English — There Is / There Are — 1st Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

There Is / There Are

Used to talk about the existence of something.

Formation

Singular: There is a book. Plural: There are two books. Negative: There isnt / There arent. Question: Is there / Are there?

Uncountable

Use there is: There is some milk.

Exercises

1. Fill: ___ a pen on the table. ___ two chairs in the room.
2. Make negative: There is a cat.

Answers

1. There is, There are. 2. There is not a cat.

See: Prepositions of Place