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Using 'there is' and 'there are'

Using 'there is' and 'there are'

Do you know how to use there is and there are ? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

Look at these examples to see how we use there is and there are .

There's a very big park in my city. There aren't any street markets. There are no restaurants in the station. But there's a café and a bank.

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Grammar A1-A2: Using 'there is' and 'there are': 1

Grammar explanation

Affirmative.

We use there is to say that something exists or is in a place.

There is a bridge in the park.

We use there is for singular nouns and there are for plural nouns.

There is a restaurant in the station. There are two cafés in the shopping centre.

We can say there's instead of there is . We often say this when we speak. But there is no short form for there are .

There is a restaurant in the station. > There's a restaurant in the station. There are two cafés. > There're two cafés .

When we are speaking informally and make a list of things, we often use there is or there's  instead of  there are .

There's a café, a supermarket and a bus stop on my street. (Instead of There are a café, a supermarket and a bus stop on my street. )

For negatives, we use there isn't or there's not (= there is not ) for singular and there aren't (= there are not ) for plural. 

There isn't a pharmacy near the hotel. There aren't any restaurants near the hotel.

We often use there isn't a + singular noun, there isn't any + uncountable noun and there aren't any + plural noun.

There isn't a café near here. There isn't any milk. There aren't any toilets in the park.

To show that the negative is important, we also often use there is no + uncountable noun and there are no + plural noun. (It is possible to use there is no + singular noun, but it's not as common.)

There's no milk. There are no toilets in the park.

For questions, we say Is there for singular nouns and uncountable nouns and Are there for plural nouns. 

Is there a café near here? Is there any milk in the fridge? Are there any toilets in the park?

To answer, we say Yes, there is (not Yes, there's ) or No, there isn't , or Yes, there are or No, there aren't .

Is there a café near here? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. Is there any milk in the fridge? Yes there is. / No, there isn't. Are there any toilets in the park? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

Here is a summary of these forms.

Other verb tenses

We can use there is and there are in many other verb tenses.

There was a storm last night. (Past simple) There were a lot of cars on the roads yesterday. (Past simple) There will be a lot of people at the shopping centre tomorrow. (Future simple)

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Grammar A1-A2: Using 'there is' and 'there are': 2

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Hello, I am a student teacher from Thailand. I have two questions. 1) Does this sentence use "There is/ There are" correctly? The sentence is "There is a cat, a dog, and a snake." And is there any explanation if it is correct? 2) Is it okay to say "There are a cat, two dogs, and three snakes." ?

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Hello MayChalita,

Standard usage is for the verb to agree with the first item in the list:

There is an apple and two pears on the table. There are two pears and an apple on the table.

You can find a discussion of the topic here:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/140854/there-is-there-are-depends-on-plurality-of-the-first-list-element-or-not

The LearnEnglish Team

Please, help me with the following:

In this sentence: There is a red and white armchair in the living room.

I would like to know if I can write that sentence: There are a red and white armchair in the living room?

Yes or No? And Why?

Thank you very much for your explanation!

Hi abazurto30,

If you mean there is only one armchair, and it has two colours (red and white), then only  There is ...  is correct.

If you mean that there are two armchairs, one red and one white, then it would be better to say  There are a red and a white armchair in the living room , to make it clearer that there are two. 

I hope that helps.

LearnEnglish team

Hello dear teachers!

I have a question about there is\are + possesive pronouns, they sound strange to me but do not seem grammarly incorrect. Is it okay to say "There is Jimmy's car"? or "there are my mother's books"?.

The more I think about about the stranger it seems.

Thanks in advance.

Hello Needgrammar,

When 'there is/are' is used to declare something exists, it is indeed wrong to use a noun phrase with a possessive after it. This is because we use 'there is/are' to talk about a non-specific object, i.e. one of a general kind. For example, we could say 'There is a restaurant on Main Street' or even 'There is a McDonald's on Main Street'. But we don't say 'There is my father's restaurant on Main Street' because my father's restaurant is a specific object.

