawyer said.
• Trump's lawyers flagged Biden's "stormy weather" and Michael Cohen's Donald "Von ShitzInPants" cracks.

Another week, another contempt-of-court hearing for former President Donald Trump — and this one was a doozy.

On Thursday morning, prosecutors at Trump's Manhattan hush-money trial argued that he violated his gag order last week when he made four on-camera statements attacking witnesses and the jury.

Things got weird when his defense attorney Todd Blanche complained that Trump must remain silent about witnesses and jurors while his opponents get to say "anything they want."

That's when President Joe Biden and Donald "Von ShitzInPants" made their bizarre cameo appearances on the official trial record.

Biden "mocked President Trump," Blanche told the judge, quoting into the record a joke the president had made Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner .

"Donald has had a few tough days lately. You might call it stormy weather," Biden quipped in a very apparent reference to Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the center of the hush-money trial.

"President Trump can't respond to that" by criticizing Daniels, Blanche said Thursday to the judge, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.

Likewise, Trump's personal attorney turned nemesis, Michael Cohen, can take whatever potshot he chooses, Blanche told the judge. 

But Trump must remain silent, Blanche added, even when Cohen mocks him as Donald "Von ShitzInPantz," a favorite insult on Cohen's podcast and his account on the social-media site X.

Blanche proceeded to read that colorfully worded, offending post into the record as Trump sat listening at the defense table.

"This one says, oh my, ShitzInPantz," Blanche recited as he entered a screenshot of the post into the court record as Exhibit 64 — without any objection from prosecutors.

The official court stenographer duly followed along, typing the phrase into the court record as "shits in pants."

"Keep whining and crying and violating the gag order you petulant defendant," Blanche continued, quoting Cohen.

"Your attacks of me stink of desperation," Blanche continued, flipping to another social media post. "We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense."

Hey Von ShitzInPantz…your attacks of me stink of desperation. We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense. pic.twitter.com/FVsWbRnNkB — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) April 22, 2024

"Everybody can say anything they want except for President Trump," Blanche complained to the judge.

He read a few more Cohen posts into the record, along with screenshots entered as court exhibits. Again, Trump was required to remain seated to his left, listening and looking at the screenshots.

They included this direct Cohen taunt: "Keep messing with me Donald and I won't send any money to your commissary."

Last week, Cohen pledged to stop talking about Trump on X for as long as a month, until after his testimony in the trial is over.

Now, "Michael Cohen has gone on TikTok, nightly," and makes money from it, Blanche told the judge.

Please don’t forget about the witnesses…we also matter! https://t.co/raWyfmDk7o — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) April 16, 2024

Merchan has already found Trump in contempt of court for gag violations.

On Thursday, he fined the GOP frontrunner $9,000 for nine online attacks on witnesses and jurors.

The judge did not immediately rule on the four additional Trump statements now before him.

Prosecutors are asking that Trump be fined another $4,000, the maximum allowed, for the four on-camera statements he made last week.

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Contempt of court is punishable under New York law by as much as 30 days in jail per violation. The district attorney's office has not asked for jail.

However, prosecutors and the judge have warned that jail may be appropriate if there are future violations.

He's done it again

Trump continued to complain about the gag order at the end of the court day. Answering a question from Business Insider in the hallway outside of the courtroom, he said he couldn't respond to testimony earlier in the day from Stormy Daniels's lawyer Keith Davidson because he was "under a gag order."

"It's a very easy question. The easiest question so far," he said. "But I'm not allowed to testify because this judge is totally conflicted, has me under an unconstitutional gag order."

"Nobody has ever had that before, and we don't like it, and it's not fair," he continued. "Other people are allowed to do whatever they want to us, and I'm not allowed — as a presidential candidate, and a leading candidate, the Republican party nominee, and the one who's leading Biden by lot — and I'm not allowed to talk."

Christopher Conroy, one of the prosecutors, told the judge as Thursday morning's hearing began that Trump wasn't adhering to the order.

"He's already been found to have violated the order nine times, and he's done it again here," he said, referring to Trump's earlier statements about jurors, Cohen, Daniels, and former National Enquirer owner David Pecker .

Conroy was asking for $4,000 in new fines for Trump's most recent batch of four statements.

In one of the challenged statements, Trump said: "That jury was picked so fast." He also claimed the jury was "95% democrats."

Trump made that statement on Thursday, Conroy noted, "hours before he had a hearing here relating to his previous allegations."

In another challenged statement, from April 25, Trump praised the start of Pecker's testimony.

"He's been very nice," Trump told reporters of Pecker.

"This is classic carrot and stick," Conroy told the judge about a witness who "was going to be testifying an hour later."

This was Trump warning, "I have a platform," Conroy said, "so be nice." 

In his other challenged statements, Trump called Cohen "a convicted liar" and condemned his lack of credibility.

Trump's gag violations have been "persistent and escalating," the prosecutor told the judge.

"His statements are corrosive to this proceeding and to the fair administration of justice," the prosecutor added.

'Not a man that needs protection'

The judge showed skepticism toward Blanche's argument that Trump "can't say anything."

"You're saying he can't respond to what President Biden said?" the judge asked Blanche at one point, his voice sounding incredulous. "There's nothing in the gag order that says he can't," the judge told Trump's lawyer.

But the judge also appeared sympathetic to Blanche's complaints that Cohen and Daniels enjoyed the protection of a gag order while having carte blanche to attack Trump — and continue to do so.

"They're not defendants in this case," Merchan said. "I can't extend a gag order to them. I just don't have the authority."

Merchan can, however, remove Cohen from the gag order's protection, something the judge suggested last week he would consider.

"They're all similar," Blanche said of Cohen's relentless jabs at Trump. "They're over the top about his character, about his candidacy."

The lawyer added of Cohen: "This is not a man that needs protection from the gag order."

This story has been updated.

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Deadly tornadoes again rampage through Tennessee: 'Lord please don’t let me die'

Southbound cars on I-65 stopped on the shoulder in the gray evening light to see a massive, spinning Y in the sky scraping through Columbia.

For about an hour, the terror for Maury County residents was on top of them as a tornado ripped through , leaving a two-mile wide path of destruction. People were trapped. First responders hustled along the Columbia/Spring Hill border.

There were floods and falling trees. Power went out. With morning light, schools closed. The fear of more trauma from rising water remained. A Rutherford County boy was caught in a storm drain and was still in critical condition.

And so many people across Middle Tennessee found themselves thinking the same thing.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tennessee has endured at least 205 twisters since the start of 2020 (the statistics have not been updated yet in 2024). The memories of deadly storms in March 2020 and December 2023 still seem too fresh.

The damage from the May 8 storms stretched across the state, with two confirmed fatalities and thousands of residents losing power for at least a portion of Wednesday evening.

One person died in Columbia, and another died in Tazewell in East Tennessee after being hit be a falling tree.

Rescues in Maury County

"We have had a long night, but we have an amazing group of people checking in on everyone in our community," Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt said.

Emergency Management Director Jeff Hardy said in addition to downed trees, power lines and structural damage to homes, the storm also caused a fuel tanker to capsize on U.S. Highway 31 north of Burt Drive and south of Carters Creek Pike.

It was a long night for first responders.

'A tragedy in our county': Tornado relief continues in Columbia following storm

"Approximately 12 people were removed from debris, or from wooded areas with the one confirmed fatality," Maury County Fire Deputy Chief Richard Schatz said. "We had resources from several surrounding counties and municipalities all respond and provide search and rescue teams, as well as additional manpower to the area."

The search continued Thursday.

"A request was made through the Tennessee Mutual Aid system and members from surrounding organizations are responding into the area to conduct secondary searches in conjunction with dog teams, as well to search completely collapsed structures that were checked, but we are going to follow it up with a more detailed search throughout the day," Schatz said.

Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, highlighted several entities working together in a time of crisis.

"Tragedy has befallen our county overnight, but I'll tell you this, the volunteer spirit is alive and well in Tennessee," Cepicky said. "The outpouring of support across the state wanting to help our citizens in need right now has been overwhelming. Law enforcement and emergency responders all working together, coming together so quickly to provide help to those who need it the most has just been an impressive thing to watch."

'Asher needs a miracle'

Rutherford County Schools Director James "Jimmy" Sullivan provided new details Thursday about the injuries his 10-year-old son sustained during  Wednesday's storm .

The boy, whom the director identified as Asher in a social media post, was playing with other children in the water that had accumulated in the street while neighbors gathered to begin the cleanup process when somehow, he "got caught in the storm drain and was swept under the neighborhood streets."

"He eventually came out in a drainage ditch, and CPR was administered for quite some time. His heartbeat was reestablished, but the damage is substantial," Sullivan wrote in the post. Asher was taken first to Ascension, and then to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the post noted.

"His lungs are severely damaged, and he is not showing much brain activity outside of muscle jerks," Sullivan wrote. "Specially, pray for healing for his lungs and most importantly brain activity to occur.

"Asher needs a miracle."

Columbia woman says it was 'scariest moment' of her life

With dust still sticking to her hair, Tammy Johnson, 66, of Columbia was picking up the pieces at her Cothran Road home.

Her residence sits on a lush scenic hill overlooking Bear Creek Pike, the main roadway that leads to Columbia's eastern Interstate 65 extension.

Johnson was upstairs in bed, almost asleep on Wednesday evening, when her bedroom window blew out.

“Things just started flying like the Wizard of Oz,” she said.

When the dust and the debris settled, Johnson and her dog, Max, were unharmed.

“I just said Lord please don’t let me die,” Johnson said. “It was the scariest moment of my life.”

Her memories are strewn along the front lawn and a gaping hole in the second-story of her home shows inside her bedroom.

A statue of Moses holding the Ten Commandments is still standing in her yard.

Silk pajamas, spanking and questions about STDs: Stormy Daniels details sexual encounter with Trump

Adult film actor Stormy Daniels took the witness stand at Donald Trump 's New York criminal trial Tuesday, testifying under oath about the sexual encounter she says she had with him in 2006 and the $130,000 deal for her silence that was struck during the closing days of the 2016 presidential campaign.

In a remarkable day of testimony with the former president sitting roughly 10 feet away from her, Daniels recounted the tryst in detail. She also talked about Trump's supposed efforts to get her on his TV show and her decision to come forward with her story, as well as the payoff and the fallout from doing so.

During cross-examination, which at times became heated, Daniels tangled with one of Trump’s attorneys, Susan Necheles, who accused her of making up a series of false claims to "extort" Trump, then a presidential candidate.

Trump’s lawyers also argued that some of Daniels’ account of the 2006 encounter “was unduly and inappropriately prejudicial.” They then requested a mistrial.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told the judge that Daniels’ unfair claims included her testimony that Trump didn’t use a condom and that she thinks she “blacked out” for a part of it.

“There’s no way to unring the bell, in our view,” Blanche said during a dramatic exchange with prosecutors.

Judge Juan Merchan shot down the mistrial motion but acknowledged that "there were things that would have been better left unsaid,” adding that he would strike some of Daniels' testimony from the record.

Court isn’t in session Wednesday. Cross-examination of Daniels will resume Thursday morning.

Trump is headed to Florida on Tuesday evening, with plans to spend Wednesday at Mar-a-Lago, campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Daniels testified that she first met Trump at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in July 2006. Describing their first meeting as a "very brief encounter" on a golf course, Daniels said she was 27 and remembered Trump being as old as her father — around 60.

The jury — which appeared focused intently on Daniels and her testimony — was shown a picture of them together from that trip.

Daniels said that they later ran into each other at the club and that a man she later learned was Trump's bodyguard told her Trump wanted to have dinner with her. She said she replied, "No, with an expletive in front."

