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Inglés A1 – Gramática

There is / There are: Explicación + Ejercicios

There is & There are

There is / There are se usa para decir que algo existe o que hay algo en un lugar.

En español significa HAY. Veamos algunos ejemplos:

  • There is a book on the table. → Hay un libro en la mesa.
    There are two chairs in the room. → Hay dos sillas en la habitación.

🟢 Forma afirmativa

SINGULAR – There is.

There is + SINGULAR (una sola cosa)

Ejemplos:

  • There is a chair in the room. → Hay una silla en la habitación.
  • There is a dog in the garden. → Hay un perro en el jardín.

PLURAL – There are.

There are + PLURAL (más de una cosa)

Ejemplos:

  • There are two chairs in the room. → Hay dos sillas en la habitación.
  • There are three books on the table. → Hay tres libros en la mesa.

🔴 Forma negativa

There is not (isn’t) + SINGULAR
There are not (aren’t) + PLURAL

Ejemplos:

  • There is not a TV in the room. (There isn’t a TV in the room.) → No hay TV en la habitación.
  • There are not two bathrooms. (There aren’t two bathrooms.) → No hay dos cuartos de baño.

❓ Forma interrogativa

Is there + SINGULAR…?
Are there + PLURAL…?

Ejemplos:

  • Is there a bathroom? – Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
    ¿Hay cuarto de baño? – Sí que hay/ No hay.
  • Are there two bedrooms?- Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
    ¿Hay dos dormitorios? – Sí que hay / No hay.

✍️ EJERCICIOS

Antes de ver las soluciones, coge tu libreta, escribe las respuestas y luego compruebas si las tienes bien.

1. Completa con there is o there are.

  1. ___ a table in the kitchen.
  2. ___ two chairs in the room.
  3. ___ a dog in the garden.
  4. ___ three books on the desk.
  5. ___ a bathroom upstairs.
  1. There is a table in the kitchen.
  2. There are two chairs in the room.
  3. There is a dog in the garden.
  4. There are three books on the desk.
  5. There is a bathroom upstairs.

2. Elige la opción correcta.

  1. (There is / There are) a supermarket near my house.
  2. (There is / There are) two windows in the room.
  3. (There isn’t / There aren’t) a bank here.
  4. (There isn’t / There aren’t) two schools in this town.
  5. (There is / There are) a bathroom upstairs.
  1. There is a supermarket near my house.
  2. There are two windows in the room.
  3. There isn’t a bank here.
  4. There aren’t two schools in this town.
  5. There is a bathroom upstairs.

3. Ordenar la frase

  1. there / is / a / chair / room / the / in
  2. there / are / two / garden / the / in / dogs
  3. there / isn’t / TV / a / here
  4. are / there / two / windows / ?
  5. there / aren’t / books / any / table / the / on
  1. There is a chair in the room.
  2. There are two dogs in the garden.
  3. There isn’t a TV here.
  4. Are there two windows?
  5. There aren’t any books on the table.

4. Corrige la frase.

  1. There are a chair in the room.
  2. There is two bathrooms.
  3. Is there two windows?
  4. There aren’t a TV here.
  5. Are there a supermarket near?
  1. There is a chair in the room.
  2. There are two bathrooms.
  3. Are there two windows?
  4. There isn’t a TV here.
  5. Is there a supermarket near?

5. Traduce al inglés.

  1. Hay una mesa en la cocina.
  2. No hay un banco aquí.
  3. Hay dos sillas en el salón.
  4. ¿Hay un baño arriba?
  5. No hay tres habitaciones.
  1. There is a table in the kitchen.
  2. There isn’t a bank here.
  3. There are two chairs in the living room.
  4. Is there a bathroom upstairs?
  5. There aren’t three bedrooms

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