THERE TO BE

There is / There are

Look and read.

There is a bakery near my house. There are some birds on the tree.
Think.
In the previous sentences, THERE
IS / THERE ARE refer to:

a) The quantity of something.

b) The existence of something.

c) The frequency of something.

Check.
In the previous sentences, THERE
IS / THERE ARE refer to:

a) The quantity of something.

b) The existence of something.

c) The frequency of something.

Attention!!!
Speak correctly!

Don’t say: You should say:

Have a cat next to There is a cat next

the dog. to the dog.
Interrogative Form
Interrogative Form:
Singular

Is there a book on your desk?

Plural

Are there 3 boards in your

classroom?
Negative Form
Negative Form:
Singular
There isn’t a book on your desk.
isn’t = is not
Plural
There aren’t 3 boards in my
classroom.
aren’t = are not
Now, you. Memory game.
Now, you!
* Ask questions combining the words
from the boxes. Ask a friend.
two dogs
a TV in your
Is there? a refrigerator classroom?
a computer in your
Are there? three cats bedroom?
nine pencils in your house?
more than ten on your desk?
students
TRUE or FALSE?
 TRUE or FALSE?

a) There are two windows in the bedroom.

b) There is a teddy bear on the bed.
c) There are some books in the bookshelf.
d) There is a toy bus on the floor.
e) There is a car under the bed.
f) There is an Earth Globe on the desk.
g) There are two robots in the bedroom.
h) There is a picture of a super-hero on the wall.
 Check.

a) There are two windows in the bedroom. F

b) There is a teddy bear on the bed. F
c) There are some books in the bookshelf. T
d) There is a toy bus on the floor. T
e) There is a car under the bed. F
f) There is an Earth Globe on the desk. T
g) There are two robots in the bedroom. F
h) There is a picture of a super-hero on the wall.
F