She did, however, get the bodyguard's number, and she said that later that day her publicist convinced her she should accept the invitation, telling her: “It’ll make a great story. He’s a business guy. Like, what could possibly go wrong?”

She said she went up to Trump's penthouse hotel suite and was told they'd be going to dinner at one of the restaurants downstairs. When she entered the room, which she described as "three times the size of my apartment," he was wearing "silk or satin" pajamas, she said. She said she quipped, “Does Hugh Hefner know you stole his pajamas?” and asked him to change, which he did.

They then sat at a dining table in the suite, where, she said, Trump asked her numerous questions about her adult film writing and directing. He then asked her about sexually transmitted diseases, and she said she was tested constantly and "I've never had a bad test."

She said that she grew frustrated with him because he kept cutting off her answers and that when he pulled out a magazine with him on the cover, she said, "Someone should spank you with that." She said she then rolled it up and "swatted" him with it. While jurors mostly appeared poker-faced through her testimony, one began rubbing her face and appeared to be holding back laughter.

After that, she said, Trump was "much more polite" and suggested she should come on his TV show, "The Apprentice." Daniels testified that "he said, 'You remind me of my daughter,'" and that appearing on the show would demonstrate she shouldn't be underestimated.

In all, they chatted for about two hours, Daniels said. She said that she went to the bathroom and that when she walked out, Trump was lying on the bed "in boxer shorts and T-shirt." She said she was "startled, like a jump scare. Wasn’t expecting someone to be there, especially minus a lot of clothing.”

She said Trump told her, "I thought you were serious about what you wanted." She said she felt "there was an imbalance of power, for sure. He was bigger and blocking the way, but I was not threatened either verbally or physically.” Asked in court whether she ended up having sex with him on the bed, she said, "Yes."

She described the sex as brief and said Trump told her “it was great. Let’s get together again, honey bunch.” She said he hadn’t used a condom and hadn't expressed any concern about his wife’s finding out what had happened. She said he also didn’t give her his phone number.

Trump's bodyguard reached out to her the next day to invite her to meet Trump at a bar in her hotel, she said. When she got there, she said, he was with then-Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Trump left about 10 minutes later but continued to call her well after the encounter, she said, "with an update — or a non-update if he didn’t have one — for ‘Apprentice.’”

"He always called me honey bunch," she said.

She said they saw each other again in January 2007, when he invited her to the launch of his Trump vodka brand. While she was there, she said, he introduced her to his friend "Karen," who she later learned was Karen McDougal , a former Playboy model who said she was having a monthslong affair with Trump during that period. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified earlier in the trial that he paid McDougal $150,000 to keep her quiet about the claim during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has denied both Daniels' and McDougal's claims.

Daniels said Trump also invited her to Trump Tower around that time and assured her, "I'm still working on the ‘Apprentice’ thing."

She said they last saw each other in the summer of 2007, when he invited her to see him at a bungalow he was staying at in Los Angeles. She said that he "kept trying to make sexual advances" but that she shot him down. "I told him I was on my period," she said. He said he later called her and told her he hadn't been able to get her on his show.

Payments made to Daniels by Trump's then-lawyer Michael Cohen at the end of the 2016 campaign are at the heart of the case, the first criminal trial of a former president. Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 in return for her keeping quiet about her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump.

Daniels said Tuesday that Gina Rodriguez, her manager, spoke to her about going public with her story for money in 2015 after Trump announced he was running for president. Rodriguez didn’t have much success shopping the story until after the release in October 2016 of the "Access Hollywood" tape, in which Trump was recorded in 2005 bragging that he could grope women without their consent.

She said that Rodriguez then told her that Trump and Cohen were "interested in paying" for the story and that she agreed, because it meant the story — which her husband didn’t know about — wouldn’t become public. "I didn't care about the amounts. It was just, 'Get it done,'" she said.

Prosecutors say Trump reimbursed Cohen the money in payments that were falsely described as legal expenses. They have charged him with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty.

