Construction there is /are
| Positive | Negative | Question |
| There is a cat on the table There are two cats under the table. | There isn’t a cat on the table. There aren’t cats under the table. | Is there a cat on the table? Are there any cats under the table? |
1. Complete the sentences using there’s, there are, is there or are there.
1. There is a beach down here.
2. There are four girls and two boys in her family.
3. … a train to Manchester? 4. …… a new disco near the college. 5. …… a good restaurant in this street? 6. ……two hospitals in town. 7. …… a lot of children in the pool? 8. …… three families in that house. 9. …… a television in the flat. 10. …… a big grey cloud over there. 11. … … a flower in the vase. 12. … … a lady, a gentleman, a boy and a girl in the room. 13. … … a match in the room.
2. Write the negative and interrogative:
1. There’s a blackboard in our classroom. 2. There are some English books on the table.3. There are very many mistakes in your dictation. 4. There’s a new grammar rule in Lesson Four. 5. There is a telegram on the table. 6. There is too little ink in my pen to write two letters. 7. There are some cats under the table. 8. There is a pen in my bag. 9. There are flowers on the bush. 10. There is a chair in the room.
3. Choose the proper verb:
1. There (is, are) a large table in my room. 2. There (is, are) three windows in my classroom. 3. There (is, are) a table and four chairs in my sister’s room. 4. There (is, are) a blackboard, four tables and five chairs in our classroom. 5. There (is, are) a text-book and two exercise-books on my table. 6. There (is, are) very many children in the park today. 7. There (is, are) a table near the wall. 8. There (is, are) trees along the street. 9. Here (is, are) clouds on the sky. 10. There (is, are) balls in the basket.
4. Answer the questions:
1. What is there on the table? 2. How many books are there on the table? 3. What kind of book is there in your classroom? 4. Is there a blackboard in your classroom? 5. Are there many tables in your classroom? 6. How many tables in your classroom? 7. Are there many chairs in the room? 8. What is there in your classroom? 9. How many Universities are there in your city? 10. How many theatres are there in Astana?
5. Ask questions to the italicized words: