There is / there are

There is / there are

Uso y gramática

Uso de there is / there are

Usamos las palabras there is / there are para decir que algo existe. Significa "hay" en español.

Para hablar de sustantivos en singular usaremos there is y para sustantivos en plural there are.

Oraciones afirmativas con sustantivos en singular usando there is

There is a book on the desk (Hay un libro sobre el escritorio)

There is a car in the parking lot (Hay un carro en el estacionamiento)

There is a chair near the table (Hay una silla cerca de la mesa)

Oraciones negativas con sustantivos en singular usando there is

There is not a book on the desk (No hay un libro sobre el escritorio)

There isn't a car in the parkin lot (No hay un carro en el estacionamiento)

There is not a chair near the table (No hay una silla cerca de la mesa)

Oraciones afirmativas con sustantivos en plural usando there are

There are ten students in the english class (Hay 10 alumnos en la clase de inglés)

There are several trees in the garden (Hay muchos árboles en el jardín)

There are five books on the desk (Hay 5 libros sobre el escritorio)

Oraciones negativas con sustantivos en plural usando there are

There are not ten students in the english class (No hay 10 estudiantes en la clase de inglés)

There are not many trees in the garden (No hay muchos árboles en el jardín)

There are not five books on the desk (No hay 5 libros sobre el escritorio)

Oraciones interrogativas usando Is there / Are there

Is there a book on the desk? Yes, there is

Are there chairs near the table? No, there are not

Is there a car in the parking lot? No, there isn't / there is not

Are there trees in the garden? Yes, there are

Multiple Choice

Selecciona la opción correcta:

______ some books on the shelf.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

______ very little money left in the box.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

______ one student in the laboratory.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

______ five letters for you on the desk.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

______ a balloon on the room

• There is

• There are