There Is And There Are

There is and There are

We use there is and there are to say something exists or doesn´t exist somewhere.
We use there is with singular nouns and there arewith plural nouns .
We can use “some” before plural nouns in affirmative statements with “there are”( in this case some means a few, and we don´t know/ say exactlyhow many.)
Example
There are some good cafes in my town.
We can use any before plural nouns in negative statements and questions with there are.
Example
Therearen´t any movie theaters around here.
Are there any shoe stores in your neighborhood?
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
"There is" y "There are" quieren decir "Hay" enespañol. "There is" es singular y "There are" es plural.
There is a book. (Hay un libro.)*
There are books. (Hay libros.)
*Se puede hacer una contracción de "There is"a "There's". No se puede hacer una contracción de "There are."
NEGATIVE FORM
El negativo es "There is not" y "There are not" y sus contracciones.
There is nota book. - There isn't a book.
There are not books. - There aren't books.


INTERROGATIVE FORM
Para formar una pregunta nada más cambiamos el orden de laspalabras.
Is there a book?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn't.
Are there books?
Yes, there are.
No, there aren't.
EXAMPLES
THERE´S A BANKNEXT DOOR
THERE ISN´T A BANK AROUND HERE
IS THERE A BANK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? YES THERE IS.
NO THERE ISN´T.THERE ARE SOME BOOKSTORES DOWNTOWN.
THERE AREN´T ANY BOOKSTORES AROUND HERE. YES, THERE ARE.
ARE THERE ANY BOOKSTORES AROUND HERE? NO, THERE AREN´T.