Exercises - There is There are 3
Level A1
Complete each sentence with the correct form of to be (is or are). Do not use short forms!
Grammar rules
We use There is … and There are … to express that something or someone exists (or does not exist).
There is a supermarket in the village. (More natural than: A Supermarket is in the village.)
Use there is when a singular noun follows.
There is a fox in our garden.
Is there a cheap hotel near here?
Use there are when a plural noun follows.
There are a lot of birds in the park.
There are not any teachers in the classroom.
Answer explanations
There no supermarket in the village.
No supermarket: singular → there is
There two dogs in the garden.
Two dogs: plural → there are
Why there a box on the floor?
A box: singular → there is
there a restaurant around here?
A restaurant: singular → there is
There a lot of different animals at the zoo.
A lot of different animals: plural → there are
There not any milk in the fridge.
Not any milk: singular → there is
there a direct bus to the shopping centre?
A direct bus: singular → there is
How many students there in the library?
How many students: plural → there are
There no children in the park.
No children: plural → there are
There not a lot of mistakes in the exercise.
Not a lot of mistakes: plural → there are
Why there no chair in the kitchen?
No chair: singular→ there is
There four teachers in front of the classroom.
Four teachers: plural → there are