There is and There

​There is & There Are

We use "There is" to talk about one thing that is present (singular) and "There are" to talk about multiple things that are present (plural). They both mean: "Hay"

​There is + singular noun (1)
There is a tree.

​There are + plural noun (2+)
There are trees.

​There is a cat on the sofa.

There are two bottles of milk in the fridge.

There is a car outside.

There are many people in the park.

​There is not & There Are not

We use them to say that something is not present, we use "There isn’t" (for singular nouns) and "There aren’t" (for plural nouns).

​There is not + singular noun (1)
There isn't a pen on the desk

​There are not + plural noun (2+)
There aren't any students in
the classroom

Is there...?

We use to ask if something is present, we use "Is there...?" for singular nouns and "Are there...?" for plural nouns.

​Is there a cat in the room?

Are there any apples in the basket?

Is there a pen on the desk?

Are there any students in the classroom?