UNIDA 5 JESUS GARCIA OLIVARES 5°H

TEMA 1 THERE IS, THERE ARE.

There is”, “there are” y los tiempos verbales

La estructura es fácil, basta con conjugar el verbo “to be” en el tiempo que deseas usar:

THERE + VERBO TO BE

Veamos algunos ejemplos en el Simple Present y en el Simple Past:

There is/ There’s one chair in the room.

(Hay una silla en la habitación.)

At English Live, there are classes 24/7.

(En English Live, hay clases 24/7.)

Last night there was a bird on my window.

(Anoche había un pájaro en mi ventana.)

There were few people at the meeting yesterd

(Había pocas personas en la reunión de ayer.)

THERE IS: ANY, A, OF, SOME

In English grammar we use "there is" or "there are" to talk about things we can see and things that exist.

We use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns, and we use “there are” for plural countable nouns.

“There are five people in the office.” (plural countable noun)

“There's a television in the living room.” (singular countable noun)

or “There's some milk in the fridge.” (uncountable noun)

See our page on English nouns for more information about countable and uncountable nouns.

Using "some"

With plural countable nouns we can either give the quantity (“five people”) or use “some” if we don't know the exact quantity.

“There are five people in the office.” (We can see five people exactly)

“There are some people in the office.” (We don't know exactly how many people)

With uncountable nouns we also use “some”.

“There's some milk in the fridge,” (I don't know the exact quantity.)

“There's some money in my wallet.” (I don't know exactly how much money.)

Remember: with singular countable nouns we use a/an, the, or another determiner or pronoun – not “some”.

“There's a woman in the shop.”

“There's the woman who works in the hospital.”

“There's my sister in the photo.”

Negative form and using "any"

There are two ways to form the negative.

1. Add not or n't to the end of the verb. See our page on the verb to be for more information on forming negatives and questions.

"There isn't a freezer in the kitchen." (singular, countable noun)

"There isn't any money in my wallet." (uncountable noun)

"There aren't any students" in the classroom. (plural noun)

For uncountable nouns, use “any” after the negative “isn't”, and for plural countable nouns use “any” after “aren't”.

Remember: Do not use "any" with singular countable nouns.

"There isn't a single biscuit left in the packet." (Not "There isn't any single biscuit left in the packet.")

2. Use "no" after "there is" or "there are".

"There is no freezer in the kitchen." (singular countable noun)

"There are no students in the classroom." (plural noun)

"There's no coffee left." (uncountable noun)

En la gramática inglesa usamos "hay" o "hay" para hablar sobre cosas que podemos ver y cosas que existen.

Utilizamos "hay" para los sustantivos singulares e incontables, y usamos "hay" para los sustantivos contables en plural.

"Hay cinco personas en la oficina". (Sustantivo contable plural)

"Hay una televisión en la sala de estar" (nombre contable singular)

o "Hay un poco de leche en la nevera". (sustantivo incontable)

Consulte nuestra página sobre sustantivos en inglés para obtener más información acerca de los sustantivos contables e incontables.

Usando "algunos"

Con sustantivos contables plurales podemos dar la cantidad ("cinco personas") o usar "algunos" si no sabemos la cantidad exacta.

"Hay cinco personas en la oficina". (Podemos ver a cinco personas exactamente)

"Hay algunas personas en la oficina". (No sabemos exactamente cuántas personas)

Con sustantivos incontables también usamos "algunos".

"Hay un poco de leche en la nevera" (no sé la cantidad exacta).

"Hay algo de dinero en mi billetera". (No sé exactamente cuánto dinero).

Recuerde: con sustantivos contables singulares usamos a / an, the, u otro determinante o pronombre, no "algunos".

"Hay una mujer en la tienda".

"Está la mujer que trabaja en el hospital".

"Hay mi hermana en la foto".

There Are, Some, Any

In English grammar we use "there is" or "there are" to talk about things we can see and things that exist.

We use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns, and we use “there are” for plural countable nouns.

“There are five people in the office.” (plural countable noun)

“There's a television in the living room.” (singular countable noun)

or “There's some milk in the fridge.” (uncountable noun)

See our page on English nouns for more information about countable and uncountable nouns.

Using "some"

En la gramática inglesa usamos "hay" o "hay" para hablar sobre cosas que podemos ver y cosas que existen.

“There are five people in the office.” (We can see five people exactly)

“There are some people in the office.” (We don't know exactly how many people)

With uncountable nouns we also use “some”.

“There's some milk in the fridge,” (I don't know the exact quantity.)

“There's some money in my wallet.” (I don't know exactly how much money.)

Negative form and using "any"

There are two ways to form the negative.

1. Add not or n't to the end of the verb. See our page on the verb to be for more information on forming negatives and questions.

"There isn't a freezer in the kitchen." (singular, countable noun)

"There isn't any money in my wallet." (uncountable noun)

"There aren't any students" in the classroom. (plural noun)

For uncountable nouns, use “any” after the negative “isn't”, and for plural countable nouns use “any” after “aren't”.

Remember: Do not use "any" with singular countable nouns.
"There isn't a single biscuit left in the packet." (Not "There isn't any single biscuit left in the packet.")

2. Use "no" after "there is" or "there are".

"There is no freezer in the kitchen." (singular countable noun)

"There are no students in the classroom." (plural noun)

"There's no coffee left." (uncountable noun)

MANY:

Se utiliza “many” con nombres contables para indicar mucha cantidad. Se usa en oraciones negativas y preguntas, aunque a veces también se puede usar en oraciones afirmativas.

Ej.:
There aren’t many pictures on the wall. No hay muchos cuadros en la pared.
Are there many chairs in the room? ¿Hay muchas sillas en la habitación?

A LOT OF:

“A lot of” se usa tanto con nombres contables como incontables para indicar mucha cantidad. La diferencia con “much” y “many” es que “a lot of” se utiliza en oraciones afirmativas.

Ej.:
There are a lot of pictures on the wall. Hay muchos cuadros en la pared.
I have a lot of money. Tengo mucho dinero.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
several pron	(a few) (plural)	varios pron
		varias pron
	Do I have a screwdriver? I have several.
	¿Si tengo un destornillador? Tengo varios.
	ⓘ ¿Si tengo unas tenazas? Tengo varias.
several adj	(a few) (plural)	varios adj
	Several things have to be done today.
	Hoy hay que hacer varias cosas.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
several adj	(separate) (plural)	varios adj
	They went in several directions.
	Se fueron en varias direcciones.