Use THERE IS for Use THERE ARE for

singular nouns and things plural nouns; things you

you cannot count.
There is some milk
in the bottle.
can count.
We use
THERE IS/THERE ARE
to say that something
exists
There are six pupils (or does not exist). There
in the class.
is a spider on the wall!

Whatisisthere
What thereinin REMEMBER!
theclassroom?
the classroom?
AFFIRMATIVE + NEGATIVE - QUESTION?

long form short form long form short form

SINGULAR there is there’s there is not there isn’t Is there?

PLURAL there are there are not there aren’t Are there?

Is there….? Are there….?

Thereare
There aresome
some
Yes, there's. Yes, there are.
pictureson
pictures onthe
the
walls…
walls…
No, there isn't. No, there aren’t.