There is a famous zoo in San Diego. It has many beautiful animals.
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Singular Nouns
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. |
Plural Nouns
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. |
Yes / No Questions
Is there Was there |
a party | at Dave's house? | |
Are there Were there |
apples | in the tree? |
Short Answers
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...?
How many | students stadiums |
are there | in your class? in your city? |
Use
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.
Exercise
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