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Used To: Expressing Habits

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There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

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Pronouns: Classification and Types

Modal Verbs: Can/Could, Must and Should

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Docente: María Ángeles Pérez

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There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

Puntos clave

There is y there are se utilizan para indicar la existencia de algo. Sin embargo, pueden conjugarse en otros tiempos verbales para formar frases más complejas.

Info 1: "There is" and "There are"

Para hablar de la existencia de algo en presente, se usan las expresiones there is y there are. There is se emplea con sustantivos en singular o incontables y there are con sustantivos en plural. El negativo se forma añadiendo not después de las expresiones para decir que no hay un objeto en algún sitio.

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

There is

There are

There is not (isn't)

There are not (aren't)

Is there ...?

Are there ...?

Ejemplos

There is a table

There are two bedrooms

There isn't milk in the fridge

Are there chairs in the kitchen?

Recuerda que: Puedes usar some después de there is y there are para indicar que hay una pequeña cantidad de algo y any en interrogativo para remarcar la idea de que no hay ninguna cantidad de un objeto.

Info 2: "There was" and "There were"

There was y there were son la forma en pasado simple de there is y there are. Solo hay que conjugar el verbo to be que acompaña a there para formar estas nuevas expresiones, que se usan para hablar de la existencia de un objeto en el pasado. Al igual que en presente, para formar el negativo de there was y there were solo hay que añadir not después del verbo to be.

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

There was

There were

There was not (wasn't)

There were not (weren't)

Was there ...?

Were there ...?

Ejemplos

There was a river

There were three elephants

There weren't smartphones in the 20th century

Was there a tree?

Info 3: "There has been" and "There have been"

El present perfect se usa para hablar de acciones que ocurrieron en el pasado, pero que tienen importancia o siguen ocurriendo en el presente. There is y there are también pueden utilizarse en este tiempo verbal: son there has been y there have been respectivamente. El negativo de estas expresiones se forma añadiendo not al auxiliar have.

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

There has been

There have been

There has not (hasn't) been

There have not (haven't) been

Has there been ...?

Have there been ...?

Ejemplos

There has been a hurricane in China

There have been rabbits in Spain for ages

There hasn't been a storm in five months

Have there been emails for me?

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There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cómo es there is y there are en present perfect?

El "present perfect" se usa para hablar de objetos que existían en el pasado y que siguen existiendo en el presente. "There is" en "present perfect" es "there has been". "There are" en "present perfect" es "there have been".

¿Cómo es there is y there are en past simple?

La forma en pasado simple de "there is" y "there are" es "there was" y "there were". Se usan para hablar de la existencia de objetos en pasado.

¿Cómo se usan there is y there are en present simple?

"There is" y "there are" se usan para hablar de la existencia de un objeto. "There is" se usa para objetos en singular e incontables y "there are" para objetos en plural.

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Tenses

Present Simple: Conjugations and Exceptions

Present Continuous: Conjugations and When to Use It

Past Simple: Conjugations and When To Use It

Past Continuous: Conjugations and When To Use It

Present Perfect Simple: Structure and Contractions

Future: Will and Be Going

Past Tenses: Simple, Continuous and Perfect

Future Tenses: Simple and Present Continuous

Combining Tenses: Creating Complex Sentences

Linkers and connectors

Linking and Connectors: Giving Coherence

Culture

Medieval Times: Exploring the Middle Ages

Titanic's Tragic Fate: A Historic Maritime Catastrophe

Spelling

Effective Phonetic Strategies: Pronunciation Tips

Writing

Putting Into Practice: Writing about Free Time, Sports and School

Putting Into Practice: Writing a News Article

Putting Into Practice: Writing a Review

Effective Writing Strategies: Tips for Improvement

Reading

Reading and Understanding a Text

Speaking

Suggestions and Advices: Shall, How About, Should or Would

Expressing Opinions: Improving Your Communication

Listening

How to listen effectively: Tips for Listening

Grammar

Verbs ending with "-ing"

Used To: Expressing Habits

Have to + Infinitive: Expressing Obligation

There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Pronouns: Classification and Types

Modal Verbs: Can/Could, Must and Should

First Conditional: If Clause and Main Clause

Conditionals and Time Clauses: Use, Components and Types

Quantifiers: Some, Any, Much and Many

Question Tags: How to Formulate

Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past and Participle

Vocabulary

Common Verbs: Vocabulary, Antonyms, and Idioms

Common Adjectives: Describing People, Places or Things

Food and Containers

Kitchen: Cooking Utensils and Appliances

Materials: Wood, Metals, Ceramic and Plastics

Body: Parts of the Human Body

Recycling: Environment and Sources of Energy

Money: Cash, Credit Card and Payment methods

Life Stages: From Childhood to Old Age

Jobs: When I grow up, I want to be...

Holidays: Visiting New Locations

Everyday Items: Essential Tools for Daily Life

Street Objects: Common Items Found in Urban Areas

Vídeo Explicativo

Docente: María Ángeles Pérez

Resumen

There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

Puntos clave

There is y there are se utilizan para indicar la existencia de algo. Sin embargo, pueden conjugarse en otros tiempos verbales para formar frases más complejas.

Info 1: "There is" and "There are"

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

There is

There are

There is not (isn't)

There are not (aren't)

Is there ...?

Are there ...?

Ejemplos

There is a table

There are two bedrooms

There isn't milk in the fridge

Are there chairs in the kitchen?

Info 2: "There was" and "There were"

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

There was

There were

There was not (wasn't)

There were not (weren't)

Was there ...?

Were there ...?

Ejemplos

There was a river

There were three elephants

There weren't smartphones in the 20th century

Was there a tree?

Info 3: "There has been" and "There have been"

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

There has been

There have been

There has not (hasn't) been

There have not (haven't) been

Has there been ...?

Have there been ...?

Ejemplos

There has been a hurricane in China

There have been rabbits in Spain for ages

There hasn't been a storm in five months

Have there been emails for me?

Aprende con lo básico

Duración:

Unidad 1

There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

Prueba de Avance

Unidad 2

There Is and There Are: Expressing the Existence of Something

Prueba Final

Crear una cuenta para empezar los ejercicios

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cómo es there is y there are en present perfect?

¿Cómo es there is y there are en past simple?

La forma en pasado simple de "there is" y "there are" es "there was" y "there were". Se usan para hablar de la existencia de objetos en pasado.

¿Cómo se usan there is y there are en present simple?

"There is" y "there are" se usan para hablar de la existencia de un objeto. "There is" se usa para objetos en singular e incontables y "there are" para objetos en plural.