But in an older style of English (which is unusual nowadays), it's also possible to begin a sentence with 'there'. For example, we could say 'There before me stood an old man.' In this case, we've used a word order that was more common in older styles of English but which we occasionally use today (though typically we don't use the verb 'be' in such a sentence). A more modern way to say this is simply 'An old man stood before me'. This kind of language is often used in fantasy novels such as  The Lord of the Rings .

But this is not the use of 'there is/are' that is explained on this page.

I hope that helps you make sense of it.

Best wishes, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Thank you so much!

Hello, dear teachers and team!

Could you please help me with the following:

I've seen the following sentence in an Oxford Dictionary: "Inside of all of us is a small child screaming for attention". So "there" is missing in this sentence. So, can I say in the same way, for example:

1. In my city are lots of book shopes

2. In the city centre is a good book shop

So, can I skip "there" while not using this structure at the beginning of a sentence!

I'm so much grateful for your precious help and contributing to my knowledge and thank you very much for answering this comment beforehand!

Hello howtosay_,

In certain formal or literary styles, this kind of inversion is occasionally used for rhetorical effect. It's essentially an inversion in which a prepositional phrase (in this instance, 'inside all of us') exchanges place with the subject and thus goes first in the sentence.

I wouldn't recommend you use this sort of style. It's quite unusual and it's likely that people would consider it grammatically incorrect.

It's great that you noticed, this, though! 

Hello, teacher. I’m a student teacher from Thailand. On the upcoming Monday, I will have to teach some groups of people as a final examination, and I will teach them about ‘there is/there are’. The point is I have to write learning objectives in my lesson plan. Can you please suggest me how to write them based on ‘there is/there are’ topic. Thank you

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There Is There Are Exercises

Practice making English sentences using ‘there is’ and ‘there are’ with these There is / There are exercises . If you would like to download PDF exercise worksheets about ‘there is / there’ are then check out the section at the bottom of this page .

Mul tiple Choice Quiz

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Here are some printable PDF ‘There is/There are’ exercise worksheets: There Is There Are Exercise 1 – Fill In The Blanks / There Is There Are Exercise 2 – Negative Form

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You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what you learned on the There is/are page.

1. There ______ a red car parked in our driveway.

2. There ______ six eggs in the fridge.

3. There ______ many options to pick from.

4. There ______ a euro and ten cents on the counter.

5. There ______ a lot of errors on this page.

6. There ______ a load of laundry to do.

7. There ______ any wine left.

8. I'm hungry. _____ there any apples in your backpack?

9. Sorry, Dad. _____ nothing left.

10. Help yourself. _____ coffee, tea and juice to drink.

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There is / There are and It

Sophie is working in Spain this week to write about the local fiestas. She phones Oliver to tell him all about it.

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As you watch the video, look at the examples of there is , there are and it . They are in red in the subtitles. Then read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, there is , there are and it correctly.

Mum : Hi, Oliver! Oliver : Hi, Mum. Are you having a good time? Where are you now? Mum : Can’t you remember? You have to guess then! I’ll give you some clues! It’s warm and sunny and it’s the city’s ‘fiesta’ week. There’s so much happening. Oliver : Oh yeah, like what? Mum : Well, when I arrived, there were fire-breathing dragons in the streets. Oliver : Really? Mum : Yeah, totally crazy. Hey, I’ll send you a photo. Oliver : Wow, that looks a bit dangerous! Were there any accidents? Mum : No, it seems to be quite normal here! They’re used to it. Now there are giants walking down the street. Oliver : Uh-huh? Mum, are you sure you’re feeling OK? Mum : Yes, love, look - there’s a photo coming! Oliver : Cor! They’re huge! Mum : And this morning I saw human castles. You know, where people climb on top of each other and make a tower. Then a little child climbs to the top. I was so nervous, just watching! Oliver : I don’t get it! Photo, please! Oliver : Wow! Look at that little girl at the top. Ahh! So, where are you? Mum : Have a guess, Ollie. Oliver : Oh I don’t know, Mum ... just tell me. Wherever you are I’m sure it’s better than being here. It’s raining and it’s dark and it’s only 6 o’clock. Mum : Sorry, love. I am working though, you know! It’s not all fun and games. Oliver : Yeah, right. So where are you? Mum : Barcelona! Oliver : Oh, Mum ... Barcelona? You said I could come with you next time! Mum :  Oh, I know, next time for sure. I promise. Oliver : Yeah, OK, Mum. Mum : Tell Daisy I’ll call her later. Is there anything much going on at the moment? Oliver : No, you know, Mum, there’s nothing new here! Just the same old London as always. Hey, Mum, I’ve got to go. See you Friday! Mum : All right, love. Take care now.

