4-1 There Is / Are

There is a famous zoo in San Diego. It has many beautiful animals.

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There is There's There was
	a hospital
	on Burrard Street.

There is not There's not There isn't There was not There wasn't
	a television
	in the room.


There is There's There was	a hospital	on Burrard Street.
There is not There's not There isn't There was not There wasn't	a television	in the room.


There are There were
	three people
	at the table.

There are not There aren't There were not There weren't
	31 days
	in April.


There are There were	three people	at the table.
There are not There aren't There were not There weren't	31 days	in April.


Is there Was there	a party	at Dave's house?
Are there Were there	apples	in the tree?

Yes,	there is. there are. there was. there were.
No,	there is not / 's not / isn't. there are not / aren't. there was not / wasn't. were not / weren't.

How many

students
stadiums

are there

in your class?
in your city?

We use there is / are to say that something exists or doesn't exist:

There's water in the glass.

There are birds in the tree.

There was a party last night.

There weren't many rainy days in July.

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