There is, there are. Afirmativa. Interrogativa. Negativa. Respuestas cortas. Uso. singular: There is, There s. singular: Is there?

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1 Afirmativa singular: There is, There s plural: There are Negativa singular: There is not There isn t plural: There are not There aren t Interrogativa singular: Is there? plural: Are there? Respuestas cortas singular: Yes, there is. No, there isn t. plural: Yes, there are. No, there aren t. Uso * There is y there are equivalen a la forma impersonal hay. En inglés, a diferencia del castellano, hay una forma singular y otra plural para corresponder al sustantivo que viene detrás. There s a dictionary in her bag. Hay un diccionario en su bolsa. There are two dictionaries on the table. Hay dos diccionarios encima de la mesa. * Si hay varios sustantivos en la frase, es el primero de ellos el que determina que forma del verbo se utiliza. There s a table and four chairs. There are two boys and a girl.

2 Name: Date: Ejercicios 1. There thirty students in my class. 2. There some books in my bag. 3. There some computers in the library. 4. There a blackboard in the classroom. 5. There a CD player on our teacher s desk. 6. There some posters. 7. There some dictionaries in the classroom. Las repuestas correctas 1. There are thirty students in my class. 2. There are some books in my bag. 3. There are some computers in the library. 4. There is a blackboard in the classroom. 5. There is a CD player on our teacher s desk. 6. There are some posters. 7. There are some dictionaries in the classroom.. Utiliza la afirmativa 1. an Italian boy in my class. 2. an internet café opposite our school. 3. five supermarkets in my town. 4. a museum next to the park. 5. some posters in front of the cinema.

3 . Utiliza la negativa 1. any shopping centres in this town. 2. any beaches in London. 3. an American café here. 4. a Hollywood in Spain. 5. any rap CDs in this shop. Escribe preguntas y las respuestas breves Ejemplo: / any Brazilian footballers in your favourite team? Are there any Brazilian footballers in your favourite team? Yes there are. 1. / a skateboard park near here? No, 2. / a Hollywood in Ireland? Yes, 3. / any famous football teams in your town? Yes, 4. / any interesting places near your house? No, 5. / an English boy in your class? No,

4 1. a tree in our garden. 2. a girl called Tabatah in my class. 3. cows in the field. 4. some very big ships in the harbor today. 5. fish for dinner. 6. a girl in my class who can walk on her hands. 7. nothing to do when it rains. 8. cat sitting on the bench. 9. In our park some great things to play on. 10. In our park a fountain where we can drink water. 11. a computer in the classroom. 12. some posters in my office. 13. a CD player in my bedroom desks in the hotel. 15. a blackboard in the classroom. 16. some dictionaries in the library. 17. some blue fish in the ocean. 18. a tree in the field? 19. any plants in that garden? 20. a cinema in my town? 1. some fantastic beaches at the Costa del Sol. 2. (not) a hole in the floor.

5 3. (not) a tram station in Alhaurin de la Torre. 4. many schools in Fuengirola. 5. (not) a swimming pool in town. 6. many animals in the Zoo. 7. (not) a snake in the window. 8. an eel in the aquarium? 9. any children in the park? 10. (not) a gorilla in the tree. 11. a lot of traffic in Valencia. 12. anywhere to park around here? 13. only one way to solve this problem. 14. enough time to finish? 15. (not) many tigers left in the world. 16. any public buses in Los Angeles. 17. anyone here who wants to volunteer? 18. many windows in the room? 19. (not) a TV in my kitchen. 20. two chairs in the living room. 1. five pencils in the box. 2. a van in the garage. 3. (not) a phone in the bedroom. 4. some books on the table. 5. a magazine on the floor. 6. seven days in a week.

6 7. a drink in the fridge. 8. a lot of people coming to the party. 9. a lot of noise coming from next door. 10. (not) enough time to finish everything. 11. nobody here. 12. many stars in the sky. 13. a fly in my soup. 14. a bank near here? 15. life on Mars? 16. eight students in my class. 17. a café around here? 18. a party at 9 0 clock. 19. many trees near my house. 20. an apple on the table. 1. (not) a box under my bed. 2. a cat on the closet? 3. two dogs in the room. 4. many CDs in the box. 5. (not) a computer on the desk. 6. a lamp near the bed. 7. (not) three jackets in the wardrobe. 8. two pillows on the bed. 9. a kite in the room. 10. three pencils in the pencil case.

7 11. many oranges in the tree. 12. an umbrella in the car. 13. three men in the shop. 14. ten students in the living room. 15. a dog in the garden. 16. a cup on my desk. 17. ten English books in the room. 18. two rubbers in the cupboard. 19. two computers in my office. 20. a calendar on the wall.