Understanding "There Is" and "There Are": Usage and Forms

There is / There are THERE TO BE

Look and read. There is a bakery near my house. There are some birds on the tree.

Think. In the previous sentences, THERE IS / THERE ARE refer to: a) The quantity of something. b) The existence of something. c) The frequency of something.

Check. In the previous sentences, THERE IS / THERE ARE refer to: a) The quantity of something. b) The existence of something. c) The frequency of something.

Attention!!! Speak correctly! Don’t say: You should say: Have a cat next to the dog. There is a cat next to the dog.

Interrogative Form Interrogative Form: Singular Is there a book on your desk? Plural Are there 3 boards in your classroom?

Negative Form Negative Form: Singular There isn’t a book on your desk. isn’t = is not Plural There aren’t 3 boards in my classroom. aren’t = are not

Now, you. Memory game.

Now, you! * Ask questions combining the words from the boxes. Ask a friend. Is there? Are there? two dogs a TV a refrigerator a computer three cats nine pencils more than ten students in your classroom? in your bedroom? in your house? on your desk?

TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE or FALSE? • There are two windows in the bedroom. • There is a teddy bear on the bed. • There are some books in the bookshelf. • There is a toy bus on the floor. • There is a car under the bed. • There is an Earth Globe on the desk. • There are two robots in the bedroom. • There is a picture of a super-hero on the wall.

Check. • There are two windows in the bedroom. F • There is a teddy bear on the bed. F • There are some books in the bookshelf. T • There is a toy bus on the floor. T • There is a car under the bed. F • There is an Earth Globe on the desk. T • There are two robots in the bedroom. F • There is a picture of a super-hero on the wall. F

Understanding "There Is" and "There Are": Usage and Forms