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There is / There are

Pour dire « IL Y A », on utilise l’expression « THERE IS » au singulier et « THERE ARE » au pluriel.

There is a school near the supermarket.     

There are 560 pupils in that school.

 

À la forme négative, il suffit de rajouter NOT à BE et de le contracter ou non.

There isn't a school near the supermarket.

There are not 560 pupils in that school, only 250.

 

À la forme interrogative, BE passe devant THERE.

Is there a supermarket in your street?

Are there snakes in the garden?

 

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with "there is", "there are", "there isn't", "there aren't", "is there", or "are there".

Complète les phrases avec "there is", "there are",  "there isn't", "there aren't", "is there", ou "are there".

 

3 eggs in the chocolate cake recipe.

a shelf in your bedroom?

flowers on houses!

a lot of sugar in this muffin.

presents under the Christmas tree?

a new hairdresser's near the shopping centre.

any food in the fridge. I must go shopping.

many men who can run very fast.

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Attention de ne pas confondre "It is" qui signifie "Il ou elle est" et "There is", "il y a" au singulier ni "They are" qui signifie "Ils sont" et "There are", "il y a" au pluriel !

Utilise le sens général de la phrase pour choisir entre l'un et l'autre.

Entraine-toi grâce aux exercices suivants.

Exercise 2: Complete with "There is", "It is" , "There are" or  "They are".

Complète avec there is, it is, there are, ou they are.

 

going to the theatre. 

3 shops in Vancouver. 

a dog and a cat.

a hospital near the station.

watching a sit-com. 

my friend’s bike.

lots of Indian restaurants. 

a bag on the floor. 

listening to rap music.

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Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with ''Is there'', ''Is it'', ''Are there'' ou ''Are they''.

Complète avec « Is there », « Is it », « Are there» ou « Are they ».

 

going to the cinema?  

cups in your cupboard?                  

a girl or a boy?

a police-station in your village?

jumping in the pool?   

your mobile?

lots of films in your computer?

a park near his flat?

watching TV?

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