L8:There is & There are

Lesson 8:There is & there are

Hello there, today we are going to talk about There is / There are.

We use there is and there are to say that something exists.

Positive Sentences

We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
  • There is one table in the classroom.
  • There are three chairs in the classroom.
  • There is a spider in the bath.
  • There are many people at the bus stop.
We also use There is with uncountable nouns:
  • There is milk in the fridge.
  • There is some sugar on the table.
  • There is ice cream on your shirt.
Contractions
The contraction of there is is there's.
  • There's a good song on the radio.
  • There's only one chocolate left in the box.
You cannot contract there are.
  • There are nine cats on the roof.
  • There are only five weeks until my birthday.

Negative Form

The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:
  • There is not a horse in the field.
  • There are not eight children in the school.
  • There is not a tree in the garden.
  • There are not two elephants in the zoo.
We almost always use contractions when speaking.
The Negative contractions are:
  • There's not = There isn't
  • There are not = There aren't
There aren't with ANY
When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.
  • There aren't any people at the party.
  • There aren't any trees in my street.
We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
  • There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
  • There isn't any sugar in my coffee.
Questions
To form a question we place is / are in front of there.
Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is / are in short answers.
  • Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
  • Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
  • Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
  • Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
  • Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
How Many with Are There
If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).
  • How many dogs are there in the park?
  • How many students are there in your class?
  • How many countries are there in South America?
  • How many Star Wars films are there?

Activity 4:

Check this link HERE HEREand answer the 10 questions of there is and there are. Put your results in the comments. if you have a qustion put it in the comments.
Sources & Extra Material:
http://www.grammar.cl/Present/ThereIsThereAre.htm
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/there-is-there-s-and-there-are
(Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buj0TVeyj7k

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