Daniels' deal with Cohen was revealed in a January 2018 story in The Wall Street Journal. Asked about the impact the story had on her life, Daniels said, "Chaos."

“My husband asking questions, my friends asking questions,” she said, with people showing up on her front lawn.

She said that Cohen started to talk about her allegations publicly but that she couldn’t because of the NDA and the $1 million penalty it included if she violated it. She said she later hired lawyer Michael Avenatti "so that I could stand up for myself."

He helped her get out of the NDA but also filed an unsuccessful defamation suit against Trump on her behalf and against her wishes, she said. Daniels lost the case and was ordered to pay Trump's legal fees . She eventually fired Avenatti, who was convicted of several crimes, including stealing from Daniels .

Daniels had vowed on Twitter, now X, never to pay the legal fees, which she acknowledged on cross-examination totaled over $660,000.

"You said, 'I will go to jail before I pay a penny'?" Necheles asked Daniels. "Correct," she responded.

Daniels also acknowledged that she hates Trump and has called him mean names online, including having referred to him as an "orange turd," but she said Trump, who has repeatedly referred to her as "horseface," made fun of her first.

Necheles also pressed Daniels about earlier accounts of her story. Daniels testified she agreed to do an interview with In Touch magazine in 2011 after it told her it was writing about the alleged encounter with Trump. Daniels said that it had agreed to pay her $15,000 for the interview but that the deal was scrapped after Cohen got the story killed. She said she was threatened weeks later by a man in a Las Vegas parking lot who told her to "leave Trump alone."

Necheles repeatedly suggested the parking lot incident was made up, which Daniels disputed. Daniels said that she was frightened by the encounter and that she stayed quiet until Trump declared his candidacy for president, at which point she gave her manager the green light to shop her story around.

“You weren’t really scared, were you?” Necheles said.

“I was terrified, but the ballgame changed,” Daniels replied, implying that by telling her story when Trump was a candidate, she felt she could ensure her safety.

“You were looking to extort money from President Trump, right?” Necheles said.

“False,” Daniels replied.

Before Daniels first took the stand, Merchan told prosecutors she could testify that she and Trump had sexual relations but that she should leave details out. Once she was on the stand, Daniels often elaborated on her claims without being asked, and Merchan repeatedly told her just to answer the questions that were posed to her.

When Blanche made his mistrial motion, Merchan also faulted the lawyers for not having spoken up during her testimony, saying he was surprised there weren't more objections.

"I think that I signaled to you and to the prosecution that we were going into way too much detail,” Merchan said.

Trump, whom Merchan has fined for repeatedly violating a gag order by attacking Daniels and Cohen, took to his social media platform before Tuesday's court proceedings to complain he had "just recently been told who the witness is today."

“This is unprecedented, no time for lawyers to prepare. No Judge has ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way,” he wrote in a post that was taken down a short time later.

The Truth Social post went up shortly before The Associated Press first reported that Daniels was expected to testify. It's unclear when Trump and his lawyers were told she'd be testifying — prosecutors have typically not been telling them who would take the stand until the day before, citing Trump's record of witness commentary.

That Daniels would testify wasn’t a surprise, however. Trump’s legal team had argued unsuccessfully that she should be barred from taking the stand, a request Merchan rejected before the trial started. Cohen is also expected to testify.

Before Daniels, prosecutors called a longtime publishing executive to authenticate and read excerpts from some of Trump’s books.

Sally Franklin, an executive at Penguin Random House, read one from "Trump: Think Like a Billionaire" that talked about how closely Trump tracks his money — which prosecutors are likely to use to show he was well aware of what he was paying Cohen back for.

"I always sign my checks so I know where my money is going,” he said in the excerpt.

Adam Reiss is a reporter and producer for NBC and MSNBC.

Gary Grumbach produces and reports for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.

Jillian Frankel is a 2024 NBC News campaign embed.

Dareh Gregorian is a politics reporter for NBC News.

