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There is - There are
Positive Sentences
We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
- There is one table in the classroom.
- There are three chairs in the classroom.
- There is a spider in the bath.
- There are many people at the bus stop.
We also use There is with uncountable nouns:
- There is milk in the fridge.
- There is some sugar on the table.
- There is ice cream on your shirt.
Negative Form
The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:
- There is not a horse in the field.
- There are not eight children in the school.
- There is not a tree in the garden.
- There are not two elephants in the zoo.
There aren't with ANY
When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.
- There aren't any people at the party.
- There aren't any trees in my street.
We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
- There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
- There isn't any sugar in my coffee.
Questions
To form a question we place is / are in front of there.
Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is / are in short answers.
- Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
- Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
- Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
- Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
- Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
How Many with Are There
If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).
- How many dogs are there in the park?
- How many students are there in your class?
- How many countries are there in South America?
- How many Star Wars films are there?
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Simple Past
Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Spanish |
answer | answered | answered | responder |
arrive | arrived | arrived | llegar |
ask | asked | asked | preguntar |
be i | was / were | been | ser |
borrow | borrowed | borrowed | tomar prestado |
break i | broke | broken | romper |
buy i | bought | bought | comprar |
catch i | caught | caught | atrapar |
clean | cleaned | cleaned | limpiar |
climb | climbed | climbed | escalar |
collect | collected | collected | colleccionar |
come i | came | come | venir |
compose | composed | composed | componer |
cook | cooked | cooked | cocinar |
cut i | cut | cut | cortar |
dance | danced | danced | bailar |
describe | described | described | describir |
discover | discovered | discovered | descubrir |
do i | did | done | hacer |
drink i | drank | drunk | beber |
drive i | drove | driven | conducir |
eat i | ate | eaten | comer |
enjoy | enjoyed | enjoyed | disfrutar |
fall i | fell | fallen | caer |
feel i | felt | felt | sentir |
find i | found | found | encontrar |
fly i | flew | flown | volar |
forget i | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
give i | gave | given | dar |
go i | went | gone | ir |
happen | happened | happened | suceder |
have i | had | had | tener |
help | helped | helped | ayudar |
hurt i | hurt | hurt | herir, doler |
invent | invented | invented | inventar |
invite | invited | invited | invitar |
kill | killed | killed | matar |
know i | knew | known | saber |
lend i | lent | lent | prestar |
leave i | left | left | dejar |
lie i | lay | lain | yacer |
like | liked | liked | gustar |
live | lived | lived | vivir |
look | looked | looked | mirar |
love | loved | loved | amar |
make i | made | made | hacer |
meet i | met | met | conocer, encontrar |
miss | missed | missed | perder, extrañar |
open | opened | opened | abrir |
pack | packed | packed | empacar |
pay i | paid | paid | pagar |
phone | phoned | phoned | llamar por teléfono |
play | played | played | jugar |
prefer | preferred | preferred | preferir |
prepare | prepared | prepared | preparar |
push | pushed | pushed | empujar |
put i | put | put | poner |
rain | rained | rained | llover |
read i | read | read | leer |
remember | remembered | remembered | recordar |
rent | rented | rented | alquilar |
rescue | rescued | rescued | rescatar |
return | returned | returned | volver, devolver |
ring i | rang | rung | llamar por teléfono |
save | saved | saved | ahorrar |
say i | said | said | decir |
search | searched | searched | buscar |
see i | saw | seen | ver |
sell i | sold | sold | vender |
sit i | sat | sat | sentarse |
skate | skated | skated | patinar |
ski | skied | skied | esquiar |
sleep i | slept | slept | dormir |
smell | smelled | smelled | oler |
speak i | spoke | spoken | hablar |
spend i | spent | spent | gastar |
start | started | started | comenzar |
stay | stayed | stayed | quedarse |
stop | stopped | stopped | detener |
study | studied | studied | estudiar |
survive | survived | survived | sobrevivir |
swim i | swam | swum | nadar |
take i | took | taken | tomar |
talk | talked | talked | hablar |
teach i | taught | taught | enseñar |
tell i | told | told | decir |
think i | thought | thought | pensar |
throw i | threw | thrown | lanzar |
touch | touched | touched | tocar |
try | tried | tried | intentar |
understand i | understood | understood | entender |
use | used | used | usar |
visit | visited | visited | visitar |
wait | waited | waited | esperar |
walk | walked | walked | caminar |
want | wanted | wanted | querer |
wash | washed | washed | lavar |
watch | watched | watched | mirar |
wear i | wore | worn | llevar puesto |
work | worked | worked | trabajar |
write i | wrote | written | escribir |
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