27/04/2020 There is, there are - A1

There is, there are - A1

Why is this important?

Do you sometimes need to talk about what is or isn't somewhere? Or what you do or don't have? 

Do you know the difference between There is and There are? 

This is where this flashcard will come in handy!

Take-aways

Today you will learn:

- When to use 'there is' and 'there are' like a pro 

- the mistakes to avoid 

…and some interesting trivia!

Examples & Explanations

There is …
We use this when there is one of something or if we cannot count it. 

Note: ('count' means say how many of something there are: 1, 2, 3, etc.)
There is a table in my room.

There is a problem.
There is a good pizza restaurant in my town.

There is some pasta in the cupboard.

There is some juice in the fridge.
Note: If we can put an 's' on the end of the word (apples, pizzas) then we can NOT use 'there is'.

There are …

We use this when there is more than one of something and if we can count it.
There are two tables.
There are some eggs.

There are some bags of pasta in the cupboard.

There are a lot of children.

There are many mistakes.

Look out!

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27/04/2020 There is, there are - A1

LOOK OUT! Always think about how many things you are talking about and whether you can count them. 
There is a tomato.
There are some tomatoes.
There is a bottle of tomato sauce.
There are some bottles of tomato sauce.

Don't forget!

'a' = one = a pizza => one pizza

'some' = more than one and can be used for countable AND uncountable things. 

There is some rice.

There are some bowls.

Did you know?

There are 195 countries in the world. 

There isn't one with fewer than four letters in the name though. 
How many four-letter country names can you think of in English? There are a few!

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