THERE IS / THERE ARE

There is y there are se usan para decir hay.  Si estamos hablando en singular usamos THERE IS y si estamos hablando en plural usamos THERE ARE. Se puede utilizar tanto en afirmativa como en negativa como en interrogativa:

Afirmativa:

• There is a book.
• There is a videobeam in the classroom.
• There are some books.
• There are nine students in the classroom.

Interrogativa:

• Is there a book?
• Are there any books?

Negativa:

• There is not a book.
• There are not any books.

Para responder se suele utilizar la forma corta, la forma there seguida de is/are en afirmativa o negativa, en singular o plural según convenga:

Pregunta: Are there any books? Respuesta: Yes, there are / No, there aren¨t.

Pregunta: Is there a book? Respuesta: Yes, there is/ No, there isn¨t.

Con estas expresiones usamos normalmente los determinantes Some y Any.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

EXERCISES 

• There is a dog in the car.
• There is a dog flying above the cat.
• There is a dog sleeping between the trees.
• There is a dog running after the car.
• There is a dog sleeping on the bed.
• There is a dog under the table.
• There is a dog playing the garden.
• There is a dog next to the hydrant.
• There is a dog in the middle the class.

• There is at home.
• There is mouse between the book
• There is mouse in phone boot.
• There is mouse behind the couch.
• There is mouse under the table.
• There is mouse on the chair.
• There is mouse in front of the TV.
• There is mouse next to the TV.
• There is mouse at school.
• There is mouse at the cinema.
• There is mouse at the zoo.
• There is mouse at home.

Activity: Perform 10 sentences with prepositions seen in class of the objects that are included in the following image:

1. There is a purple jacket on the chair.
2. There are some glasses on the computer.
3. There is a CD on the blue desk.
4. There is a board next to the blue desk.
5. There is a cactus next to the stereo.
6. There are some brushes between the board and the comupador of the blue table.
7. Are there any chairs in the office? Yes, there are 3 chairs in the office.
8. There are a pictures between the board and computer.
9. There is a cellphone on the desk in orange.
10.Are there any telephone in the office? No, there aren´t.