There Be : English lesson

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We use "there + be" to talk about the existence of something. "There + be" can be used in all verb tenses, but is conjugated in order to distinguish between singular or plural and countable or uncountable.

There is

"There is" is used with countable nouns in singular and uncountable nouns. The short form is "there's".

Examples:

Countable Nouns

There is a pencil.

There's one car.

There is not an apple.

Is there a pen?

Uncountable Nouns

There is milk.

There is not time.

Is there sugar?

There are

"There are" can only be used with countable nouns in plural. There is no short form.

Examples:

There are five pencils.

There are not two cars.

Are there many people?

Note: There are some verb tenses in which we do not conjugate "there + be" to indicate plural or singular, countable or uncountable. These verb tenses include the future ("will"), the past perfect and when used with modal verbs. For more information, see the lessons relating to these various verb tenses.

There v. It

We use "there" when we speak of something for the first time, to indicate that it exists. On the other hand, we use "it" to speak of something specific or something already mentioned.

Examples:

There is a pen on the table. It is my pen.

There is a car in the garage. It is blue.

There is milk. It is in the refrigerator.

Utilizamos "there + be" (hay) para hablar sobre la existencia de algo. "There + be" se puede expresar en todos los tiempos verbales, pero a diferencia del español, en inglés conjugamos este verbo si el nombre que va después está en plural o en singular y si es contable o incontable.

There is

Se utiliza "there is" con nombres contables en singular y con incontables. Hay una forma corta: "there's".

Ejemplos:

Contables

There is a pencil.(Hay un lápiz.)

There's one car.(Hay un coche.)

There is not an apple.(No hay una manzana.)

Is there a pen?(¿Hay un bolígrafo?)

Incontables

There is milk.(Hay leche.)

There is not time.(No hay tiempo.)

Is there sugar?(¿Hay azúcar?)

There are

Se utiliza "there are" sólo con nombres contables en plural. No hay una forma corta.

Ejemplos:

There are five pencils.(Hay cinco lápices.)

There are not two cars.(No hay dos coches.)

Are there many people?(¿Hay mucha gente?)

Nota: Hay algunos tiempos verbales en los que no conjugamos "there be" para indicar plural o singular, contable o incontable. Estos tiempos verbales son el futuro ("will"), el pasado perfecto y con los verbos modales (ver las lecciones relacionadas con estos tiempos para más información).

There v. It

Se utiliza "there" cuando hablamos de algo por primera vez, para indicar que existe. Por otro lado, se usa "it" para hablar de una cosa específica o algo ya mencionado.

Ejemplos:

There is a pen on the table. It is my pen.(Hay un bolígrafo en la mesa. Es mi bolígrafo.)

There is a car in the garage. It is blue.(Hay un coche en el garaje. Es azul.)

There is milk. It is in the refrigerator.(Hay leche. Está en la nevera.)

Nouns - Lesson 4.4

There Be

(Haber)

There is

There are

There v. It

There is

There are

There v. It