Question

As formas there is e there are são usadas em inglês para indicar a

existência de algo.

A diferença entre there is e there are é que there is é a forma utilizada

no singular e there are, a forma utilizada no plural.

Em português, embora considerado incorreto, é muito comum

utilizarmos o verbo “ter” para expressar essa ideia de existência.

A melhor forma de fazer a tradução e compreender o que significa there

is e o que significa there are, é através do uso dos verbos haver ou

existir.

Observe os exemplos abaixo e veja quando usar there is e there are.

Exemplos:

There is e there are: afirmativa

O uso de there is e there are ocorre exclusivamente em frases

afirmativas.

Exemplos:

There is a girl in the classroom. (Há uma menina na sala de aula.)

There are two boys in the car. (Há dois meninos no carro.)

There is a book on the table. (Há um livro em cima da mesa.)

There are two dogs in that house. (Há dois cachorros naquela casa.)

Complete com os espaços com o verbo: "There is"ou “There are”:a) __________ a surf competition in Recife.

b) __________ many people at the beach.

c) This is a long test. __________fifty questions.

d) Look at that man! ____________ something wrong with him.

e) ___________ a party at Bill's house last Sunday.

f) ___________ many people outside the movie theater.

g) ___________ a big group of people looking at things in the museum.

h) ___________ a small cat playing with some toys.

i) ____________ four chairs and one table in the dining room.

j) ____________ a man at the bus stop now.​

Answer 1

Resposta:

a) there is a surf competition in Recife.

b) there are  many people at the beach.

c) This is a long test. there are fifty questions.  

d) Look at that man! there is something wrong with him.

e) there is  a party at Bill's house last Sunday.

f) there are many people outside the movie theater.

g) there is a big group of people looking at things in the museum.

h)there is a small cat playing with some toys.

i)there are four chairs and one table in the dining room.

j) there is a man at the bus stop now.​

Explicação: