THERE IS / THERE ARE
Singular Nouns
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There is There is not Is there … ? |
Examples:
There’s a big tree in the garden.
There’s nothing on TV tonight.
A: Do you have any money?
B: Yes, there’s some in my bag.
A: Excuse me, is there a hotel near here?
B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
We can’t go skiing. There isn’t any snow.
Plural
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There are There are not Are there …? |
Examples:
There are some big trees in the garden.
There are a lot of accidents on this road.
A: Are there any restaurants near here?
B: Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
This restaurant is very quiet. There aren’t many people here.
How many players are there in a football team?
There are 11 players in a football team.
THERE WAS / THERE WERE
There is/are (present) There was/were (past)
There is nothing on TV tonight. There was nothing on TV last night.
We are staying at a very big hotel. We stayed at a very big hotel.
There are 550 rooms. There were 550 rooms.
Is everything OK? Was everything OK yesterday?
– Are there any problems? – Were there any problems?