The fundamentals of English grammar There to be

The fundamentals of English grammar There +to be

is a vase on the table. + Is There there a vase on the table? ? Yes, there is. + ? Questions Singular No, there isn’t. Plural There are three pictures on the wall. Are there three pictures on the wall? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

Is there a vase on the table? - There is not a vase on the table. Negations There is no a vase on the table. isn’t Are there three pictures on the wall? - There are not three pictures on the wall. aren’t There are no pictures on the wall.

Special questions What is there on the window sill? There are some plants and a cat on the window sill. There is a cat and plants on the window sill. How many plants are there on the window sill? There are three plants on the window sill.

some|any|no ? Are there any plants on the window sill? there are some plants on the + Yes, window sill. - No, there are no plants on the window sill. ? Is there any juice in the glass? + Yes, there is some juice in the glass. - No, there is no juice in the glass.

Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple + Ø There is a purple Ø There was a white Ø There will be shirt in the wardrobe. ten shirts in the Ø There are five shirts Ø There were two shirts wardrobe. in the wardrobe. ? Ø Is there a purple shirt Ø Was there a white Ø Will there be in the wardrobe? shirt in the wardrobe? ten shirts in the Ø Are there five shirts Ø Were there two shirts wardrobe? in the wardrobe? - Ø There isn’t a purple Ø There wasn’t a white Ø There won’t be shirt in the wardrobe. ten shirts in the Ø There aren’t five Ø There weren’t two wardrobe. shirts in the wardrobe.