WEEK 6

THERE IS – THERE ARE

a.-Usamos there is (singular) / there are (plural) para oraciones afirmativas.

Examples:

There is a book on the desk.

There are two books on the desk.

b.- Usamos there isn’t (singular) / there aren’t (plural) para oraciones negativas.

Examples:

There isn’t a book on the desk.

There aren’t any books on the desk.

c.- Usamos Is there…? (singular) / Are there...? (plural) para preguntas.

Examples:

Is there a book on the desk?

Are there any books on the desk?
 EXERCISES

I.-Look at the picture again and complete the

sentences with: There is / there are / There isn´t
or there aren´t:
_________________ a bedside table on the right.
_________________ a picture on the wall.
_________________ a fridge in the bedroom.
_________________a doll on the bed.
_________________ a carpet under the bed.
_________________some books on the shelf.
_________________ any flowers in the bedroom.
II.Fill in the blank spaces with there is or there are.
1. .........There are ........ some pens in your drawer.
2. ………………………..a ruler on your desk.
3. ……………………….a beautiful house in my neighborhood.
4. ……………………….two apples in the basket.
5. ……………………….three men in the office.
6. ……………………….some money in my bag.
7. ……………………….a clock on the wall.
8. ……………………….An orange on the table.
9. ……………………….five girls at the park.
10. s……………………….ome water in the glass.

II. Ask the appropriate questions. Use the cues in parentheses.

1. ............. Is there an apple on the table? ............. (apple / on the table)
No, there isn’t. There is an orange there.

2. ..........................................................................? (five girls / in the group)

No, there aren’t. There are eight girls.

3. ..........................................................................? (a tree / in the garden)

Yes, there is. There are a lot of flowers too.

4. ..........................................................................? (a man / at the door)

Yes, there is. There’s a woman with him.

5. ..........................................................................? (two dressers / in her bedroom)

No, there aren’t. There’s only one dresser there.

6. ..........................................................................? (a picture / on the wall)

Yes, there is. There’s a mirror too.

7. ..........................................................................? (a pen / in the drawer)

Yes, there is. There’s a pencil too.

8. ..........................................................................? (any pears / in the basket)

No, there aren’t. There are only two apples there.

9. ..........................................................................? (enough chairs / in the room)

Yes, there are. There are 200.

10. .......................................................................... ? (a concert / this weekend)

No, there isn’t. There’s one next weekend.
 III. Answer the questions.

1. How many months are there in a year?

...............There are twelve......................
2. How many days are there in a year?
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3. How many nails are there in your fingers and toes?
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4. How many poles are there on the planet?
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5. How many players are there on a soccer team?
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6. How many vowels are there in the Spanish Alphabet?
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7. How many hearts are there in a human body?
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8. How many seconds are there in a minute?
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9. How many moons are there around our planet?
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10. How many years are there in a century?
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