There is/There are: Formation, Usage and Exercises — English — First Year Secondary — Algerian Curriculum

There is / There are: Formation, Usage and Exercises

📌 Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between “there is” and “there are”
• Form affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences correctly
• Use “there is/there are” in different contexts (classroom, house, city)

📖 Grammar Explanation:

1. When to use “There is” and “There are”:

We use “there is” (singular) before a singular noun or uncountable noun.
We use “there are” (plural) before a plural noun.

2. Affirmative Form:

• There is a book on the table. (هناك كتاب على الطاولة)
• There is some water in the glass. (هناك بعض الماء في الكأس)
• There are two chairs in the room. (هناك كرسيان في الغرفة)
• There are many students in the class. (هناك العديد من الطلاب في القسم)

3. Negative Form:

• There is not (isn’t) a pen on the desk.
• There is not (isn’t) any milk in the fridge.
• There are not (aren’t) any windows in this room.
• There are not (aren’t) any flowers in the garden.

4. Interrogative Form:

• Is there a school near your house? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
• Is there any sugar in the coffee? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
• Are there any books on the shelf? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
• Are there any parks in your city? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

5. Using Quantifiers with There is/There are:

• There is a/an + singular countable noun
• There is some + uncountable noun
• There are some + plural countable noun
• There aren’t any + plural/uncountable noun
• There are a lot of / many + plural countable noun
• There is a lot of / much + uncountable noun

📝 BAC-Style Exercises:

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with “there is” or “there are”:

1. ______________ a cat under the table.
2. ______________ three apples on the plate.
3. ______________ some coffee in the cup.
4. ______________ many cars in the street.
5. ______________ a teacher in the classroom.

Answers: 1. There is, 2. There are, 3. There is, 4. There are, 5. There is

Exercise 2 (BAC Style): Rewrite the sentences using “there is/there are”:

1. A supermarket exists near my house. → ______________
2. Some students are in the library. → ______________
3. No milk exists in the fridge. → ______________
4. Two bedrooms exist in this flat. → ______________

Answers: 1. There is a supermarket near my house. 2. There are some students in the library. 3. There isn’t any milk in the fridge. 4. There are two bedrooms in this flat.

🔗 Related Lessons:

• Articles in English: Definite (The) and Indefinite (A/An)
• Wh-Questions in English: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How

📍 دروس مشابهة:

• Present Simple vs Present Continuous: Formation, Usage and BAC-Style Exercises — English — First Year Secondary — Algerian Curriculum
• Articles in English: Definite (The) and Indefinite (A/An) — Rules, Usage and Exercises — English — First Year Secondary — Algerian Curriculum