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    Learn Courses Basic level Nouns There be

Nouns - Lesson 4.4

There Be

(Haber)


"There is a cat", "there are 4 chairs". To show the existence of something we use "there is" for singular nouns and "there are" for plural nouns. Learn how to use this important verb in the lesson below.

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.
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