Universidad Nacional de Juliaca

Name : Susana Maquera Turpo

THERE IS / ARE English Class

what mean there is / are?

"haber"

“Hay“

There is /are

the Expressions there is and there are in English are used to indicate the presence of an object, person or animal found in a particular place. These expressions translated means “hay ". And to use them correctly should take account of the verb to be

There are(plural)

There is(singular

) Hay

There is a book on the table There are four books on the table

'There is' se utiliza con los sustantivos contables en singular y con sustantivos

incontables.

'There are' se utiliza con los

sustantivos contables en plural.

Example

There is a lamp in my bedroom. There is a car on the road. There is a dog in the street. There is a bed in my bedroom.

There is not a lamp in my bedroom. There is not a car on the road. There is not a dog in the street. There is not a bed in the bedroom.

(there is)Singular

There´s a lamp in my bedroom. There´s a car on the road. There ´s a dog in the Street. there´s a bed in my bedroom

There isn´t a lamp in my bedroom. There isn´t a car on the road. There isn´t a dog in the street. There isn´t a bed in the bedroom.

Is There a lamp in my bedroom?. Is There a car on the road?. Is There a dog in the street?. Is There a bed in my bedroom?.

There is + sustantivo contable in singular+complement

There is a computerHay una computadora

there's a strange man in the university Hay un hombre extraño en la Universidad

Is there a book in your bag?.

Yes ,there is

Question

Negative sentences

There isn´t a car in the garage.

There isn’t a TV in my house. 

There isn't a book about computers in the library

There isn´t

There are (plural)

There are two animals in my house a dog and a cat.

Afirmative sentences

There are + sustantivo plural

There are many students in this classroom

Negative sentences There aren’t

There aren’t 42 desks in the classroom

There aren’t five bedrooms in her boyfriend’s house

Question : are there….?

Are there two beds in your bedroom?

¿Hay dos camas en su dormitorio?

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre some y any?

Utilizamos “some” cuando creemos que hay algo de lo que pedimos o a lo que nos referimos

Utilizamos “any” cuando ignoramos si hay algo de lo que pedimos o a lo que nos referimos

Cuando se usa some y any som

e anyAfirmativo

Negativo (Singular )a,an

(Plural) Some

a bookUn libro

Some booksUnos libros

Some

Unos cuanto Un poco de

Algo de Algún

Example

There is some milk = hay leche

There is some soup = hay

sopa

Any

b. Are there any papers in the box? ¿Hay papeles en la caja?

a. There aren’t any pets.No hay ninguna mascota.

Some or Any 1) There are ………………….. birds in the park.

2) Have we got …………......eggs in the fridge?

3) Mary hasn't got ………… work at the moment.

4) We can't go out. We don't have …………money.

9) Are there………… shops near here?

some

Any

any

any any

Remember No se usa some y

any cuando el sujeto es un

contable singular

For example: There is a mango. There are some mangos.

Countable and Uncountable nouns

•Podemos definir a los sustantivos como

aquellas palabras que utilizamos para

identificar a personas, objetos, conceptos e ideas del mundo que nos rodea. Dentro del

idioma del ingles podemos clasificarlos

en:

Countable Nouns• Son aquellos que se pueden "contar", es decir que es posible

establecer su número en unidades. Por ejemplo:

there aren’t any Strawberries there aren’t any chairs in the clasrrom

M are there any radishes? do you eat any lúcumas ?

There are some apples Hay algunas manzanas she needs to buy some onions

Ella necesita comprar algunas cebollas

Uncountable Nouns • Se denominan de esta manera aquellos sustantivos que no

se puede determinar su número en unidades. Por ejemplo:

difference Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Apples Orange ,chair,eggs ,banan

as, pen .etc

Rice ,chocolate ,wáter ,sugar ,pasta ,tea,milk,orange Juice,money .

etc

How many How much

How much / how many ,a Lot of ,etc.

Uncountable (singular) Short answers Full answers

How much sugar do you eat?

A lot . Quite a lot A little . Not much

I eat a lot of sugar I eat quite a lot of sugar I eat a little sugar. I don´t eat much sugar .

Countable (plural)

How many sweets do you eat? .

A lot . Quite a lot A few . Not many

I eat a lot of sweets

I eat quite a lot of sweets

I eat a few sweets .

I don´t eat many sweets