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THERE IS & THERE ARE

Las expresiones there is y there are se utilizan en inglés para indicar que un
objeto o una persona se encuentran en un sitio especificado.
La particularidad de estas estructuras consiste en que there no es el sujeto
real del verbo to be, aunque lo preceda. El sujeto real del verbo se
encuentra en la posición inmediatamente posterior

There is a book on the table.

There are two books on the table
THERE IS & THERE ARE
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THERE IS & THERE ARE

IS
Verbo: Haber
Hay THERE

ARE

A diferencia de la palabra  “hay” en castellano, que es invariable, la forma del

verbo to be cambia en función de
THERE ISla
& naturaleza del
THERE ARE sujeto real
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THERE IS
 1. Utilizamos there is cuando el sujeto es:

 Un sustantivo contable singular:

There is an apple in the basket.

Observad que el sustantivo lleva el artículo idenfinido (a/an).

Normalmente no se utiliza el artículo definido the con there is:
*There is the apple in the basket.
 Un sustantivo incontable:
There is some tea in the pot.
There is ice on the street.

Los sustantivos incontables pueden llevar cuantificadores como some,

any, much,
THERE a lot ARE
IS & THERE of etc.
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THERE IS
Usamos there is para singular (y para cosas incontables). Por ejemplo:

• There is a dog in the park.

• There is a man at the door.
• There is a gas station down the street.
• There is a bus stop on the corner.
• There’s some wine in the bottle.

THERE IS & THERE ARE

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THERE ARE
2. Utilizamos there are cuando el sujeto es:

 Un sustantivo plural:
There are two apples in the basket.
OTROS:
FEET - FOOT
MEN - MAN
WOMEN - WOMAN
MICE - MOUSE
Importante:
Recordad que en inglés los sustantivos irregulares, aunque no
lleven la marca “s”, requieren el acuerdo en plural con el verbo to be:
There are a lot of people in the street.
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There are twenty children in the class.
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THERE ARE
.
Usamos there are con sustantivos en plural.

• There are three bottles of beer in the fridge.

• There are six cats in the living room.
• There are several shops on this street.
• There are some people outside.
• There’re two new students in class

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THERE IS THERE ARE

La forma negativa de las expresiones existenciales there is / there are se
construye con la partícula negativa not:

There isn’t any apple in the basket.

There aren’t twenty children in the class.

Observad que para decir que no hay ningún o ninguna se utiliza el cuantificador any.
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THERE IS THERE ARE

La forma interrogativa se construye mediante una inversión entre el verbo to
be y el sujeto “postizo” there:

Is there an apple in the basket?

Is there any ticket for the match?

Are there twenty children in the class?

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THERE IS THERE ARE

EXCERCISES:

1.   ___________________  a bag on the table.

2.   ___________________   a calendar on the wall.
3.   ___________________   two posters in my room.
4.   ___________________   a banana in this basket.
5.   ___________________   six chairs in the kitchen.
6.   ___________________   lots of books on the shelf.
7.   ___________________   a mirror in our hall.
8.   ___________________   12 cushions on the sofa.
THERE in
9.   ___________________   a big wardrobe IS my
& THERE
sister'sARE
bedroom.
10.   ___________________  children in the yard.
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THE QUANTIFIERS

THERE IS & THERE ARE

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THE QUANTIFIERS

THERE IS & THERE ARE

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THE QUANTIFIERS
SOME +
I prefer to eat some ice cream in the morning
We want to visit some museums in Arequipa

ANY: - /?
My son can’t drink any soda
My girlfriend don’t want to see any movie

do you want to get married at any time?

Does she believe in any legend?

THERE IS & THERE ARE

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QUANTIFIERS
NOTHING = NADA
SEVERAL = DEMASIADO
ALL = TODO
EVERTHING= TODO
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THERE IS THERE ARE

EXERCISES:
1.There aren’t _________________ car parks in the centre of Oxford.     
2.Eating out is expensive here. There aren’t _____________________ cheap restaurants.
    
3.Liverpool has __________________ of great nightclubs.     
4.Hurry up! We only have __________________ time before the coach leaves.     
5.We saw _________________ beautiful scenery when we went to Austria.     
6.There are a ______________ shops near the university.     
7.It's very quiet. There aren’t _____________________ people here today.     
8.There are _________________ expensive new flats next to the river.
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