There is / There are

In the English language we use two phrases to express the existence of something or someone in a place.

Look at these examples:

There is a computer in the bedroom.

There is a washing machine in the laundry room.

There is a cat in the living room.

There is an orchid in the flower pot.

Pay attention that in the singular form, we use a or an before the singular element.
There are two sofas in the living room.

There are three cushions in the sofa.

There are four flowers in the vase.

Pay attention that in the plural form it is necessary to mention the number of the elements and the elements are in the plural form.
What happens if we don't have one or more than two elements in a place or area?

There isn't a TV in the bedroom.

There isn't a microwave in the kitchen.

There isn't a painting in the living room.

There isn't an eraser in my pencil case.
There aren't any windows in the bedroom.

There aren't any students in the classroom.

There aren't any books in the bookshelf.

Pay attention that in the previous examples the word any is used to express the absence of elements in the plural form.

Writing exercise

Es Look at the following pictures and complete de sentences. Use a/an for singular nouns or the number for plural nouns.

Observa las imágenes y completa las oraciones. Utiliza a/an para sustantivos en singular o el número exacto para los sustantivos en plural.

Follow the example:

There are four chairs in the classroom (chair).

1. There are in the bedroom (bed).

two beds

2. There is in the laundry room (washing machine).

a washing machine

3. There is in the living room (armchair).

an armchair

4. There is in the bathroom (rug).

a rug

5. There are in the dining room (curtain).

two curtains

6. There are in the bathroom (mirror).

three mirrors

7. There are in a living room (person).

five people

8. There are in the studio (boy).

two boys

True or false exercise

Es Click on the best option. Are these sentences True or False?

Da clic en la opción correcta. Son estas oraciones ¿ciertas o falsas?

Writing exercise

Es Look at this picture and write a description by using there is/there are (affirmative or negative) and the words given. Don’t forget to use a, an, any or the number of the elements where necessary.

Observa la imagen y describe lo que hay usando there is/there are (afirmativo o negativo) usa las palabras que se te proporcionan. No olvides usar a, an, any o el número de los elementos donde sea necesario.

What is there in this living room?

Follow the example:

0. (book)

There aren’t any books in the living room.

1. (coffee table)

There is a coffee table in the living room.

2. (sofa)

There are two sofas in the living room.

3. (bed)

There isn’t a bed in the living room.

4. (armchair)

There is an armchair in the living room.

5. (lamp)

There are two lamps in the living room.

6. (cat)

There isn’t a cat in the living room.

7. (cushion)

There are nine cushions in the living room.

8. (flower pot)

There is a flower pot in the living room.

9. (painting)

There are three paintings in the living room.

You can check your answers when you finish the activity.

1. There is a sink in the kitchen.	True False
2. There is a blender.	True False
3. There isn’t a rug.	True False
4. There is a fridge.	True False
5. There aren’t any cupboards.	True False
6. There isn’t a coffee table.	True False
7. There is a microwave.	True False
8. There is a TV.	True False
9. There are two stoves.	True False
10. There aren’t any windows.	True False

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What is there in this living room?

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