8.there Is y There Are

There is/ There are
Estas expresiones se utilizan para expresar la cantidad de objetos o personas que se

encuentran en un determinado lugar.
Ambas formas significan "Hay". La diferencia es que la primera se utiliza para el

singular y la segunda para el plural.
There is a chair in the bedroom.

Hay una silla en el dormitorio.
There are two chairs in the bedroom.

Hay dos sillas en el dormitorio.
En el primer caso, se hace referencia a una silla, por lo que debe usarse la forma
singular.
En el segundo caso, se hace referencia a más de una silla, por lo tanto se usa la forma
plural.
*Se puede hacer una contracción de "There is"  "There's". No se puede hacer una
contracción de "There are."
El negativo es "There is not" y "There are not" y sus contracciones.
There is not a book. - There isn't a book.

There are not any books. - There aren't any books.
Para formar una pregunta cambiamos el orden de las palabras.
Is there a book?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn't.
Are there any books?

Yes, there are.
No, there aren't.
Importante! : Para expresar la idea de cantidad, a menudo tenemos que usar some y
any con there is y there are. Esto sucede cuando tenemos que mencionar una cantidad
no definida de algo. Usamos some para las oraciones afirmativas y any para las
oraciones negativas e interrogativas.
NOMBRES CONTABLES
AFIRMATIVO NEGATIVO INTERROGATIVO NÚMERO
There is a boy in There isn´t a boy in Is there a boy in the SINGULAR
the classromm the classroom classroom?
There are some There aren´t any Are there any boys PLURAL
boys in the boys in the in the classroom?
classroom classroom
NOMBRES INCONTABLES
AFIRMATIVO NEGATIVO INTERROGATIVO

There is some tea in the cup There isn´t any tea in the cup Is there any tea in the cup?
Exercises :
1. Complete :
1. There a lot of animals in the zoo.

2. There a snake in the window.
3. There a zebra in the grass.
4. There lions in the zoo, too.
5. There a lot of baby lions near their parents.
6. There a bird next to the tree.
7. There a lot of monkeys in the trees.
8. There an elephant in the zoo.
9. There some water in the lake near the elephants.
10. There birds in the zoo.
11. There a lot of people visiting the animals today.
12. There a lot of children, too.
13. There a gorilla in the tree.
14. There some grass under the tree.
15. There bananas in the tree
16. There a lot of birds near the gorilla.
17. There a rock near the tree.
18. There a lot of sharks in the aquarium.
19. There a dog near the fence
20. There a lot of animals to see at the zoo.
2. Transforma las oraciones anteriores a su forma interrogativa:

3. Complete the following sentences with there isn’t / there aren’t.
Be careful with countable and uncountable nouns!
1. a flight from here to London.
2. any movies that I want to see in the cinema.
3. I’m very hungry, but any food in the refrigerator.
4. We want to go to the concert, but any tickets.
5. any money in my bank account so I can’t pay the bills.
6. seventy minutes in an hour.
7. In my neighborhood, any children.
8. Henry can’t bake a cake because any sugar in the cupboard.
9. It’s sunny today and a cloud in the sky.
10. I’m sorry, any letters for you today.

4.Completa con la forma adecuada de there is y there are.
1. There any interesting films on TV tonight.

2. There enough air in the lift.
3. there anyone from Germany in here?
4. There enough snow to go skiing.
5. How many planets there in our solar system?
6. there any water in the glass?
7. There a lot of rainy days in autumn.
8. There a big black cloud in the sky.
9. How many tall players there in your team?
10. there a good-looking man in your club?
11. there a tired student in the class?
12. How many small apples there in this bag?
13. How many days there in a week?
14. There a famous university in Oxford.
15. There a modern sports centre in London.
16. there any cheap hotels near here?
17. there a cheap hotel near here?
18. There a lot of big trees in the garden.
19. There a big tree in the garden.
20 There a small umbrella in your bag?

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There is/ There are

Estas expresiones se utilizan para expresar la cantidad de objetos o personas que se

Ambas formas significan "Hay". La diferencia es que la primera se utiliza para el

There is a chair in the bedroom.

There are two chairs in the bedroom.

El negativo es "There is not" y "There are not" y sus contracciones.

There is not a book. - There isn't a book.

Para formar una pregunta cambiamos el orden de las palabras.

Are there any books?

AFIRMATIVO NEGATIVO INTERROGATIVO

1. There a lot of animals in the zoo.

2. Transforma las oraciones anteriores a su forma interrogativa:

1. a flight from here to London.

2. any movies that I want to see in the cinema.

3. I’m very hungry, but any food in the refrigerator.

4. We want to go to the concert, but any tickets.

5. any money in my bank account so I can’t pay the bills.

6. seventy minutes in an hour.

7. In my neighborhood, any children.

8. Henry can’t bake a cake because any sugar in the cupboard.

9. It’s sunny today and a cloud in the sky.

10. I’m sorry, any letters for you today.

1. There any interesting films on TV tonight.

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