There Is and There Are

Use 'there is' and 'there are' to say that something exists or is present. The verb agrees with the noun that follows: singular takes 'is', plural takes 'are'.

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Level A1 Nouns & Determiners

Summary

Use 'there is' and 'there are' to say that something exists or is present. The verb agrees with the noun that follows: singular takes 'is', plural takes 'are'.

There + is/are + noun (+ place)

Examples

Common mistakes

• Saying 'There is many people' instead of 'There are many people'.
• Confusing 'there' with 'it', e.g. 'It is a problem with the car' when introducing existence — 'There is a problem'.

More nouns & determiners

Plural and Quantifiers: Some / Any A1

Use 'some' in positive sentences and offers/requests, and 'any' in negatives and most questions. They work with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

Plural Nouns A1

Most English nouns add -s to show more than one. Nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, or -x take -es, and a noun ending in consonant + y changes y to -ies.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns A2

Countable nouns can be counted and have plural forms; uncountable nouns name things we see as a mass and have no plural. The distinction controls which determiners and verbs you can use.

Possessive 's A1

Add 's to a noun to show ownership or relationship. For plural nouns already ending in -s, add only an apostrophe.

This, That, These, Those A1

These demonstratives point to things by number and distance. This/these are for things near you; that/those are for things farther away.

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