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2. There are and there is are forms used to express existence of. The existence of an object, a thing, an animal, a person, etc. There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

3. Structure of there is: There + verb to be (is) + a + the noun (in singular) There is a church There is a house There + verb to be (is) + a + the noun (in singular) There is a church There is a house We use there is with singular nouns (just ONE object) There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

4. The negative form of there is expresses the lack of existence of one thing. Something that does not exist. The structure is: There + is + not + a + the noun There is not a church There is not a house There + is + not + a + the noun There is not a church There is not a house There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

5. In the negative form, a contraction can be use, where is and not, become just one word: isnt The structure is: is not There + isnt + a + the noun There isnt a church There isnt a house is not There + isnt + a + the noun There isnt a church There isnt a house There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

6. Is + there + a + the noun + ? Is there a church ? Is there a house ? Is + there + a + the noun + ? Is there a church ? Is there a house ? In the interrogative form, we change the place of is at the beginning of the sentence. The structure is: There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

7. We use there are with plural nouns (TWO or MORE objects) Structure of there are: There + verb to be (are) + the plural noun There are churches There are houses There + verb to be (are) + the plural noun There are churches There are houses There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

8. The negative form of there are expresses the lack of existence of one thing. Something that does not exist. The structure is: There + are + not + the plural noun There are not churches There are not houses There + are + not + the plural noun There are not churches There are not houses There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

9. In the negative form, a contraction can be use, where are and not, become just one word: arent The structure is: are not There + arent + the noun in plural There aren´t churches There arent houses are not There + arent + the noun in plural There aren´t churches There arent houses There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

10. In the interrogative form, we change the place of are at the beginning of the sentence. The structure is: Are + there + the plural noun + ? Are there churches ? Are there houses ? Are + there + the plural noun + ? Are there churches ? Are there houses ? There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

11. The following chart shows the forms of there is/are in positive (+), negative (-), and questions (?) SingularPlural (+) There is a … {chair, book, man} There are… [some] {chairs, books, men} (-) There isnt a … {laptop, bathroom} There arent… [any] {laptops, bathrooms} (?) Is there a … {problem, shirt} Are there… [any] {problems, shirts} There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

12. In this picture of a town: There are twelve buildings (12 buildings exist in the town) There is a toy shop (One toy shop exists in the town) There are trees (Trees exist in the town) There is a bank (One bank exists in the town) There isnt a café (One café does not exist in the town) There arent people on the streets (People do not exist in the picture) There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

13. Be careful when you translate from Spanish into English. Remember, follow the Structure in English. Un ejemplo: Como se dice: ¿Hay algún restaurante cerca de aquí? ERROR: Is there any restaurant near here? (Es un error pues restaurant es singular pero any va con plural) CORRECT: Is there a restaurant near here? Are there any restaurants near here? There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are

14. Short answers / Respuestas cortas Is there a TV in your room? (+) Yes, there is. (-) No, there isnt. Are there (any) books? (+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there arent. ___________________________ *There también es usado para decir allí. There is Some examples Chart with forms (+ - ?) Problems with there is / are Observations Home page There are