Class 04 - There Is / There Are

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There is / There are

We use “There is” with singular words.

There is a man riding the horse.

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Positive There is … There’s …

There is a boy under the tree.

Negative Question There is not… Is there …? There isn’t … There’s not …

There is a witch flying.

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There is a man going to bed.

There is a sofa in the house. There isn’t a sofa in the house. Is there a sofa in the house?

We use “There are” with plural words.

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There are two people in bed.

There are two friends playing.

Negative There are not … There aren’t …

Question Are there …?

There are three animals with the vet.

There are a lot of balls.

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Positive There are …

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Short answers ‘Is there a car outside?’ ‘Yes, there is’ / ‘No, there isn’t.’ ‘Are there any photographs on the table’? ‘Yes, there are.’ / ‘No, there aren’t.’

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There are two sofas in the house. There aren’t two sofas in the house. Are there two sofas in the house?

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Exercises

Put in There is / There isn’t / Is there? / There are / There aren’t / Are there? 1 – …………….. some paintings on the wall. 2 – …………….. a computer in your bedroom? 3 – How many students ………………… in the class? 4 – ‘Excuse me, ………………… a hospital near here?’ ‘Yes, at the end of the street.’ 5 – …………………… four people in my family. 6 – Cruzeiro is a small town. ………………….. any embassy. 7 – ‘…………………… any problems?’ ‘No, everything is OK.’ 8 – ‘Can we take a photograph?’ No, ………………….. any batteries in the camera.’ 9 – ‘………………… a bus from here to the cinema?’ ‘No, ………………….. 10 – ………………… a book on the desk.

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Write sentences about Cruzeiro. Use there is/are/isn’t/aren’t. 1 – There is a cinema. 2 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (chemist’s) 3 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (hospital) 4 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (square) 5 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (railway station) 6 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (bus station) 7 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (airport) 8 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (theater) 9 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………….. (museum) 10 – ……………..……………..……………..…………………………… (park)

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Put in There is/There are. 1 – …………….. a man. 2 – ……………. women. 3 – ……………. feet.

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4 – …………….. a sheep. 5 – …………….. sheep. 6 – …………….. people.

7 – …………….. a tooth. 8 – …………….. some fish. 9 – …………….. a child.

Write sentences with There are. eight twenty-six eleven months planets states team year week Brazil twelve seven thirty days football players days Solar System April 1 – There are eight planets in the Solar System.

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