قاعدة There is / There are

What is a countable noun?

• A noun that can be counted and has singular and plural forms

• A noun that cannot be counted

• An abstract noun

Give an example of countable nouns:

• teacher - teachers - shop - shops - desk - desks

• information - money - advice

• sugar - salt - water

What is an uncountable noun?

• Nouns that cannot be counted like liquids, grains, and abstract nouns

• Countable nouns

• Plural nouns

Give an example of uncountable nouns:

• information - money - advice - traffic - bread - furniture - news - water - tea - juice - sugar - salt - rice - flour - work - baggage - food - snow

• teachers - shops - desks

• children - men - feet

When do we use 'There is'?

• With singular countable nouns or uncountable nouns

• With plural nouns

• Only with uncountable nouns

When do we use 'There are'?

• Only with plural countable nouns

• With singular nouns

• With uncountable nouns only

When do we use 'There was'?

• With plural nouns only

• With singular countable nouns or uncountable nouns in the past

• In the present with all nouns

When do we use 'There were'?

• With plural countable nouns in the past

• With singular nouns

• With uncountable nouns only

How do we negate a sentence containing is/are/was/were?

• We put 'not' after is/are/was/were

• We put 'not' before is/are/was/were

• We put 'no' after is/are/was/were

How do we form a question using 'there'?

• We start with is/are/was/were + there + noun

• We start with there + is/are/was/were + noun

• We start with is/are/was/were + noun + there