We often use there + to be and It  … as a subject but they do not refer to any object. There is / are is used to introduce a topic, or say that something exists. It … is often used for the weather, time and distance.

Can I have some examples of there is / there are , please?

There's so much happening. Is there anything much going on at the moment? There are two new students in our class. There aren't any good football matches on TV this week.

What about other tenses? Is there is / there are only used in the present?

No, you can change the tense.

There were fire-breathing dragons in the streets. Were there any accidents? I think there'll be loads of people at the festival. There haven't been many entries for the competition.

I'm a bit confused about when to use there is / there are and when to use it or they .

Have a look at these sentences. The topic is introduced with there is / are , then it and they refer back to something already mentioned.

There's a good film on channel 2. It starts at 10 o'clock.    (It = the film) There are two new students in our class. They're from Brazil. (They = the students)

So you can't use it or they as subjects in the first sentences?

No, you can't.

OK, but you can start some sentences with it, can't you? Like, ' It's very hot today.'

Yes. We use it for talking about the weather, time, distance and days and dates.

It's warm and sunny What time is it ? > It's only 6 o'clock How far is it to the shopping centre? > It's three km to my house from here. It's a long way to walk. It's Saturday tomorrow, great! What's the date? It's November 18th.

Phew! That's quite a lot of uses!

Yes, and there's more. We also use it + to be + adjective + infinitive clauses . In these sentences it refers forwards to the infinitive clause.

It's nice to meet you. It's hard to hear anything with this noise. Was it easy to understand him? It'll be difficult to find the venue without a map.

OK, that's enough for one grammar snack. It's time to go.

That's a good it expression!

It's very good of you to say so!

Yes, it really is time to stop now! Bye!

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there is / there are – English Grammar Exercises for A1

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1. Underline the correct words to complete the conversation .

A   ( 1 ) Is there / Are there / There is any good places to go in the evening?

B   Yes, ( 2 ) there is / it is / there are . ( 3 ) There is / There’s / There are lots of pubs, cafés and discos.

A   ( 4 ) There is / Are there / Is there any good restaurants?

B   Yes, ( 5 ) there are / there’s / there is . ( 6 ) There are / There’s / It’s a fantastic Italian restaurant in the town square.

A   ( 7 ) There is / There are / Is there a theatre?

B   No, ( 8 ) there is / there isn’t / there aren’t , but ( 9 ) there are / there’s / there isn’t one in Newtown.

A   What about interesting places to visit?

B   Well, ( 10 ) there’s / there are / is there an old castle, but ( 11 ) there isn’t / there are / there aren’t any museums or art galleries.

A   ( 12 ) Are there / Is there / There is a metro?

B   No, but we’ve got a good bus system.

2 there are    3 There are   4 Are there   5 there are   6 There’s   7 Is there

8 there isn’t    9 there’s   10 there’s   11 there aren’t   12 Is there

2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences .

1   A    your town / there / in / nice restaurants / are / any ?

     … Are there any nice restaurants in your town? ……

     B    there / yes, / are .

