ANGLÈS 0: UNIT 6

THERE IS/THERE ARE

HI HA

Singular:There is

Afirmativa

There is a book	Hi ha un llibre
There is a boy	Hi ha un noi
There is a table	Hi ha una taula

Negativa

There is not a book	No hi ha un llibre
There isn't a boy	No hi ha un noi
There isn't a table	No hi ha una taula

Interrogativa

Is there a book?	Hi ha un llibre?
is There a boy?	Hi h un noi?
Is there a table?	Hi ha una taula?

Plural:There are
Afirmativa

There are books	Hi ha llibres
There are boys	Hi ha nois
There are tables	Hi ha taules

Negativa

There are not books	No hi ha llibres
There aren't boys	No hi ha nois
There aren't any tables	No hi ha taules

Interrogativa

Are there books?	Hi ha llibres?
Are there boys?	Hi ha nois?
Are there any tables?	Hi ha taules?

Food - Is / Are there any...?

EXERCISES

1. THERE IS-THERE ARE
2. QUESTIONS THERE IS-THERE ARE

1. Write is/are in the spaces

Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with 'is' or 'are':

1) The Bedroom

a) There some balloons painted on the wall..

b) There a teddy bear on the bed.

c) There a wardrobe next to the bed.

d) There curtains on the window.

2) The Living Room

a) There two cushions on the sofa.

b) There some books on the table.

c) There a painting on the wall.

d) There a lamp on the table.

3) The Kitchen

a) There a garbage can in the kitchen.

b) There a refrigerator.

c) There some dishes in the sink.

A/AN/SOME/ANY

We use A or AN with singular nouns.

A is used when a noun starts with a consonant sound;

e.g. a dog, a book, etc.

AN is used when a noun starts with a vowel sound;

e.g. an apple, an hour, etc.

We use SOME with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns.

SOME is used in:

* positive sentences;

e.g. I have got some time.

* questions, expressing requests and offers;

e.g. Would you like some tea?

Can I have some biscuits?

We use ANY with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns.

ANY is used in:

* negative sentences;

e.g. I haven‘t got any time.

* general questions;

e.g. Have you got any sisters?

Is there any tea left?

Choose the correct answer

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2. Sorry, there isn’t … more tea. some any a an	10. Are there … lamps in the house? some a any an	18. Have the Collins got … children? an some a any	26. Is there … book on the table? a an some any
3. Has Mr. Evans got … coffee? some any an a	11. This is … interesting newspaper. a an any some	19. “Is there any coffee in the kitchen?” “Yes, there is.....” some any a an	27. There are … cups of tea on the table. some any a an
4. Have the Evans got … flat? any some an a	12. “Have you got any glasses?” “No, I haven’t got …” some a any an	20. Have you got … chair for me? any an some a	28. Is there … beer in the glasses? a an some any
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6. Are there … boys in this class? an any some a	14. In the park there are … very nice trees. some any an a	22. I’m reading … interesting book. an any some a	30. Mrs Green is having … coffee with milk. some any a an
7. We haven’t got … cinemas here. any some an a	15. Mr. Smith is having … bread. any some a an	23. There are … children in the street. any some an a	31. Is there … wine in the glass? some a any an
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