There Is, There Are: Afirmativa
There Is, There Are: Afirmativa
There Is, There Are: Afirmativa
afirmativa
singular:
There is
Theres
plural:
There are
negativa
singular:
There is not
There isnt
plural:
There are not
There arent
interrogativa
singular:
Is there?
plural:
Are there?
Respuestas cortas
singular:
Yes, there is.
No, there isnt.
plural:
Yes, there are.
Uso
* There is y there are equivalen a la forma impersonal hay. En ingls, a diferencia
del castellano, hay una forma singular y otra plural para corresponder al sustantivo
que viene detrs.
Theres a dictionary in her bag.
Hay un diccionario en su bolsa.
There are two dictionaries on the table.
Hay dos diccionarios encima de la mesa.
* Si hay varios sustantivos en la frase, es el primero de ellos el que determina que
forma del verbo se utiliza.
Theres a tables and four chairs.
There are two boys and a girl.
Ejercicios
Completa las frases
1. There _____ thirty students in my class.
2. There _____ some books in my bag.
3. There _____ some computers in the library.
4. There _____ a blackboard in the classroom.
5. There _____ a CD player on our teachers desk.
6. There _____ some posters.
7. There _____ some dictionaries in the classroom.