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    The document discusses the use of "there is" and "there are" to describe quantities of nouns without using numbers. It explains that: 1) "There is" is used for singular countable nouns and uncountable nouns. 2) "There are" is used for plural countable nouns. 3) Nouns can be countable (can be counted with numbers) or uncountable (cannot be counted).

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    THERE

    IS /
    Se usa "there is" / "there are" con cuantificadores para describir cantidades de
    sustantivos sin usar números.

    Ejemplos:

    -THERE IS:
    Se usa para sustantivos que están en singular.
    -There is a/an:
    -There is a chair.
    -There is an apple.

    o There is some milk.
    o There is a book.
    o Is there enough coffee?
    o There isn’t any money.

    -THERE ARE:

    Se usa para sustantivos que están en plural.


    There are 10 apples.
    There are 2 chairs.

    o There are some chairs.
    o Are there many people?
    o There aren’t enough eggs.

    SUSTANTIVOS

    There are two types of noun: countable and uncountable nouns.

     Sustantivos contables (COUNTABLE NOUNS): Un sustantivo que se puede contar


    usando números. Sólo los sustantivos contables pueden ser plurales (más o
    menos de uno):
    o "one chair" (singular)
    o "zero eggs" (plural)
    o "hundreds of people" (plural)

     sustantivos incontables (UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS): Un sustantivo que no se


    puede contar usando números.
    o "water"
    o "time"
    o "money"

     THERE IS: con sustantivos contables en singular y con los sustantivos


    incontables.

    THERE ARE: con sustantivos contables en plural.
    NEGATION:

     THERE IS:

    There is not : there isn’t

    -There isn’t any milk.


    -There isn’t a pencil.

     THERE ARE:

    There are not: there aren’t

    -There aren’t any rubbers.


    -There aren’t any eggs.

    INTERROGATIVE:
     THERE IS:

    Is there any milk? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.

    Is there a pencil? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.

     THERE ARE:

    -Are there any rubbers? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

    -Are there any eggs? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

    PAST

    THERE IS : THERE WAS

    There is an apple on the table. Hay una manzana sobre la mesa.

    There was an apple on the table. Había una manzana sobre la mesa.

    THERE ARE : THERE WERE

    There are two apples on the table. Hay dos manzanas sobre la mesa.

    There were two apples on the table. Había dos manzanas sobre la mesa.

    NEGATIVE: WASN’T WEREN’T

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