What do There is и There are mean?

There is и There are tell us that something exists. They are very common in English.

We use them to describe what we see in a room, a picture, or a place.

When do we use There is?

• Использование There is for one thing (singular noun).
• Also use There is for uncountable nouns (like water, information, sugar).

Примеры:

• There is a pen on the desk. (One pen)
• There is a cat under the chair. (One cat)
• There is some milk in the fridge. (Uncountable noun)

When do we use There are?

• Использование There are for two or more things (plural nouns).

Примеры:

• There are three books on the shelf. (Three books)
• There are many students in the classroom. (Many students)
• There are two apples in the basket. (Two apples)

How to make negative sentences with There is и There are?

To say something does не exist, add not после is или are.

We often use contractions: isn't и aren't.

• For singular/uncountable: There isn't
• There isn't a car in the garage.
• There isn't any coffee left.
• For plural: There aren't
• There aren't any chairs in the room.
• There aren't five students here.

How to ask questions with There is и There are?

To ask if something exists, change the order of is/are и there.

• For singular/uncountable: Is there...?
• Is there a park nearby?
• Is there any sugar?
• For plural: Are there...?
• Are there any shops open?
• Are there many people at the party?

Примеры

• There is a big tree in the garden.
• There are many birds in the sky.
• There isn't a computer on my desk.
• There aren't any apples in the fridge.
• Is there a bathroom on this floor?
• Are there any good restaurants around here?
• There is some cheese in the sandwich.
• There are five pencils in the box.

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Распространенные ошибки у носителей испанского языка

Люди, говорящие по-испански, иногда путают there is / there are with the verb to have because 'hay' can mean both 'there is/are' and 'has/have' in some contexts.

• Mistake 1: Using It is или They are to introduce existence.
• Неправильно: It is a book on the table. (This means the book является the table, or identifies it, not that it exists there.)
• Правильно: There is a book on the table.
• Неправильно: They are three chairs in the room.
• Правильно: There are three chairs in the room.
• Mistake 2: Using have for existence.
• Неправильно: The city has many parks. (This is grammatically correct but means the city possesses parks. If you want to say parks exist in the city, use there are.)
• Правильно: There are many parks in the city. (This emphasizes the existence of parks in the city.)

Помните: There is / There are is for existence. To have is for possession.

Часто задаваемые вопросы

What is the difference between There is и It is?

There is means something exists. It is identifies something or describes it. For example: There is a dog in the garden. (A dog exists there.) But It is my dog. (This identifies the dog.) or It is big. (This describes the dog.)

Can I use There is with uncountable nouns?

Yes, absolutely! We use There is for uncountable nouns, just like for singular countable nouns. For example: There is some water in the bottle. или There is a lot of information online.

How do I answer Is there...? или Are there...? questions?

You use short answers:

• For singular: Is there a shop? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
• For plural: Are there any books? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

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