There is / there are

We use There is  when you indicate that you find a thing

 or somebody or something in a specific place.

 Examples:

There is a man in the office.

There is a tree in my garden.

We also use there is for uncountable nouns:

There isn’t any butter in the fridge.

  There is some money in my pocket.

                    Grammar Chart

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We use there are when you indicate that you find more than one thing in a specific place.  For example:

There are 3 students in the English class.

    There are eight flowers in my garden.

 We also use there are when the noun is countable:

                Are there any apples in the kitchen?

               Yes, there are.

               There are many flowers in my garden.

               There aren’t many books in my house.

               I may go to the school library.

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Now, practice There is / there are

There is/are (1)

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Now, let's reflex on your learning:

1.- ¿Is it clear for you the use of there is/are?

2.- ¿Can you define when to use there is?

3.- ¿Can you define when to use there are?

4.- ¿Can you define the countable and uncountable nouns in order to use there is or there are?

5.- Write 5 sentences using these objects at home:

For example: orange juice There is some orange juice in the fridge.

some sugar

some honey

some apples

two oranges

two bottle of milk

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Links (Exercise "There is/ there are)

There is/are (1)

There is /There are (2)

There is /are (3)

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Pathways from the CADI. (material de Auto-acceso)

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