What Stormy Daniels said happened in Trump’s hotel suite, from the transcript

Despite objections from Donald Trump’s attorneys, adult-film actress Daniels shared details of the alleged sexual encounter in the New York hush money trial.

Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels appeared on the witness stand at Donald Trump’s hush money trial Tuesday, offering an account of her alleged one-night stand with the former president . Despite the repeated objections of Trump’s lawyers, Daniels went into great detail about the 2006 sexual encounter; her description at times made it sound like the sex could be viewed as nonconsensual . The presumptive Republican nominee could be heard muttering profanities at certain points in the proceedings.

Trump, who denies ever having sex with Daniels, has pleaded not guilty to charges of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to Daniels during the 2016 election.

Here are key moments from Tuesday’s trial in New York, based on an early transcript and lightly edited for brevity and clarity.

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Trump’s lawyer seeks to block Daniels from sharing sexual details

At the opening of Tuesday’s court session, Trump’s attorney Susan Necheles began by objecting — in advance of testimony by Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford — to the prosecution seeking “any details of any sexual acts.” The charges, the defense noted, are not over alleged sexual acts.

Susan Necheles, defense attorney: We think that this is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with the charges in this case. And to the extent that it has any relevance, it’s unduly prejudicial. And there really is no reason for it to be coming into the case about books and records here.

Justice Juan Merchan: And when you say “details of any sexual act,” what do you mean? Do you mean more than just “we had sex?”

Necheles: Yes, your honor.

The prosecution argued that Daniels’s account — particularly of a conversation with Trump in a hotel suite where Daniels says they had sex — was important for establishing her credibility as a witness.

Susan Hoffinger, prosecution attorney: The general details of what occurred, including the sex act, barring certain details that are unnecessary, are a significant part of the story, but also very important for us in terms of her credibility.

Merchan : So when you say that some details are necessary, can you give me a sense of what you have in mind?

The prosecution argued that the details are important if the jury is to understand why Trump would have been motivated to pay money to prevent a story about the alleged encounter with Daniels from appearing in news reports.

Hoffinger : How she even ended up having a sexual act with him, and then in terms of the sexual act, it will be just very basic. It’s not going to involve any descriptions of genitalia or anything of that nature.

The judge ruled that prosecution lawyers can ask Daniels for background information about the events leading up to the encounter.

Merchan : But we don’t need to know the details of the intercourse.

Daniels describes alleged sexual encounter with Trump

Daniels, who appeared nervous and spoke quickly, gave an incredibly detailed account of the evening she went to Trump’s suite at a Lake Tahoe resort following a golf event, where she said they had sex.

When she arrived for what she thought was just dinner, Daniels said Trump was wearing silk or satin pajamas, but that he changed into a suit after she made a joke about it. When they sat down at the dining room table, Trump asked her questions about the adult-film business including whether she tested for sexually transmitted diseases, she said. At one point, she says she spanked him with a rolled-up magazine.

After emerging from the bathroom, Daniels said she was “startled” to find Trump on the bed in a T-shirt and boxer shorts. Daniels told jurors she did not want to have sex with him.

Daniels: Then I just thought, oh, my God, what did I misread to get here. Because the intention was pretty clear, somebody stripped down in their underwear and posing on the bed, like waiting for you.

Daniels said she never felt physically or verbally threatened by Trump, but did feel a power imbalance between them. Trump was bigger than her, she said, and there was a bodyguard outside the door.

Daniels: The next thing I know, I was on the bed, somehow on the opposite side of the bed from where we had been standing. I had my clothes and shoes off. I believe my bra, however, was still on.

Daniels’s account also included how she stared at the ceiling during sex, since she was “trying to think about anything other than what was happening there” — to which the judge sustained an objection. She also said Trump didn’t wear a condom, and described the position in which they had sex. After the encounter, Daniels said she remained silent as she gathered her possessions.

Daniels: My hands were shaking so hard. I was having a hard time getting dressed. He said, “Oh, great. Let’s get together again honey bunch. We were great together.” I just wanted to leave.

