1. THERE IS / THERE ARE NIFeUnit 6A

2. Thereis / are 27/04/2010 EOI Alcalá NEFe 6A

3. Thereis Weoften use thereiswitha/an, i.e., with singular nouns. There’s a piano in the living room There’sanenormousbathroomupstairs 27/04/2010 EOI Alcalá NEFe 6A

4. There are Use some and anywith plural nouns There are someglasses in thecupboard Use somewith positive sentences There are somepicturesonthefirstfloor Use anywithnegativesentences and questions Therearen’tanychairs in thekitchen Are thereanybooksontheshelf? 27/04/2010 EOI Alcalá NEFe 6A

5. Positive sentences Thereisisusuallycontracted Thereis a chair there’s a chair There are isnotcontracted There’reThere are somebooks in theshelf 27/04/2010 EOI Alcalá NEFe 6A

6. Negatives and questions Questions are formedbyinversion Thereis … – isthere …? There are … -- are there …? Negatives are formedbyaddingnotorn’t IS – ISN’T (isnot) ARE – AREN’T (are not) 27/04/2010 EOI Alcalá NEFe 6A

7. Be careful! Thereisand itisare different: There’sa keyonthetable. It’sthekeytothekitchen Whengiving a list of thingswe use thereis(notthere are) whenthefirstwordis singular, e.g.: In my living roomthere are there’sa sofa and twoarmchairs 27/04/2010 EOI Alcalá NEFe 6A