There is / There are

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

On the counter, there is a coffee machine and a small toaster. There are four chairs around the kitchen table. There is also a plant on the window. In the cupboard, there are pasta, rice, and canned tomatoes.

Grammar Reference · There is / There are

There is — singular

Use there is for one thing. There is a toaster on the counter.

There are — plural

Use there are for two or more things. There are six eggs in the fridge.

Negative

Add not after is or are. There is not a microwave. There are not any cups.

Questions

Move is or are to the front. Is there a window? Are there any chairs?

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

There is / There are

1.There a toaster on the counter.

2.There any eggs in the fridge.

3. there a sink in the kitchen?

4.There five glasses on the shelf.

5.There any olive oil in the cupboard.

6. there any plates near the stove?

02Exercise 2 — Build · Re-order the Words

jumble · capital + full stop + conjugate

1.fridge · is · a · there · big

2.kitchen · in · chairs · are · the · there · three

3.not · a · stove · there · is

4.any · cups · are · there · ?

5.window · the · above · is · there · a · sink

6.two · plates · there · counter · are · on · the

7.there · a · cactus · is · not

8.a · microwave · is · there · ?

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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