There are two phrases in English - "there is" and "there are" - that are used to indicate the existence of something. The choice between them depends on whether the noun that follows is singular or plural. "There is" is used for singular nouns, such as "there is a cat". "There are" is used for plural nouns, such as "there are two cats". The document provides examples and exercises to illustrate the proper uses of "there is" and "there are".
2. INTRODUCTION
• The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence
is determined by the noun that follows it.
(A escolha entre as frases que there is e there are no começo de uma sentença é
determinada pelo substantivo que a segue.)
3. “THERE IS”
• Use ”there is” when the noun is singular.
Ex:
• There is a cat
• There is a little house
• There is a joker
4. “THERE ARE”
• Use there are when the noun is plural.
Ex:
There are two cats
There are three trees
There are a lot of houses
5. • Em inglês, as expressões there is e there are, bem como suas formas no
passado e no futuro, são utilizadas diariamente, pois servem para indicar que
há ou existe algo em algum lugar. Por exemplo, em português, antes de
fazermos as compras no mercado, podemos nos questionar “Tem leite na
geladeira?”. Em inglês, a mesma pergunta vira “Is there milk in the
refrigerator?”. Quando queremos informações sobre um evento que já
aconteceu, podemos perguntar Were there too many people on the lecture last
night? (Havia muitas pessoas na palestra ontem à noite?).
6. • Por tanto, there is, there are e suas variações servem para falar sobre a existência
(ou ausência) de coisas ou mesmo pessoas.
• There is/ There’s (singular) – há / existe
• There are (plural) – há / existem
7. ESTRUTURA
• A estrutura é fácil, basta conjugar o verbo to be no tempo que deseja usar:
THERE + VERBO TO BE ( is, are, was, were.)
Veja alguns exemplos:
8. EXEMPLOS
• There is/ There’s one chair in the room.
(Há uma cadeira na sala.)
• At Englishtown, there are classes 24/7.
(Na Englishtown, há aulas 24 horas por dia.)
• Last night there was a bird on my window.
(Ontem, havia um pássaro na minha janela.)
• There were few people at the meeting yesterday.
(Tinha poucas pessoas na reunião ontem.)
9. SIMPLE FUTURE
• No Simple Future, a estrutura é igual para o singular e o plural, porque conjugamos o verbo to
be no futuro e, neste tempo, ele não varia:
• THERE + WILL + BE
10. EXEMPLOS
• Tomorrow there will be two music festivals in Brazil.
(Amanhã, haverá dois festivais de música no Brasil.)
• They say next week there will be lots of parties.
(Dizem que na próxima semana haverá muitas festas.)
• There will be no class.
• (Não haverá aula.)
11. AS FORMAS NEGATIVAS
• Para formar frases negativas, basta acrescentar o not logo após o uso da expressão. Ou, se
preferir, a forma contraída do verbo to be com o not, como você faria normalmente (com ou
sem o there): there is not vira there isn’t, there are not pode ser there aren’t, there was
not passa para there wasn’t, there were not é there weren’t e, por fim, there will not
be pode ser contraído como there won’t be.
12. EXEMPLOS
• There are not/ There aren’t enough hours in the day.
(Não há horas suficientes no dia.)
• There were not/ there weren’t Astrology books at the library.
(Não havia livros de astrologia na biblioteca.)
• Next month there will not/won’t be any holiday.
(No próximo mês, não haverá nenhum feriado.)
• There is not / There isn’t any lunch for today.
• (Não há almoço algum para hoje.)
13. FORMAS INTERROGATIVAS
• Para formar qualquer pergunta em ingles, basta inverter a ordem da estrutura das frases
afirmativas e colocar o auxiliar na frente do sujeito (no caso, ‘there’). No presente e no
passado, o verbo to be é o próprio auxiliar. No futuro, o auxiliar é ‘will’.
14. EXEMPLOS
• Is there a drugstore near your school?
(Tem uma farmácia perto da sua escola?)
• Were there four or five people on the room?
(Havia quatro ou cinco pessoas na sala?)
• Will there be a new season of this show?
(Vai existir uma nova temporada desse programa?
15. • 1. Passem as sentenças a seguir para a forma negativa.
A. There is a nice car in the garage.
B. There are great people here.
2. Passem as sentenças a seguir para a forma interrogativa.
A. There is a better place for you.
B. There are animals in the park.
C. There are children in the shopping mall.
D. There is a woman in the house.
E. There are men on the street.
F. There is a person on the farm.
16. • 3- Complete the sentences using “there is” or “there are”
_______ a cat on my bed.
_______ two oranges in the box.
_______ many fruits in the fruit bowl.
_______ seven cars in the garage.
_______ ten books under the table.
_______ an apple in the fridge.
_______ a magazine on that shelf.
_______ an alam clock in the bag.
_______ some dogs on the street
17. • 4 - Assinale a opção correta:
Tem algo para comer?
A) There's something to eat? B) Is there something to eat? C) Are there something to eat?
Quantas pessoas tem na festa?
A) How many people are there in the party? B) Are there how many people in the party?
C) How many people is there in the party?
Não há nada que eu possa fazer.
A) There aren't nothing I can do. B) There isn't nothing I can do. C) There's nothing I can do.
Não tem nada melhor do que falar inglês.
A) There aren't nothing better than speaking English. B) There isn't nothing better than speaking English.
C) There is nothing better than speaking English.
O que tem pra fazer hoje?
A) What there's to do today? B) What are there to do today? C) What is there to do today?
18. • 5- Complete the sentences using “Is there” , Are there”, “there is”, “there isn’t”,
“there are” or “ there aren’t”.
________ any book in your bag? Yes, ________ two books.
________ many people at school today? Yes, ________ some.
________ any vegetables in the fridge? Yes, ________ some carrots.
________ any cookies in the oven? No, ________ any.
________ an egg in the fridge? Yes, ________
________ a cake on the table? Yes, ________ a chocolate cake on the table.
________ a computer at school? No, ________
________ any food for lunch? Yes, ________ beens and rice for lunch.
________ a sofá in the kitchen? No, ________
