There is y there are

Usamos there is para singular (y para cosas incontables). Por ejemplo:

There is a dog in the park.

There is a man at the door.

There is a gas station down the street.

There is a bus stop on the corner.

There’s some wine in the bottle.

Usamos there are con sustantivos en plural.

There are three bottles of beer in the fridge.

There are six cats in the living room.

There are several shops on this street.

There are some people outside.

There’re two new students in class.

Cómo usar there is y there are en negaciones

Para hacer la negación, se usa isn’t/aren’t, como siempre, según el sustantivo singular o
plural.

There isn’t any food in the fridge.

There aren’t any cats in the living room.

There isn’t a church near here.

There aren’t any shops on this street.

Cómo usar there is y there are en preguntas:
Para la forma interrogativa, pondremos IS o ARE en primer lugar y THERE en segundo.

Are there any shops on this street?

A: Yes, there are.

Q: Is there any food in the fridge?

A: Yes, there is.

Q: Is there a message for me?

A: No, there isn’t.

Q: Are there any people on the train?

A: No, there aren’t.
PRACTICE:

•There _____
is a fly in your soup.

•There _____
is a man reading in the car.

•There _____
is some coffee shops in this area.

•_____
Are there any tea?

•There _____
are more than twenty people waiting to see
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Exercises: Write the following sentences in English.

1) Hay un libro en la silla.

there is a book on the chair
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2) ¿Hay algo de leche en el refrigerador?

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Is there any milk in the refrigerator?

3) No hay nada de aceite en la botella.

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there is not oil in the bottle

4) Hay 20 niños en la clase.

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there are twenty children in the class
5) ¿Hay 2 camas en tu habitación?

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Are there two beds in your room?

6) No hay un cuaderno en mi mochila.

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there is not notebook in my backpack

7) Hay muchas manzanas en la meza.

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there are many apples on the table

8) No hay naranjas en la ensalada.

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there are not oranges in the salad

9) ¿Hay papeles en la caja?

Are there papers in the box?
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