     …………………………………………………..

2   A    beautiful buildings / there / town square / is / a / with?

     B    is / yes, / there .

3   near / there / metro station / a / isn’t / my house.

     …………………………………………………..

4   near / shops / any / there / my office / aren’t.

5   the station / there / near / cheap hotels / are / some .

6   the river / there’s / near / new café / a .

7    A    the city centre / any / there / are / interesting buildings / in ?

     B    aren’t / no, / there .

1    B Yes, there are.

2    A Is there a town square with beautiful buildings?

      B Yes, there is.

3   There isn’t a metro station near my house.

4   There aren’t any shops near my office.

5   There are some cheap hotels near the station.

6   There’s a new café near the river.

7    A Are there any interesting buildings in the city centre?

     B No, there aren’t.

3. Complete the conversation with the correct form of there is or there are .

MARCEL    Can you tell me about your free room?

LANDLADY    ( 1 ) ………… a bed, two armchairs and a big window.

MARCEL    ( 2 ) ………… a desk?

LANDLADY    No, ( 3 ) …………, but ( 4 ) ………… a small table.

MARCEL    And ( 5 ) ………… a shower?

LANDLADY    No, but ( 6 ) ………… a bathroom on the same floor.

MARCEL    I see. And ( 7 ) ………… other students in the house?

LANDLADY    Yes. ( 8 ) ………… four other students.

1 There’s   2 Is there   3 there isn’t   4 there’s

5 is there   6 there’s   7 are there   8 There are

4. Write sentences about a small town using the information in the table .

1   …… There isn’t an airport. ……

2   ……………………………………………

3   ……………………………………………

4   ……………………………………………

5   ……………………………………………

6   ……………………………………………

7   ……………………………………………

8   ……………………………………………

2   There are six cafés.

3   There isn’t a stadium.

4   There are a lot of shops.

5   There are four parks.

6   There aren’t many schools.

7   There’s a river.

8   There are two bridges.

5. Write questions and short answers about the town, using the information in the table .

1   …… Is there an airport in the town? No, there isn’t. ………

2   …… How many…………………………………………………

3   ………………………………………………………………………

4   ………………………………………………………………………

5   …… How many…………………………………………………

6   ………………………………………………………………………

7   ………………………………………………………………………

8   …… How many…………………………………………………

2   How many cafés are there in the town? There are six cafés.

3   Is there a stadium in the town? No, there isn’t.

4   Are there any shops in the town? Yes, there are a lot of shops.

5   How many parks are there in the town? There are four parks.

6   Is there a school in the town? Yes, there is (but there aren’t many).

7   Is there a river in the town? Yes, there is.

8   How many bridges are there in the town? There are two bridges.

6. Write sentences about the things in the tables of information about the town in a that are true for your town.

1    …… There isn’t an airport. ………………..

2    …… There aren’t a lot of cafés. ………………..

3    ……………………………………………………………

4    ……………………………………………………………

5    ……………………………………………………………

6    ……………………………………………………………

7    ……………………………………………………………

8   ……………………………………………………………

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  • There is There are Is there Are there a laptop on the desk.
  • There is There are Is there Are there some students in the courtyard.
  • There is There are Is there Are there any possibility to meet her tonight?
  • There is There are Is there Are there so many issues with the new software.
  • There is There are Is there Are there any interesting books in the school's library?
  • There is There are Is there Are there anybody who can help me?
  • The waiter says there is there are is there are there a lot of people who are complaining about the food.
  • There is There are Is there Are there any poems in this new textbook?
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  • I think there is there are is there are there some truth in what you are saying.

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Exercise 1: ‘there is & there are’

(practise your skills in using ‘there is’ and ‘there are’ ), ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ – drop-down.

Difficulty: rather easy (2 of 5)

Choose the correct expression ‘ there is, there are ’ or the question forms ‘ is there, are there ’ from the drop-down list. Follow the rules from the explanation about the use of ‘there is & there are’ .

