There is / There are
¿Qué significa "there is/are"?
La estructura "there is/are" se usa para afirmar la existencia de algo o alguien. Equivale a "hay" o "existe" en español. Se usa cuando queremos:
- 🏠 Describir lugares: There is a park near my house
- 📚 Presentar información: There are 24 hours in a day
- 🔍 Indicar presencia: There is milk in the fridge
- 🎭 Introducir temas: There was a problem with the car
Formas de "there is/are":
| Tiempo | Singular | Plural | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presente | there is | there are | There is a book / There are books |
| Past | there was | there were | There was a book / There were books |
| Future | there will be | there will be | There will be a book / There will be books |
Formas negativas:
There is not / isn't
There is not a bank here
There isn't a bank here
(No hay un banco aquí)
There are not / aren't
There are not many people
There aren't many people
(No hay mucha gente)
Preguntas:
Is there / Are there
Is there a hospital near here?
Are there any restaurants?
Respuestas cortas
Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
Práctica: Completa con there is/are
1. _____ a book on the table.
2. _____ many students in the class.
3. _____ a park near my house.
4. _____ not any milk in the fridge.
5. _____ a lot of cars in the street.
6. _____ any problems with the computer?
💡 Consejos importantes
- There is para singular e incontables
- There are para plurales
- En preguntas: Is there / Are there
- En negativo: there isn't / there aren't
🎯 Regla clave
"There is/are" se usa para afirmar la existencia de algo. El verbo concuerda con el sustantivo que le sigue, no con el sujeto gramatical.
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