Lesson 34: This is my house

There is – there are

Objetivo: Refuerzo There is – there are

 Refuerzo expresiones“there is” – “There are”

 Recordemos que para indicar existencia en inglés (para decir “hay”) utilizamos la expresión
THERE + BE (conjugado según el tiempo; ya sea presente, pasado o futuro).

 There is a small and soft bed in my bedroom.

 There are three yellow pillows on my bed.
 There isn’t an air conditioner in my bedroom.
 There was a big tree in the middle of the garden.
 There were three pets: a cat, a dog, and a parrot.
 There weren’t any roses in the garden of my old house.
 There aren’t any red lamps in my bedroom.
 Refuerzo - “Any”
 La palabra ‘any’, acompañada de una negación significa ningún, ningunos, ninguna, ningunas y es muy
usual en este tipo de expresiones cuando queremos decir que “NO HAY”:

 There isn’t any plasma television in my house.

 There aren’t any purple chairs in my living room.

 There wasn’t any big tables in the kitchen of my grandmother’s house.

 There isn’t any water in the fridge. (‘water’ is uncountable)

 There isn’t any bread on the dining room table. (‘bread’ is uncountable)

 There aren’t any onions for the salad. (“onion” is countable)

 Uso de “some”
 Recordemos que cuando sí hay, es decir, cuando la expresión es afirmativa, para decir algunos,
algunas, algo de; empleamos ‘some’.

 There are some pictures in my living room.

 There are some flowers in my garden.
 There is some pear juice in the fridge.(uncountable)
 There were some mango trees in the garden of my uncle’s country house.

 Además, en oraciones interrogativas también es muy usual que utilicemos ‘any’, al igual que ‘some’, con
una traducción similar. En ese caso significan algún, alguna, algunos, algunas, algo de.

 Is there any milk in the fridge? = Is there some milk in the fridge?
 Are there any apples on the table? = Are there some apples on the table?
 Are there any children in your house? = Are there some children in your new house?
 Let’s practice
Check your understanding

Una las dos columnas:

seven chairs in the living room.

There is a big old wardrobe in my room.
a small door stop on the floor.
three damage drawers in your house.
There are a broken antenna in the attic.
a beautiful green hedge in her garden.
some decks in his mansion.
 Let’s practice
Check your understanding

Una las dos columnas:

seven chairs in the living room.

There is a big old wardrobe in my room.
a small door stop on the floor.
three damage drawers in your house.
There are a broken antenna in the attic.
a beautiful green hedge in her garden.
some decks in his mansion.
 English is easy
You can do it!
Autor de la metodología: Francisco González Cifuentes
Supervisión académica: Mayra Teresa Hurtado Mendoza
Diseño y adaptación: Cristian Alfonso Duarte Rivera
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