1. Theory:
Χρεζηκοποηούκε there is/there are γηα λα δειώζοσκε όηη θάηη σπάρτεη.
Positive Sentences
Χρεζηκοποηούκε there is γηα ηολ εληθό αρηζκό θαη there are γηα ηολ πιεζσληηθό αρηζκό.
e.g.
 There is one table in the classroom.
 There are three chairs in the classroom.
 There is a spider in the bath.
 There are many people at the bus stop.
Contractions
 There is => there's
 There are => there’re => there are
e.g.
 There's a good song on the radio.
 There's only one chocolate left in the box.
 There are nine cats on the roof.
 There are only five weeks until Christmas.
Negative Form
Η άρλεζε ζτεκαηίδεηαη ηοποζεηώληας ηο not κεηά ηο is ή ηο are.
 There is not => there isn’t
 There are not => there aren’t
e.g.
 There is not a horse in the field.
 There are not eight children in the school.
 There is not a tree in the garden.
 There are not two elephants in the zoo.
There Are with ANY
Όηαλ ζέιοσκε λα πούκε όηη σπάρτεη κεδεληθή ποζόηεηα από θάηη (πιεζσληηθού αρηζκού) τρεζηκοποηούκε
ηο there aren’t any.
 There aren't any people at the party.
 There aren't any trees in my street.
Όηαλ ζέιοσκε λα πούκε όηη σπάρτεη κεδεληθή ποζόηεηα από θάηη (εληθού αρηζκού) τρεζηκοποηούκε ηο there
isn’t any.
There is/There are

2.  There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
 There isn't any sugar in my coffee.
Questions
 Γηα λα ζτεκαηίζοσκε ηελ ερώηεζε, ηοποζεηούκε ηο is/are κπροζηά από ηο there.
 Επίζες, τρεζηκοποηούκε κε ερωηήζεης πιεζσληηθού αρηζκού ηο any θαη ηο those κε uncountable nouns.
 Χρεζηκοποηούκε ηο there is/are ζε ζύληοκες απαληήζεης short answers.
e.g.
 Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
 Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
 Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
 Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
 Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
How Many with Are There
Όηαλ ζέιοσκε λα βρούκε ηολ αρηζκό ηωλ αληηθεηκέλωλ ποσ σπάρτοσλ, τρεζηκοποηούκε ηο how many +
plural noun + are there
e.g.
 How many dogs are there in the park?
 How many students are there in your class?
 How many countries are there in South America?
 How many Star Wars films are there?
Exercises:
A) Complete the following sentences with there is/there are.
My name is Annie and I live in a very big house. _______________________ twenty-three rooms in my
house, but __________________________ only twelve bedrooms. I live in one of the rooms on the third
floor. In my room, _________________ a huge bed and _______________________ nine windows. My
bedroom isn’t small. On my bed _____________________ lots of pillows, and _____________________
my cat, Fluffy. In my closet _______________________ toys, and ____________________ also many
clothes. I don’t have a bathroom in my bedroom, but ______________________ a bathroom next to my
room. Also in my house ___________________ two kitchens, a big dining room and three living rooms.
The house is really big!!!
B) Complete the following sentences with there isn’t/there aren’t.
1. _______________________ a flight from here to London.
2. _______________________ any movies that I want to see in the cinema.
3. I’m very hungry, but ___________________ any food in the refrigerator.
4. We want to go to the concert, but ____________________ any tickets.
5. _______________________ any money in my bank account so I can’t pay the bills.
6. _______________________ seventy minutes in an hour.
7. In my neighborhood, _________________________ any children.
8. Henry can’t bake a cake because ______________________ any sugar in the cupboard.