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| We use There is / There are to say that something exists (or does not exist). The real subject usually comes after There is / There are. | Usamos la estructura "hay...." para simplemente decir que algo existe (o no existe). El verdadero sujeto va generalmente después de "hay..." | |
| | Nota: en castellano es diferente. No haysujeto. La oración es unimembre y lo que siga a " hay " es objeto directo. | |
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1) | Use "There is" for singular nouns and things you cannot count.
| Use la forma "there is" -hay- con sustantivos singulares y sustantivos incontables
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| There is a river in my town. | Hay un río en mi ciudad, pueblo. | |
| There is a ghost in this room.... | Hay un fantasma en esta habitación. | |
| There is an apple on the desk | Hay una manzana sobre el escritorio. | |
| There is ice on the lake. | Hayhielo sobre el lago. | |
| There is oil on the pavement. | Hay aceite sobre la calzada. | |
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2) | Use "There are" for plural nouns; that is to say, we use there are with a plural subject.
| Utilice la forma "there are" -hay- con sustantivos en plural; lo que es decir, con un sujeto en plural....(objeto directo en castellano). | |
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| There are two parks in my neighbourhood. | Hay dos parques en mi barrio. | |
| There are 600 students in this school. | Hay 600 estudiantes en esta escuela. | |
| There are four windows in my room . | Hay cuatro ventanas en mi cuarto. | |
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3) | To say the opposite, (the negative form of this structure), use isn't (is + not) or aren't (are + not)
| Para usar la forma negativa, y decir lo opuesto, utilice isn't (is + not) o aren`t (are + not)
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| Thereisn't a telephone in the kitchen. | No hay teléfono en la cocina.. | |
| There isn't a balcony. | No hay balcón. | |
| There isn't an orange on the table. | No hay una naranja sobre la mesa. | |
| There isn't ice on the lake. | No hay hielo sobre el lago. | |
| There aren't two pictures on the wall. Just one. | No hay dos cuadros en la pared. Sólo uno. | |
| There aren't chairs in my room. | No hay sillas en mi habitación. | |
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4) | To make questions, (to ask whether something exists or it doesn't) just change the order of there is and there are...... | Para hacer preguntas,(preguntar si algo existe o no) sólo debes alterar el orden de ''there is'' and ''there are''.
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| Examples: | Ejemplos: | |
| Is there a balcony in the flat? | ¿Hay balcón en el departamento? | |
| Is there a Post Office near hear? | ¿Hay un correo cerca de aqui? | |
| Yes, there is | Sí, hay | |
| No, there isn't | No, no hay | |
| Are there two telephone lines? Yes, there are | ¿Hay dos...
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