12TH WEEK

PLACES IN THE CITY

THERE IS/THERE ARE
A(N) – THE
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
 PLACES IN THE CITY

CATHEDRAL LIBRARY STADIUM SUBWAY STATION PARKING LOT

PLACES IN THE CITY

MUSEUM POST OFFICE ART GALLERY BOOKSTORE

SHOPPING MALL BANK

There is / there are
We use THERE IS before singular nouns.
• THERE IS a dog in that sofa

• IS THERE a dog in the sofa?

Yes, there is.

We use THERE ARE before plural nouns

• THERE ARE four chairs in the room.

• ARE THERE chairs in the room?

Yes, there are.
 THERE IS / THERE ARE

The short form of

• There’s one chocolate in the box
THERE IS is
• There’s a good movie on the TV
THERE’S

THERE ARE has • There are nine cats in my house

no short form • There are 22 students in the class
 THERE IS / THERE ARE

For the negative form we put NOT after is or are.

There is NOT a horse in the There are NOT two elephants
field in the zoo
There ISN’T a horse in the There AREN’T two elephants
field in the zoo
 THERE IS / There are

For a question • IS there a dog in the supermarket?

• ARE there any dogs in the park?
we place IS /
• IS there orange-juice in the fridge?
ARE in front
• ARE there apples on the table?
of there.
A – AN

We use A – AN + singular nouns

•When we mention something for the first time
•There is AN apple in the table
•When we talk about Jobs
•He’s A doctor

No A – AN before plural nouns

•Cats are proud animals
•There are two laptops in my house
THE
THE + singular or plural nouns
• When we talk about something specific
• There are two cars there. THE black one is mine
• When we talk about something unique
• THE rainbow has 7 colors

NO ARTICLES
• Before possessive adjectives
• Your car is white
• Before proper nouns
• Jose is from Huancayo
• Lima is in Peru
• When we talk about something in general
• Oranges have Vitamin C
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE

For habits, repeated actions and permanent

states

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

For actions happening at the moment of

speaking
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

FORM
I speak Spanish I am speaking English
Lucia works at the bank Lucia is working at the bank this week
They have classes on Fridays They are having classes right now