some/any

some or any

some and any

You can use some and any to talk about things you can't count:

a) ask whether things are available (verfügbar)

b) give information whether things are available

c) offer others things (particularly drinks and food)

Use some to talk about things that are there/available.

-> Du verwendest some wenn du über Dinge sprichst, die da/verfügbar sind.

Beispiele:

Could you get some apples, please?

Would you like some coffee?

some

any

Use any to talk about things that aren't there.

-> Du verwendest any um über Dinge zu sprechen, die nicht da/vorhanden sind.

Beispiele:

I'm sorry, they didn't have any apples.

We don't have any eggs left, could you buy some?

any

You also use any when you don't know whether something is there or not.

-> Du verwendest any auch, wenn du nicht weißt, ob etwas da ist order nicht.

Beispiele:

Do you have any coffee?

Have we got any ice cream?

Multiple Choice

There ______ some eggs in the fridge.

• is

• isn't

• are

• aren't

Multiple Choice

There ______ any wine in the fridge.

• is

• isn't

• are

• aren't

Multiple Choice

There is ________ fish in the fridge.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

There aren't _______ pineapples (=Ananas) in the fridge.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

There isn't _______ ice tea in the fridge.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

There is _____ honey in the fridge.

• some

• any

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence:

There ___________ eggs in the fridge.

Fill in the Blank

There ____________ cake in the fridge.

Fill in the Blank

There ____________ coffee in the fridge.