There is / There are

Hay

We use There is / There are to say that something exists (or does not Usamos la estructura "hay...." para simplemente decir que algo existe (o no exist). The real subject usually comes after There is / There are. existe). El verdadero sujeto va generalmente despus de "hay..." Nota: en castellano es diferente. No hay sujeto. La oracin es unimembre y lo que siga a " hay " es objeto directo. Use "There is" for singular nouns and things you cannot count. Use la forma "there is" -hay- con sustantivos singulares y sustantivos incontables Ejemplos: Hay un ro en mi ciudad, pueblo. Hay un fantasma en esta habitacin. Hay una manzana sobre el escritorio. Hay hielo sobre el lago. Hay aceite sobre la calzada.

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Examples: There is a river in my town. There is a ghost in this room.... There is an apple on the desk There is ice on the lake. There is oil on the pavement.

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Use "There are" for plural nouns; that is to say, we use there are with Utilice la forma "there are" -hay- con sustantivos en plural; lo que es decir, a plural subject. con un sujeto en plural....(objeto directo en castellano).

Examples: There are two parks in my neighbourhood. There are 600 students in this school. There are four windows in my room .

Ejemplos: Hay dos parques en mi barrio. Hay 600 estudiantes en esta escuela. Hay cuatro ventanas en mi cuarto.

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To say the opposite, (the negative form of this structure), use isn't (is + not) or aren't (are + not) Examples: There isn't a telephone in the kitchen. There isn't a balcony. There isn't an orange on the table. There isn't ice on the lake. There aren't two pictures on the wall. Just one. There aren't chairs in my room. To make questions, (to ask whether something exists or it doesn't) just change the order of there is and there are...... Examples: Is there a balcony in the flat? Is there a Post Office near hear? Yes, there is No, there isn't Are there two telephone lines? Yes, there are No, there aren't

Para usar la forma negativa, y decir lo opuesto, utilice isn't (is + not) o aren`t (are + not) Ejemplos: No hay telfono en la cocina.. No hay balcn. No hay una naranja sobre la mesa. No hay hielo sobre el lago. No hay dos cuadros en la pared. Slo uno. No hay sillas en mi habitacin. Para hacer preguntas, (preguntar si algo existe o no) slo debes alterar el orden de ''there is'' and ''there are''. Ejemplos: Hay balcn en el departamento? Hay un correo cerca de aqui? S, hay No, no hay Hay dos lneas de telfono? S, hay No, no hay

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Para expresar la idea de cantidad, a menudo tenemos que usar some To express the idea of quantity, we usually have to use and any con there is and there are. Esto sucede cuando tenemos que "some" and ''any" with there is and there are. This happens mencionar una cantidad no definida de algo, por ejemplo con when we have to mention an unspecified amount of something, sustantivos incontables. for example, when we are using uncountable nouns. (algo, un poco, algunas, algunos etc) We generally use some for positive statements, and any for negative and interrogative ones. Examples: (positive statements) En general, usamos some para las oraciones afirmativas y any para las oraciones negativas e interrogativas. Ejemplos: (oraciones afirmativas)

There is some water in the bottle There is some milk in the jar There are some cupboards under the sink There are some letters for you. (negative statements) There isn't any bread in the basket. There isn't any wine in the fridge. There aren't any apples. There aren't any tomatoes. There aren't any oranges.Wow!The fridge is empty (interrogative statements) Is there any sugar in the sugar pot? Is there any cool water in the fridge? Is there any quiet place around here? Are there any glasses in the cupboard? Are there any chairs in your room? Are there any bottles to throw away?

Hay algo de agua en la botella Hay un poco de leche en la jarra Hay algunas alacenas debajo de la pileta Hay algunas cartas para ti (oraciones negativas) No hay nada de pan en la canasta No hay vino en la heladera No hay ninguna manzana No hay ningn tomate No hay ninguna naranja.!Caramba!La heladera est vaca. (oraciones interrogativas) Hay algo de azcar en la azucarera? Hay algo de agua fresca en la heladera? Hay algn lugar tranquilo por aqu? Hay algunos vasos en la alacena? Hay sillas en tu habitacin? Hay algunas botellas para tirar?

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