📘 There is / There are
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Affirmatif | There is a piano. / There's a piano. | There are some pictures. |
| ❌ Négatif | There isn't a piano. | There aren't any pictures. |
| ❓ Interrogatif | Is there a piano ? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. | Are there any pictures ? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. |
On utilise souvent there is/are avec a/an ou some/any.
- On utilise some et any avec les noms au pluriel. Some = pas un nombre exact.
- On utilise some dans les phrases affirmatives et any dans les phrases négatives et interrogatives.
✏️ A. Kentham is a small town. Write sentences with "there is/are" or "there isn't/aren't"
| 1. a castle ? | No |
| 2. any restaurants ? | Yes (a lot) |
| 3. a hospital ? | Yes |
| 4. a swimming pool ? | No |
| 5. any cinemas ? | Yes (two) |
| 6. a university ? | No |
| 7. any big hotels ? | No |
1. There isn't a castle. (exemple)
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✏️ B. Write sentences about your town. Use "there is/are" or "there isn't/aren't"
✏️ C. Write "there is / there isn't / is there" or "there are / there aren't / are there"
1. Kentham isn't an old town. There aren't any old buildings. (exemple)
2. Look ! a photograph of your brother in the newspaper !
3. "Excuse me, a bank near here ?"
4. five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
5. "How many students in the class B ?" "Twenty."
6. a bus from the city centre to the airport ?
7. any problems ?
8. nowhere to sit down. any chairs.
✏️ D. Make sentences. Use the verb BE (+, -, ?)
1. (?) there any books ?
2. (+) There five glasses.
3. (?) there a dictionary ?
4. (-) There any magazines.
5. (+) There a black dog.
✏️ E. Write sentences with "There are..." and choose words from each box
seven
eight
fifteen
twenty-six
thirty
fifty
eight
fifteen
twenty-six
thirty
fifty
letters
players
planets
states
days
days
players
planets
states
days
days
September
the solar system
the USA
a week
A rugby team
the English alphabet
the solar system
the USA
a week
A rugby team
the English alphabet
1. There are seven days in a week. (exemple)
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5.
6.
📘 There was / There were
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Affirmatif | There was a piano. | There were some pictures. |
| ❌ Négatif | There wasn't a piano. | There weren't any pictures. |
| ❓ Interrogatif | Was there a piano ? Yes, there was. / No, there wasn't. | Were there any pictures ? Yes, there were. / No, there weren't. |
⚠️ There was/were est le passé de there is/are.