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SESION N° 21

INTRODUCCION Expresar, desmentir o preguntarse acerca de la

There is y there are existencia de algo o alguien.
There is y there are son dos estructuras equivalentes There is y there are son dos estructuras equivalentes
a la forma impersonal del verbo haber en tiempo a la forma impersonal del verbo haber en tiempo
presente: hay. Como veremos en este tema, esta presente: hay. Esta estructura se puede utilizar
estructura se puede utilizar también en otros tiempos también en otros tiempos verbales.
verbales. STRUCTURE EXAMPLES
ESTRUCTURA Present + There is There is an insect on the table.
simple
There is se utiliza con nombres contables en singular / there are

introducidos por los artículos indeterminados a/an o - There isn't There aren't any cookies.

el número one y con nombres incontables. There are / there aren't

se utiliza con nombres contables en plural. Como ? Is there...? Is there a blue folder in your
room? No, there isn't.
veremos a continuación, esta regla se aplica también / are there...?

para el past simple y el present perfect. Sin Past + There was There was an unknown dog in
simple the garden the other day.
embargo, no se aplica en el future simple. / there were

PRESENT SIMPLE (THERE IS, THERE ARE) - There wasn't There weren't apples in the
fridge.
STRUCTURE EXAMPLES / there weren't

AFFIRMATIVE Singular There is There is a chair in my room. ? Was there...? Were there lots of squirrels in
Hyde Park? Yes, there were.
Plural There are There are a lot of birds in the / were there...?
sky.
Present + There has been There has been an accident in
NEGATIVE Singular There isn't There isn't a lift. perfect / there have been the underground.
- There hasn't been There haven't been any
Plural There There aren't dinosaurs in the
/ there haven't been changes.
aren't world.
? Have there been Have there been any storms
INTERROGATI Singular Is there...? Is there a place where I can / has there been recently? No there haven't.
VE leave my luggage? Yes, there Future + There will be There will be a concert near
is. simple here.

Plural Are Are there any shops open - There won't be There won't be enough space.
there...? today? No, there aren't.
? Will there be...? Will there be classes
tomorrow? Yes, there will.

Tanto there is como there are, independientemente

del tiempo verbal, se utiliza para:
Indicar, negar o preguntarse acerca del lugar en el
que un elemento se encuentra situado.

By: OMAR CASTRO HERRERA 1

 Material de
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PRACTICE N° 21

FULL NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………….
GRADE:…………………… SECTION……………. HEADQUARTER:…………………………………

I.- CHOOSE THERE IS OR THERE ARE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, THEN TRANSLATE INTO
SPANISH
1.- _______________________ five potatoes in the bag.
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2.- _______________________ a pound of spaghetti in the cabinet.
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3.- _______________________ two cups of sugar in the cookie recipe.
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4.- _______________________ four eggs in the refrigerator.
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5.- _______________________ a lot of tea in the cup.
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6.- _______________________ a red pepper in the salad
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7.- _______________________ too much cheese on the sandwich
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8.- _______________________ four cans of soup on the shelf
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9.- _______________________ a lot of salt in this sauce.
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10.- ______________________ some peanuts in the jar.
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By: OMAR CASTRO HERRERA 2