There is There are

Generalidades:
Tanto there is como there are significan hay. La diferencia est en su uso. There is lo usaremos cuando
estemos hablando de slo una cosa y especialmente con los sustantivos no contables. Y there are cuando hay
ms de una cosa, por lo que se puede usar con los sustantivos contables
La estructura es igual a la usada en el verbo to be, as que puede conjugarse en todos los tiempos en que se
puede conjugar este verbo, por el momento veremos los ejemplos en presente simple:
Afirmativo:
There is + sustantivo singular o no contable
There are + sustantivo plural
Negativo:
There is not / isnt + sustantivo singular o no contable
There are not / arent + sustantivo plural
Interrogativo:
Is there + sustantivo singular o no contable
Are there + sustantivo plural
Ejercicios:
1.- Completa las siguientes oraciones con There is o There are. Tienes que fijarte si es afirmativa, negativa o
interrogativa.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
r)
s)
t)

_______________ a lot of traffic in Valencia.

_______________ anywhere to park around here?
_______________ much sugar.
_______________ enough time to finish?
_______________ a few bananas and a few apples.
_______________ only one way to solve this problem.
_______________ anyone here who wants to be a volunteer?
_______________ many tigers left in the world.
_______________ a lot of information available on this issue.
_______________ any public buses in Los Angeles?
_______________ a fly in my soup.
_______________ many parks in New York.
_______________ any tigers in Africa.
_______________ lots of hotels in big cities.
_______________ a bank near here?
_______________ life on Mars?
_______________ a telephone I can use?
_______________ a football game tomorrow.
_______________ 8 students in my class.
_______________ many people in my town.

2.- Reordena las siguientes oraciones:

Ejemplo: are many stars the sky in there - There are many stars in the sky.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

there's book a on desk my

are many trees there near house my.
there's some food the fridge in.
at 9.00 there's party a.
there are any coffees?