Unit 3.2
There is and There are: use
Verbs
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Use
We use There is/are as an expression when we confirm, deny or check that something exists.
Example
There is
- There is a cat in the garden.
- There is not a cat in the garden.
- There isn’t a cat in the garden.
- Is there a cat in the garden?
There are
- There are ten cats in the garden.
- There are not ten cats in the garden.
- There aren’t ten cats in the garden.
- Are there ten cats in the garden?
- There are not any cats in the garden.