Question

There Is / There Are Exercise 1

Change these (strange!) sentences so that you use ‘there + the correct tense of be’:

1. Two apples are on the table.
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2. A boy doesn’t exist in the street.
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3. Does an ATM exist near here?
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4. A party will exist tomorrow.
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5. A lot of illnesses existed in the 14th century.
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6. Hardly any people were at the meeting.
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7. A Starbucks is next to the bank.
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8. Does a table exist in the garden?
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9. A bath doesn’t exist in my flat.
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10. Does a train exist to Glasgow tonight?
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Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. There are two apples on the table.

2. There isn't any boy in the street.

3. Is there an ATM near here?

4. There will be a party tomorrow.

5. There were a lot of illnesses in the 14th century.

6. There were hardly any people at the meeting.

7. There is a starbucks next to the bank.

8. Is there any table in the garden?

9. There isn't any bath in my flat.

10. Is there a train to Glasgow tonight?

Explicación:

Reconocer las oraciones según sus:

A. Tiempos:

Presente (Sentences 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10);

Pasado (5, 6);

Futuro (4).

B. Interrogativas "?" (3, 8, 10)

C. Negativas (-), (2, 9)

Utilizamos "any" para oraciones negativas, para expresar que ya no queda ninguno o nada de aquello a lo que nos referimos. Podemos reconocerlos en las oraciones por las palabras "doesn't exist".