There is e there are: como usar e diferenças

Exercícios

Frases afirmativas

There is + substantivo contável singular / substantivo incontável

• There is a mouse in the kitchen.

• There is some milk in the fridge.

There are + substantivo contável no plural

• There are two cats in the garden.

• There are some books on the desk.

Com “someone” ou “something”:

• There was someone at the door.

• There was something strange in the room.

Dica: No singular, normalmente usamos a / an antes do substantivo.

Frases negativas

Forma: there + be + not + substantivo

• There isn’t a cat in the garden.

• There aren’t any pencils on my desk.

• There wasn’t any food in the box.

• There won’t be a party next week.

Outras opções:

• There was no cat in the garden.

• There is nobody in the room.

Perguntas

Forma: be + there + substantivo … ?

• Is there a cat outside? – Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

• Were there any pencils on my desk? – Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.

• Will there be a concert tomorrow? – Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.

Com palavras interrogativas:

• Who is there in the room?

• How many people are there at the station?

• Is there anything I can do for you?

Uso com outros tempos e verbos modais

• There has been an accident this morning.

• There must be some money in my pocket.

• There is going to be a concert next week.

Enumerações

Ao listar itens, o verbo concorda com o primeiro substantivo:

• There is a cat and two dogs in the house.

• There are two dogs and a cat in the house.

Com outros verbos

Às vezes, outros verbos substituem be para indicar existência ou presença:

• There stood a large statue in the park.

• There lives an old woman in that house.

• There came a loud noise from the kitchen.

Formas em diferentes tempos