There is and there are
Use for one thing: . Use for several things: . These forms help you describe a room or place.
Put before these expressions to say that something is absent: and .
Use or for something near you: , . For something farther away, use or .
Simple questions include and . Keep the usual word order and change the intonation.
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| there is | ||
| there are | ||
| there are | ||
| there isn't | ||
| there isn't | ||
| there aren't | ||
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| this | ||
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In cucina c'è un tavolo.There is a table in the kitchen.
Nel bagno non c'è una sedia.There isn't a chair in the bathroom.
In camera ci sono due lampade.There are two lamps in the room.
Qui non ci sono sedie.There are no chairs here.
Questo è il mio appartamento.This is my flat.
Questa è la chiave della signora Rossi.This is Mrs Rossi's key.
Che cosa c'è nella valigia?What is in the suitcase?
Nel bar ci sono altri tavoli.There are other tables in the café.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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There is a table in the kitchen.
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There isn't a chair in the bathroom.
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There are two lamps in the room.
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There are no chairs here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
In cucina un tavolo.
There is a table in the kitchen.
Nel bagno non una sedia.
There isn't a chair in the bathroom.
In camera due lampade.
There are two lamps in the room.
Qui non sedie.
There are no chairs here.
è il mio appartamento.
This is my flat.
è la chiave della signora Rossi.
This is Mrs Rossi's key.
Che cosa nella valigia?
What is in the suitcase?
Nel bar altri tavoli.
There are other tables in the café.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
In camera due lampade.
There are two lamps in the room.
Qui non sedie.
There are no chairs here.
è il mio appartamento.
This is my flat.
è la chiave della signora Rossi.
This is Mrs Rossi's key.
Che cosa nella valigia?
What is in the suitcase?
Nel bar altri tavoli.
There are other tables in the café.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
There is a table in the kitchen.
There isn't a chair in the bathroom.
There are two lamps in the room.
There are no chairs here.
This is my flat.
This is Mrs Rossi's key.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
There is a table in the kitchen.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There is a table in the kitchen.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There isn't a chair in the bathroom.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There isn't a chair in the bathroom.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There are two lamps in the room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There are two lamps in the room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There are no chairs here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
There are no chairs here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
