1. THERE IS / THERE ARE A / AN, SOME, ANY

2. En inglés, existen dos formas de expresar el verbo haber (hay).

3. affirmativenegativeinterrogative short answers Singular / uncountable there is there isn’t Is there…? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t. plural there are there aren’t Are there…? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

4. There is + sustantivo contable en singular y + sustantivo incontable There is a man. There is a man. Hay un hombre. Hay un hombre. There isn’t any water. There isn’t any water. No hay agua. No hay agua. There are + sustantivo plural There are some dogs. There are some dogs. Hay algunos perros. Hay algunos perros.

5. A = un, una An = un, una

6. A + sustantivo singular en oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas cuando el sustantivo comienza por consonante There is a car. There is a car. Hay un coche. Hay un coche. AN + sustantivo singular en oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas cuando el sustantivo comienza por vocal There is an elephant. There is an elephant. Hay un elefante. Hay un elefante.

7. THE = el, la, los, las USES Before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. Before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. "The dog that I like is small." Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that I like. "The dog that I like is small." Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that I like. There is only one of that kind, it is unique: There is only one of that kind, it is unique: ‘The sun is shining’ ‘The sun is shining’ "I saw the elephant at the zoo." Here, we're talking about a specific noun. There is only one elephant at the zoo. "I saw the elephant at the zoo." Here, we're talking about a specific noun. There is only one elephant at the zoo. Something mentioned before: Something mentioned before: ‘I see a man and a woman. The woman is wearing a red dress.’ ‘I see a man and a woman. The woman is wearing a red dress.’

8. some = unos / -as, algunos / -as, algo any = unos / -as, algunos / -as ningunos / -as, ningunos / -as, algo, nada algo, nada

9. SOME+ sustantivos contables en plural / incontables en oraciones afirmativas There are some cats. There are some cats. Hay algunos gatos. Hay algunos gatos. There is some sugar. There is some sugar. Hay algo de azúcar. Hay algo de azúcar. ANY + sustantivos contables en plural / incontables en oraciones negativas e interrogativas There aren’t any pets. There aren’t any pets. No hay ninguna mascota. No hay ninguna mascota. Are there any girls? Are there any girls? ¿Hay alguna chica? ¿Hay alguna chica? There isn’t any money. There isn’t any money. No hay nada de dinero. No hay nada de dinero. Is there any water? Is there any water? ¿Hay algo de agua? ¿Hay algo de agua?

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