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Existencia de Alguien o de Algo.: There Is / There Are / Haber
Existencia de Alguien o de Algo.: There Is / There Are / Haber
There is / there are is a grammatical structure used to express that someone or something
exists. / There is / there are es una estructura gramatical que se utiliza para expresar la
existencia de alguien o de algo.
Singular
affirmative
there is … (there’s)
negative
interrogative
is there …?
Plural
affirmative
there are …
negative
there are not … (there aren’t)
interrogative
are there …?
There is and it is
1. we use there is/ are when we talk about something for the first time in a conversation, and
when we say where it is or when it is. we do not use there to talk about the same thing again; we
use singular it (here meaning ‘the big market’) or plural they (here meaning ‘the two buses’).
2. we also use there is/are etc. to talk about the number of people or things in a place.
Prepositions of place
we use in with enclosed spaces (e.g. rooms, buildings) and limited areas (e.g. towns, parks,
countries, continents):
we use on with surfaces (e.g. walls, floors, shelves) and lines (e.g. paths, coasts, the
equator):
we use at with a point (e.g. at the bus stop), and at with a building, when we mean either
inside or outside:
Articles (1)
we also use a before u when it sounds like the word ‘you’; and before eu:
2. we usually use a/an with a noun to talk about a person or thing for the first time:
Articles (2)
2. we use a/an when it isn’t necessary to make clear which particular thing we are talking about.
And, both
1. we use and and both … and to link two similar ideas in one sentence: