There is/ There are

We use there is and there are to say that something exists.

Positive sentence

Remember! We use there is for singular and there are for plural.

Contractions

The contraction of there is is there's.

There's only one chocolate left in the box.

Remember! You cannot contract there are.

There are nine cats on the roof.

Let's practise!

Negative Form

The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:

There is not a tree in the garden.
There are not two elephants in the zoo.

We almost always use contractions when speaking.

The negative contractions are:

There aren't with ANY

When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.

There aren't any people at the party.

We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:

There isn't any water in the swimming pool.

Questions

To form a question we place is / are in front of there.

Remember! We use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.

We also use there is / are in short answers.

Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
Is there any ice cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.

How Many with Are There

If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:

How many dogs are there in the park?
How many students are there in your class?

Remember the rule!

It's time for a short grammar quiz. Let's practice!

1. Click the link https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/There_is_-_there_are/Describing_places_xm76668zd

2. Do the test;

3. Click "FINISH";

4. Take a screenshot and attach the file.