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A1 Gramática

A1Estructuras de oraciones10 min

There is y there are

There is and there are

Di qué hay en una habitación, una calle o una ciudad con there is y there are.

Usamos there is y there are para decir que algo existe o para decir qué hay en un lugar. Son muy útiles para describir una habitación, una calle o una ciudad.

FormaUna cosaDos o más cosas
PositiveThere is a bed in my room.There are two chairs.
NegativeThere isn't a lift.There aren't any shops.
QuestionIs there a bank near here?Are there any buses?
Short answerYes, there is. / No, there isn't.Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

A, some y any

Usa a o an con una sola cosa. Con dos o más cosas, usa un número, some o a lot of en las frases afirmativas, y any en las negativas y en las preguntas. La forma corta de there is es there's. Al escribir, normalmente no abreviamos there are.

  • There's a big park near our flat.
  • There are some eggs in the fridge.
  • There aren't any cafés on this street.
  • Is there a toilet on this floor? Yes, there is.
  • How many people are there in your family?

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma correcta

Elige las palabras correctas para completar cada frase.

  1. There _____ a cat on the sofa.

  2. There _____ three bedrooms in our house.

  3. _____ a post office in this town?

  4. There aren't _____ tomatoes in the kitchen.

  5. Are there any good restaurants near the station? — Yes, _____.

  6. There _____ a lift in this building, so we always use the stairs.

  7. _____ any students in the classroom? — No, there aren't.

  8. Look! There _____ two birds in the tree.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa las frases

Escribe there is, there are, is there o are there. Cuando veas (not), ponlo en negativo.

  1. a bus stop outside my school.

  2. (not) any chairs in the room.

  3. any eggs in the fridge?

  4. (not) a supermarket in our village.

  5. a lot of people at the beach today.

  6. a hospital near here? — Yes, there is.

  7. Are there any parks in your town? — No, (not).

  8. thirty days in June.

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