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There are and there is are forms used to express “existence of”.
The existence of an object, a thing, an animal, a person, etc.
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Structure of there is:
There + verb to be (is) + a + the noun (in singular)
There is a church There is a house
We use there is with singular nouns (just ONE object)
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The negative form of there is expresses the lack of existence of one thing. Something that does not exist.
The structure is:There + is + not + a + the noun
There is not a church There is not a house
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In the negative form, a contraction can be use, where is and not, become just one word: isn’t
The structure is: is not
There + isn’t + a + the noun
There isn’t a church There isn’t a house
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Is + there + a + the noun + ?
Is there a church ? Is there a house ?
In the interrogative form, we change the place of is at the beginning of the sentence.
The structure is:
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We use there are with plural nouns (TWO or MORE objects)Structure of there are:
There + verb to be (are) + the plural noun
There are churches There are houses
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The negative form of there are expresses the lack of existence of one thing. Something that does not exist.
The structure is:There + are + not + the plural
noun
There are not churches There are not houses
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In the negative form, a contraction can be use, where are and not, become just one word: aren’t
The structure is: are not
There + aren’t + the noun in plural
There aren´t churches There aren’t houses
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In the interrogative form, we change the place of are at the beginning of the sentence.
The structure is:
Are + there + the plural noun + ?
Are there churches ? Are there houses ?
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The following chart shows the forms of “there is/are” in positive (+), negative (-), and questions (?)
Singular Plural
(+) There is a …
{chair, book, man}
There are…
[some] {chairs, books, men}
(-) There isn’t a …
{laptop, bathroom}
There aren’t…
[any] {laptops, bathrooms}
(?) Is there a …
{problem, shirt}
Are there…
[any] {problems, shirts}
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In this picture of a town:There are twelve buildings (12 buildings “exist” in the town)There is a toy shop (One toy shop “exists” in the town)There are trees (Trees “exist” in the town)There is a bank (One bank “exists” in the town)There isn’t a café (One café does not exist in the town)There aren’t people on the streets (People do not exist in the picture)
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Be careful when you translate from Spanish into English. Remember, follow the Structure in English.
Un ejemplo:Como se dice: ¿Hay algún restaurante cerca de aquí?ERROR: Is there any restaurant near here?(Es un error pues restaurant es singular pero any va con plural)CORRECT: Is there a restaurant near here?Are there any restaurants near here?
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Short answers / Respuestas cortas
Is there a TV in your room?(+) Yes, there is.(-) No, there isn’t.
Are there (any) books?(+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there aren’t.
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*There también es usado para decir “allí”.