  • Example: “At the moment, there are a lot of flowers in the garden.”

You can check your results with the button below after you have finished.

  • In the living room,   are there is there there are there is some books on the table.
  • When you are young,   are there is there there are there is a lot of things you don’t understand.
  • Kelly,   are there is there there are there is enough time to go to the baker’s?
  • In Mike’s new office, there is a big desk, a comfortable chair, and   are there is there there are there is a lot of plants too.
  • Excuse me,   are there is there there are there is a bank around here?
  • In big cities,   are there is there there are there is usually a lot of traffic.
  • Look,   are there is there there are there is a hole in your sweater.
  • Jeremy,   are there is there there are there is any interesting places in your town?
  • Maybe   are there is there there are there is some lemonade left in the fridge.
  • Besides kangaroos,   are there is there there are there is a lot of poisonous animals in Australia.

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There is , there’s and there are

We use there is and there are when we first refer to the existence or presence of someone or something:

There’s a letter on your desk. Julia brought it from the mail room.
Not: It’s a letter on your desk .
There are three Japanese students in my class.

There is and there’s are both singular forms. We use there’s more commonly in informal speaking:

There is a new cafe in the centre of town which sells Indonesian food.
She’s very determined and there’s no chance she will change her mind.

There are is the plural form of there is and there’s :

There are two new buildings next to the school. They are both science buildings.

In speaking and in some informal writing, we use there’s even when it refers to more than one. This use could be considered incorrect in formal writing or in an examination:

There’s three other people who are still to come.
There’s lots of cars in the car park.

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there is – there are

1. use of there is , there are in sentences and questions, 2. contracted forms of there is , there are.

  • Contactions are only possibe from there is – there's
  • The form there're is not used.
  • Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there .

► In informal English you may hear the contracted form there's used with plural nouns. This is grammatically not correct.

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  • Grammar Explanations
  • Modal Auxiliaries
  • Is there/‌Are there — Questions and Short answers
  • 1. cushions on the bed? Yes, . Are there there are
  • 2. four rooms in the flat? No, . Are there there aren't
  • 3. a bank near here? No, . Is there there isn't
  • 4. twenty candles on my birthday cake? Yes, . Are there there are
  • 5. a park behind that skyscraper? Yes, . Is there there is
  • 6. any money left in your wallet? No, . Is there there isn't
  • 7. students from different countries in his class? Yes, . Are there there are
  • 8. a problem with John? Yes, . Is there there is
  • 9. any good matches on TV tonight? No, . Are there there aren't
  • 10. a new house in your street? No, . Is there there isn't
  • There is/‌There are — Positive sentence — Exercise 1
  • There is/‌There are — Positive sentence — Exercise 2
  • Is there/‌Are there — Yes/‌No question
  • There is/‌There are — Full answer
  • Sentence formation with There is/‌There are

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    In theory, we use 'there is + singular' and 'there are + plural'. There is a cafe in my village. There are two cafes in my village. But we very, very often use there's + plural and singular when we're speaking. This is so common that it's not a mistake. We must use the short form here. There's a cafe in my village. There's two cafes in my village.

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    Affirmative We use there is to say that something exists or is in a place. There is a bridge in the park. We use there is for singular nouns and there are for plural nouns. There is a restaurant in the station. There are two cafés in the shopping centre. We can say there's instead of there is. We often say this when we speak.

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    Exercise 1 Complete the conversation below with there's, there are, there isn't, there aren't, is there, are there. Use SHORT FORMS when possible. PHILLIP: Good morning. Can you give me some information about the house in St. Patrick's street? REAL ESTATE AGENT: Yes, of course. It's a very nice, big apartment. 1 three bedrooms.

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    1. Use of there is, there are in sentences and questions 2. Contracted forms of there is, there are Contactions are only possibe from there is - there's The form there're is not used. Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there. In informal English you may hear the contracted form there's used with plural nouns.

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