In English we use “there is” or “there are” to talk about things we can see and things that exist.(In Spanish “hay”)
We use “there is” for singular and
uncountable nouns (CONTRACTION: there’s)
“There are five people in the bar.” (plural countable noun)
“There’s a carpet in the living
room.” (singular countable noun)
“There’s some milk in the fridge.” (uncountable noun)
SOME
With plural countable nouns we can say the quantity (“five people”) or use
“some” if we don’t know the exact quantity.
“There are five people
in the bar.” (We can see five people
exactly)
“There are some people in the bar.” (We don’t know exactly
how many people)
·
With uncountable nouns we also use
“some”.
“There is some milk in the fridge,” (I don’t know the exact
quantity.)
“There’s some money on the desk.” (I don’t know exactly
how much money.)
·
With singular countable nouns
we use a/an.
“There is a woman in
the garden.”
“There is an armchair in my
bedroom.”
ANY
“ANY” is used in negative and questions with plural and
uncountable nouns.
“There isn’t any money in
my wallet.” (uncountable noun)
“There isn’t any water in the house.” (uncountable noun)
“There aren’t any students in the classroom.” (countable plural noun)
“There aren’t any pictures on the
walls.” (countable plural noun)
BUT: “There isn’t a
freezer in the kitchen.” (singular, countable
noun)
“There isn’t a television in the living room.” (singular, countable noun)
* For uncountable nouns, use “any”
after the negative “isn’t”, and for plural countable nouns use “any” after
“aren’t”.
* Do not use “any” with
singular countable nouns.
·
To make a
question, change the word order from subject-verb
to verb-subject:
There is a +
singular noun à Is there a + singular noun?
There is some + uncountable noun à Is
there any + uncountable noun?
There are some + plural noun à Are
there any + countable plural noun?
“Is
there a toilet on the first floor?” singular noun
“Is
there a shelf in his bedroom?” singular noun
“Is
there any money in your wallet?” uncountable noun
“Is
there any beer in the fridge?” uncountable noun
“Are
there any flowers in the balcony?” countable plural noun
“Are
there any people in the bar?” countable plural noun
Short
answer form:
Yes, there is. / No there isn’t.
Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
NOW...PRACTICE!
1. There __ people in the restaurant.
are any
are some
is some
2. There __ wine in the cupboard.
are some
is some
isn't some
3. There __ money on the table.
is a
is any
is some
4. __ cheese in this sandwich?
Are there any
Is there a
Is there any
5. Yes, __
there are
there cheese
there is
6. __ big tree in my garden.
There's a
There's any
There's some
7 . __ books on the shelf?
Are there any
Is there
Is there any
8. No, __
there any
there are
there aren't
9. There __ students in the classroom.
aren’t any
isn’t a
aren’t some
10. __ microwave in the kitchen?
Is there any
Is there a
Are there any
SEE correct ANSWERS IN COMMENT 1 :-)