Daniels said they stayed in touch because she hoped Trump would let her appear on his hit reality show, “The Apprentice.”

Judge requests Trump stop cursing

Even before Daniels described the alleged sexual encounter, the judge was concerned about Trump’s reaction to her initial testimony. As the court rose for its morning recess, Merchan beckoned Trump’s defense lawyers to a sidebar.

Merchan : I understand that your client is upset at this point, but he is cursing audibly, and he is shaking his head visually and that’s contemptuous. It has the potential to intimidate the witness and the jury can see that.

Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche said he would talk to his client.

Merchan : One time I noticed when Ms. Daniels was testifying about rolling up the magazine, and presumably smacking your client, and after that point he shook his head and he looked down. And, later, I think he was looking at you, Mr. Blanche, later when we were talking about The Apprentice, at that point he again uttered a vulgarity and looked at you this time. Please talk to him at the break.

The judge rejects a mistrial request from Trump’s lawyers

Immediately after the lunch break, Trump’s attorneys argued that Daniels’s testimony about the sex act was irrelevant and prejudicial to the point that it warranted a mistrial.

Trump’s lawyer Blanche : The Court set guardrails for this testimony. And the guardrails by this witness, answering questions from the government, were just thrown to the side.

In particular, Trump’s attorney argued that many of the details were simply intended to embarrass his client and “inflame the jury” in a trial fundamentally about business records, including any suggestion there were “safety concerns” in the encounter.

The prosecution responded that it had been “extremely mindful of not eliciting too much testimony about the actual act.”

Hoffinger: But, at the end of the day, your Honor, this is what defendant was trying to hide … in terms of the payoff in 2016 before the election. This is an exhibit. If you were … of what Mr. Trump wanted to make sure didn’t get disclosed. We have carved back details.

The judge said it “would have been better” if the prosecution hadn’t gone into certain areas, but suggested that “in fairness,” the witness was “a little difficult to control.”

Merchan: I do think that there were some things that were better left unsaid. Having said that, I don’t believe we are at the point where a mistrial is warranted.

Daniels admits to signing a false statement in 2018

In a statement in 2018 ahead of an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Daniels denied getting paid to keep quiet about her encounter with Trump — one of several claims that she has since renounced but that Trump and his allies have seized on to undermine her credibility. “I am denying it [the affair] because it never happened,” the statement said.

But in Tuesday’s testimony, Daniels said she signed the statement differently than how she usually signs things as a “tip off” to indicate that the statement was false .

Hoffinger: What kind of a tip off?

Daniels: That I didn’t — that either I didn’t sign it — that I didn’t sign it willingly.

Hoffinger: Is that because you were upset about signing it?

Daniels: Yes.

Hoffinger: And is this statement false?

Daniels’s 2018 statement echoed a similar one provided by Daniels’s lawyer to the Wall Street Journal the same year, when it reported that Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen had negotiated a secret $130,000 payment to secure Daniels’s silence ahead of the 2016 presidential election. On Tuesday, Daniels said she did not want to sign off on that statement to the Journal “because it’s not true,” but worried about violating a nondisclosure agreement.

Marianne LeVine contributed to this report.

Trump New York hush money case

Former president Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is underway in New York. Follow live updates from the trial .

Key witnesses: Several key witnesses, including David Pecker and Stormy Daniels, have taken the stand. Here’s what Daniels said during her testimony . Read full transcripts from the trial .

Gag order: New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has twice ruled that Trump violated his gag order , which prohibits him from commenting on jurors and witnesses in the case, among others. Here are all of the times Trump has violated the gag order .

The case: The investigation involves a $130,000 payment made to Daniels, an adult-film actress , during the 2016 presidential campaign. It’s one of many ongoing investigations involving Trump . Here are some of the key people in the case .

The charges: Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Falsifying business records is a felony in New York when there is an “intent to defraud” that includes an intent to “commit another crime or to aid or conceal” another crime. He has pleaded not guilty . Here’s what to know about the charges — and any potential sentence .

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