UNIT 8

THERE IS / THERE ARE

THERE IS .- (hay, existe) indica existencia en singular (sustantivos
contables). A / AN.
There is a laptop in my room.
There is an airport in Jauja.
There is not (isn´t) a TV in class.
There is not a shop near my house.
Is there a park near your house?
Yes, there is.
No, there is not (isn´t).
- Con los no contables, tan solo indica existencia. (NO A/AN)
There is water on the table.
There is not (isn´t) oxygen on Mars.
Is there meat in the fridge?
Yes, there is.
No, there is not.
There is a lot of sugar in the shop.

THERE ARE.- (hay, existe) indica existencia en plural (sustantivos

contables).
There are ten parks in my city.
There are a lot of people in the concert.
There are not (aren´t) many airports in Perú.
There aren´t thirty students in class.
Are there 2 computers in class?
Yes, there are.
No, there aren´t.
- Con los no contables se tiene que incluir unidades de medida.
There are five kilos of meat in the fridge.
There aren´t two liters of milk in the bottle.
Are there 20 meters of rope here?

SOME / ANY
SOME.- (algunos (as)) se usa con sustantivos contables en plural, en
oraciones afirmativas.
I have some friends at the university.
There are some children at the party.
Patty bought some oranges yesterday.
SOME.- (algo de) se usa con sustantivos no contables, en oraciones
afirmativas.
Javier has some money in his wallet.
There is some bread in the kitchen.
I got some salt for lunch.
ANY.- (algunos (as)) se usa con sustantivos contables, en oraciones
interrogativas.
Do you have any friends at the university?
Are there any children at the party?
ANY.- (algo de) se usa con sustantivos no contables en oraciones
interrogativas.
Does Javier have any money in his wallet?
Is there any wine in the bottle?
ANY.- (ningún o ninguna) sustantivos contables, oraciones negativas.
There aren´t any girls in my group.
Vanessa didn´t buy any tomatoes yesterday
ANY.- (nada de) sustantivos no contables, oraciones negativas.
There isn´t any oil in the kitchen.
We don´t need any help.
SOME IN QUESTIONS: dos casos:
- Cuando ofreces algo.
Would you like some lemonade?
Do you want some soup?
- Cuando haces un pedido.
Can I have some “cebiche”?
Can we have some lemonade?
- Call me any time.
- A: I need a pen.
B: which one?
A: any…

There is a concert this week. (present)

There was a concert last week. (past)
There was not (wasn´t) a park in my neighborhood years ago.
There are two churches in our city.
There were two churches years ago, but now there are seven.
There weren´t any people at the market yesterday.
Was there an accident last night?
Yes, there was.
No, there wasn´t.
Were there many houses in Huancayo 40 years ago?
Yes, there were.
No, there weren´t.

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