There vs Theyre There are vs There is

/There vs They’re/ /There are vs There is/

They’re /There and they’re are commonly confused in English, as they sound the same. We use THERE to say that something exists: Ex: There is a large oak tree outside the hotel. While THEY’RE is a shortened form of ‘they are’: Ex: They’re too young to have a holiday so far away from home. from English Grammar Today © Cambridge University Press

There is (was) vs There are (were) We use there is and there are when we first refer to the existence or presence of someone or something: PRESENT PAST SINGULAR THERE IS THERE WAS PLURAL THERE ARE THERE WERE Ex: There is a group of students who cannot keep quite during the English class. However, there are members of the group who always pay attention. A group = ONE Members of the group= MORE THAN ONE

PUT THE SENTENCE TOGETHER: THERE ARE TWO EXTRA WORDS

IS AN A THERE WALKING SOLDIER ARE ARMED

THERE IS AN ARMED SOLDIER WALKING AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE

THERE TWO GIRLS GROUP ARE OF LOOKING AT A THEY’RE IS CRYING PEOPLE

THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT TWO GIRLS CRYING

Write down in your copybook: One sentence using THERE IS/WAS or THERE ARE/WERE

Write down in your copybook: One sentence using THERE IS/WAS or THERE ARE/WERE

Write down in your copybook: One sentence using THERE IS/WAS or THERE ARE/WERE