THERE IS – THERE ARE

If we want to say that something exists or doesn't exist somewhere or at some time, we often use
'there + be'.

We can also use there is or there are to say when something happens.
E.g. There is a concert tonight. There are a lot of storms in summer.

When making a list of things, the choice between there is and there are is determined by the first
noun that follows there:

E.g. There’s a kitchen, a living room, and a bedroom in my apartment.

There are two chairs, a sofa, a fridge and a cooker in the kitchen.

When we are speaking informally and make a list of things, we often use there is or there's instead
of there are:

E.g. There's a café, a supermarket and a bus stop on my street.

(Instead of There are a café, a supermarket and a bus stop on my street.)

We can say there's instead of there is. We often say this when we speak. But there is no short form
for there are.

E.g. There is a restaurant in the station. There's a restaurant in the station.

There are two cafés. There're two cafés.

With NEGATIVE sentences, we use there isn't or there's not (= there is not) for singular and there
aren't (= there are not) for plural.

E.g. There isn't a pharmacy near the hotel. There aren't any restaurants near the hotel.

We often use there isn't a + singular noun, there isn't any + uncountable noun and there aren't
any + plural noun.
E.g. There isn't a café near here. There isn't any milk. There aren't any toilets in the park.

To show that the negative is important, we also often use there is no + uncountable noun and
there are no + plural noun.
E.g. There's no milk. There are no toilets in the park.