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There is, there are – Exercise 188

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There is, there are — reference

there + be

	Singular	Plural
Positive	there is (there's) # There's sand in my shoes.	there are # There are five plates on the table.
Negative	there is not (there isn't) # There isn't any sugar in this dessert.	there are not (there aren't) # There aren't any problems.
Question	Is there ...? # Is there a bank nearby?	Are there ...? # Are there any questions?

Singular

Plural

Positive

there is (there's)

# There's sand in my shoes.

there are

# There are five plates on the table.

Negative

there is not (there isn't)

# There isn't any sugar in this dessert.

there are not (there aren't)

# There aren't any problems.

Question

Is there ...?

# Is there a bank nearby?

Are there ...?

# Are there any questions?