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• There's a cup on the table.
• There's a restaurant next to the station.
• There isn't any money in the house.
• There aren't any banks in this street.
• Is there a supermarket near here?
• Are there any potatoes in the cupboard?
• There is a cafe in my village.
• There are two cafes in my village.
• There's a cafe in my village.
• There's two cafes in my village.
• There were many poor people in the 16th century.
• There won't be cake at the party.
• There have been a lot of accidents today.
• Will there be a train at 6pm?
• There hasn't been much rain recently.
• There's a cat in the garden.
• There's the cat in the garden.
• There's a boy on the train.
• There's John on the train.

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Grammar Exercise: There Is Or There are?

Grammar exercise - there is or there are, do the exercise below on there is and there are and click on the button to check your answers..

(Before doing the exercises you may want to study the lessons on the dummy subject there and some / any )

Choose the correct answer ( there is and  there are or is there and are there )

• There is There are Is there Are there a laptop on the desk.
• There is There are Is there Are there some students in the courtyard.
• There is There are Is there Are there any possibility to meet her tonight?
• There is There are Is there Are there so many issues with the new software.
• There is There are Is there Are there any interesting books in the school's library?
• There is There are Is there Are there anybody who can help me?
• The waiter says there is there are is there are there a lot of people who are complaining about the food.
• There is There are Is there Are there any poems in this new textbook?
• There is There are Is there Are there any reasons I should believe her again.
• I think there is there are is there are there some truth in what you are saying.

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There Is There Are Exercises

Practice making English sentences using ‘there is’ and ‘there are’ with these There is / There are exercises . If you would like to download PDF exercise worksheets about ‘there is / there’ are then check out the section at the bottom of this page .

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There is there are exercise worksheets.

Here are some printable PDF ‘There is/There are’ exercise worksheets: There Is There Are Exercise 1 – Fill In The Blanks / There Is There Are Exercise 2 – Negative Form

There is/There are – Free Exercise

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

•   There is There are two pharmacies in my town. plural noun → there are
•   There is There are 20 students in the class. plural noun → there are
•   There is There are one correct answer. singular noun → there is
•   There is There are a new update. singular noun → there is
•   There is There are lots of tourists here in the summer. plural noun → there are
•   There is There are a supermarket around the corner. singular noun → there is
•   There is There are a problem with the car. singular noun → there is
•   There is There are 11 players on a football team. plural noun → there are
•   There is There are a pool at the hotel. singular noun → there is
•   There is There are some people at the bus stop. plural noun → there are

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Exercise 1: ‘there is & there are’

(practise your skills in using ‘there is’ and ‘there are’ ), ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ – drop-down.

Difficulty: rather easy (2 of 5)

Choose the correct expression ‘ there is, there are ’ or the question forms ‘ is there, are there ’ from the drop-down list. Follow the rules from the explanation about the use of ‘there is & there are’ .

• Example: “At the moment, there are a lot of flowers in the garden.”

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• In the living room,   are there is there there are there is some books on the table.
• When you are young,   are there is there there are there is a lot of things you don’t understand.
• Kelly,   are there is there there are there is enough time to go to the baker’s?
• In Mike’s new office, there is a big desk, a comfortable chair, and   are there is there there are there is a lot of plants too.
• Excuse me,   are there is there there are there is a bank around here?
• In big cities,   are there is there there are there is usually a lot of traffic.
• Look,   are there is there there are there is a hole in your sweater.
• Jeremy,   are there is there there are there is any interesting places in your town?
• Maybe   are there is there there are there is some lemonade left in the fridge.
• Besides kangaroos,   are there is there there are there is a lot of poisonous animals in Australia.

Further exercises and explanations relating to the ‘Use of ‘there is / there are’ ’

The following exercises and explanations are related to the English grammar topic ‘ Using ‘ there is / there are ’’:

• Countable nouns in English grammar
• Uncountable nouns in English grammar
• Present simple of ‘to be’
• Exercise 1: present simple of ‘to be’
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• Sentence formation with There is/‌There are
• 1. a new mall / in our city (+) There’s a new mall in our city.
• 2. a girl and two boys / in the square (?) Is there a girl and two boys in the square?
• 3. any empty seats / in the restaurant (-) There aren't any empty seats in the restaurant.
• 4. any bookstores / here (?) Are there any bookstores here?
• 5. five floors / in this building (+) There're five floors in this building.
• 6. any paper / on the desk (-) There isn't any paper on the desk.
• 7. a whiteboard / in the classroom (?) Is there a whiteboard in the classroom?
• 8. two dogs / in the park (+) There're two dogs in the park.
• 9. any coffee / in the cup (-) There isn't any coffee in the cup.
• 10. any new posts / in his blog (?) Are there any new posts in his blog?
• There was/‌There were — Positive, negative and question
• Sentence formation with There is/‌There are — Exercise 2
• There was, There were — Exercise 3
• There was, There were — Exercise 4
• There is/‌There are — Positive sentence — Exercise 1

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Exercise: there is, there are 1.

How to use there is and there are in english..

Write is or are for an answer.

Example: There is/are a blue pen by the window.

Answer: is    

1) There is/are a black car in the car park.

2) There is/are a blue-and-white bird in the garden.

3) There is/are some children in the park.

4) There is/are fifty people in this bus.

5) Do you know if there is/are any good films at the cinema?

6) I'd like to know if there is/are a chemist near here.

7) Is/Are there any cheese in the cupboard?

8) Is/Are there any more exercises in this test?

9) There is/are not any petrol in the car.

10) There is/are not any new English textbooks in the class.

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There is , there’s and there are

We use there is and there are when we first refer to the existence or presence of someone or something:

There’s a letter on your desk. Julia brought it from the mail room.

Not: It’s a letter on your desk .

There are three Japanese students in my class.

There is and there’s are both singular forms. We use there’s more commonly in informal speaking:

There is a new cafe in the centre of town which sells Indonesian food.

She’s very determined and there’s no chance she will change her mind.

There are is the plural form of there is and there’s :

There are two new buildings next to the school. They are both science buildings.

In speaking and in some informal writing, we use there’s even when it refers to more than one. This use could be considered incorrect in formal writing or in an examination:

There’s three other people who are still to come.

There’s lots of cars in the car park.

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There is / there are.

1. There is and  there are

2. Structure of  there is  and  there are  

We use there is with singular countable nouns introduced by the articles a/an or the number one and with uncountable nouns . There are is used with plural countable nouns .

Unlike the other verb tenses there will be is used with both countable and uncountable nouns without their form varying.

3. How do we use there is and there are ?

Both there is and there are , regardless of the verb tense, are used to:

there is – there are

1. use of there is , there are in sentences and questions, 2. contracted forms of there is , there are.

• Contactions are only possibe from there is – there's
• The form there're is not used.
• Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there .

► In informal English you may hear the contracted form there's used with plural nouns. This is grammatically not correct.

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1. Is there a cabinet in the middle of the room? 

2. Is there a bicycle on the floor?

3. Is there a Teddy Bear on the bed?

4. Are there posters on the wall?

5. Is there an air conditioner?

6. Is there a rug on the floor?

7. Are there pens on the desk?

8. Are there toys on the shelf?

9. Is there a basket under the table?

10. Are there blankets on the bed?

11. Is there an apple on the table?

12. Is there a chandelier?

13. Is there a cabinet in the corner?

14. Are there books on the floor?

15. Is there a sweater on the chair?

16. Are there books on the bookshelf?

17. Is there a backpack on the bed?

18. Are there stars on the wallpapers?

18. Are there jackets in the cabinet?

19. Is there a heater?

20. Is there a bean bag chair?

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