There Is, There Are (Unit 4)

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USAGE
• We use there is for singular and there are for plural. ... We
also use There is with uncountable nouns

e.g. 
• There is an apple.

• There are some bananas.

• There is some milk in the fridge.

GRAMMAR RULES Affirmative

THERE IS
A boy
Only one
Example: thing

There is a boy in the park. An apple

There is an apple in the basket.


There IS
A woman

We use a/an
We use there is to
with singular  describe quantities A car
nouns. and singular nouns

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Two
THERE ARE oranges
Two or
Example: more 
things Three
people
There are three oranges on the
table.
There ARE
Five    
There are five plates in the plates
kitchen.
We use there are 
with plural nouns
Many
students

GRAMMAR RULES Negative

THERE ISN’T A banana


Only one
Example: thing

An egg
There isn’t a banana on the nest.
There ISN’T
There isn’t an egg in the fridge. An onion

We almost always We use there is to A carrot


use contractions describe quantities
and singular nouns
when speaking.
There is not = isn’t

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Some
THERE AREN’T apples
Two or
Example: more 
things Peppers
There aren’t some restaurants in 
the city.
There AREN’T Two
restaurant
There aren’t any people in the s
meeting.
We use there are 
with plural nouns
People in 
the store

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS interrogative

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NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN

Open the padlet link and make a menu


ordering.

‐ Use there is/are affirmative, negative
and answer.
‐ Use the vocabulary words worked in 
the unit.

https://es.padlet.com

https://wordwall.net/resource/13767012/there‐is‐there‐are

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