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There is and there are

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Say what is in a room, a street or a town with there is and there are.

Choose the correct form

Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.

  1. There ___ a cat on the sofa.
    • a) is
    • b) are
    • c) be
  2. There ___ three bedrooms in our house.
    • a) is
    • b) am
    • c) are
  3. ___ a post office in this town?
    • a) Are there
    • b) There is
    • c) Is there
  4. There aren't ___ tomatoes in the kitchen.
    • a) some
    • b) any
    • c) a
  5. Are there any good restaurants near the station? — Yes, ___.
    • a) there are
    • b) there is
    • c) they are
  6. There ___ a lift in this building, so we always use the stairs.
    • a) aren't
    • b) isn't
    • c) not is
  7. ___ any students in the classroom? — No, there aren't.
    • a) Is there
    • b) Are there
    • c) There are
  8. Look! There ___ two birds in the tree.
    • a) has
    • b) is
    • c) are

Complete the sentences

Type there is, there are, is there or are there. When you see (not), make it negative.

  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.

Answer key

Choose the correct form

  1. a) isA cat is one thing, so we use there is.
  2. c) areThree bedrooms is plural, so we use there are.
  3. c) Is thereThis is a question about one thing, so is comes before there.
  4. b) anyIn negative sentences with plural nouns, we use any.
  5. a) there areThe question uses are there, so the short answer is Yes, there are.
  6. b) isn'tA lift is one thing. The negative is there isn't.
  7. b) Are thereStudents is plural and this is a question, so we use are there.
  8. c) areTwo birds is plural, so we use there are.

Complete the sentences

  1. There is / There'sA bus stop is one thing, so we use there is (there's).
  2. There aren't / There are notChairs is plural. The negative is there aren't (there are not).
  3. Are thereEggs is plural, and this is a question, so we use are there.
  4. There isn't / There is not / There's notA supermarket is one thing. The negative is there isn't (there is not).
  5. There arePeople is plural, so we use there are.
  6. Is thereA hospital is one thing, and this is a question, so we use is there.
  7. there aren't / there are notThe question uses are there, so the negative short answer is No, there aren't.
  8. There areThirty days is plural, so we use there are.

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