there is and there are:

there are y there is, ambos significan "ahi hay, "que hay, "que esta (alguna o algunas cosas)" solo que el "there are" se usa para plural y el "there is" para singular. THERE IS: There is a child in the closet. There is a car in the street. There is a bank near here. There is a square in the centre of the town. There is an English school in the centre of Madrid. There is a friend waiting for you. THERE ARE: There are five children in the closet. There are some cars in the street. There are some banks near here. There are some squares in the centre of the town. There are some English schools in the centre of Madrid. There are some friends waiting for you.

Use of there is, there are in sentences and questions

Singular There is a cat in the room. There is not a cat in the room. There is no cat in the room. Is there a cat in the room? Plural There are two cats in the room. There are not two cats in the room. There are no cats in the room. Are there two cats in the room? affirmative sentence negative sentence question

Contracted form of there is, there are

Contactions are only possibe from there is - there's The form there're is not used. Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there. Singular There's a cat in the room. There's not a cat in the room. There isn't a cat in the room. Is there a cat in the room? Plural There are two cats in the room. There are not two cats in the room. There aren't two cats in the room. Are there two cats in the room?

affirmative sentence negative sentence question

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Choose There is or There are from the dropdown menu to complete the sentences. Mind singular or plural of the nouns

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

a bag on the table. a calendar on the wall. two posters in my room. a banana in this basket. six chairs in the kitchen. lots of books in the shelf. a mirror in our hall. 12 cushions on the sofa. a big wardrobe in my sister's bedroom. children in the yard.

Your results: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) There is a bag on the table. There is a calendar on the wall. There are two posters in my room. There is a banana in this basket. There are six chairs in the kitchen. There are lots of books in the shelf. There is a mirror in our hall. There are 12 cushions on the sofa. There is a big wardrobe in my sister's bedroom. There are children in the yard.

Type There is or There are in the boxes below.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. five pens in the box. a car in the garage. some books on the table. a telephone in the bedroom. two tables in the kitchen. many birds in that tree. a magazine on the floor. four chairs in the room. seven days in a week. a drink in the fridge.

The answers are:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. There are There is There are There is There are There are There is There are There are There is