En esta publicación encontrarás todo lo que necesitas saber para hacer oraciones con there is y there are.
There is y there are son dos palabras usadas con mucha frecuencia en Inglés.
Ambas palabras significan “hay”, por lo que la diferencia esta en la cantidad a la que nos referimos cuando estamos hablando.
Presta atención a las siguientes oraciones con there is y there are
- There is a cat in the house = Hay un gato en la casa
- There is a mouse in the box = Hay un ratón en la caja
- There are two cats in the house = Hay dos gatos en la casa
- There are three mice in the box = Hay tres ratones en la caje
Como puedes ver la expresión there is se usa cuando hablamos de algo en singular, mientras que there are se usa cuando hablamos de algo en plural
Continua leyendo para que puedas hacer oraciones con there is y there are correctamente
Tabla de contenido
- Oraciones Afirmativas con There is y There are
- Oraciones Negativas con There isn’t y There aren’t
- Preguntas con There is y There are
- Preguntas con There is y There are y How Many
- Preguntas con There is y There are: How Much?
- There is and There are = Some and Any
- Ejercicio con There is y There are
- Ejercicio con There is y There are
- Ejercicio con There is y There are
Oraciones Afirmativas con There is y There are
Estas son son oraciones afirmativas en Inglés con there is y there are
- There is a cat = Hay un gato
- There are two cats = Hay dos gatos
- There is a dog = Hay un perro
- There are three dogs= Hay 3 perros
- There is a house = Hay una casa
- There are three houses= Hay 3 casas
- There is a man outside = Hay un hombre afuera
- There are three men outside = Hay 3 hombres afuera
Los errores más comunes a la hora de realizar oraciones con there is tiene que ver con omitir o usar de forma incorrecta “a” y “an”
- There is a dog
- There is a beach
- There is an apple
- There is an alligator
Los otro que debemos tomar en cuenta cuando hacemos oraciones con there are es que debemos usar un número o un cuantificador en Inglés en las oraciones negativas.
- There are two dogs
- There are three lions
- There are many cats
- There are some people
- There are five hundred employees
- There are way too many employees
Oraciones Negativas con There isn’t y There aren’t
Ahora que ya sabes como hacer oraciones afirmativas con there is y there are, es el turno de las oraciones negativas.
Las oraciones negativas no presentan mayor dificultad ya que son similares a las afirmativas.
Estas son oraciones negativas con there is y there are
- There isn’t any food = No hay comida
- There isn’t any water = No hay agua
- There isn’t any oil = No hay aceite
- There aren’t any children = No hay niños
- There aren’t any tables = No hay mesas
- There aren’t any restrooms = No hay baños
- There aren’t any cars = No hay ningún carro
Como lo puedes notar, las oraciones negativas llevan la palabras Any después de las expresiones there isn’t y there aren’t.
Preguntas con There is y There are
Ahora que ya sabes como realizar oraciones afirmativas y negativas, debes saber como hacer preguntas. La estructura para hacer preguntas con there is y there are es la siguiente:
| Is | There | a house? |
| Is | There | a security guard? |
| Are | There | any houses around here? |
| Are | There | any security guards in the booth? |
Estas son preguntas con there is y there are:
- Is there a ghost in the house? = ¿Hay un fantasma en la casa?
- Is there a TV in the living room? = ¿Hay una TV en la sala?
- Are there museums in this town? = ¿Hay museos en esta ciudad?
- Are there people on the stage? = ¿Hay personas en el escenario?
- Are there two stranger outside? = Hay dos extraños afuera de la casa?
- Isn’t There a major risk? = ¿No hay mayor riesgo?
- Aren’t there any restaurants here ? = ¿Hay algunos restaurantes acá?
Las preguntas anteriores pueden ser contestadas con un si o un no ya que son preguntas cerradas.
Preguntas con There is y There are y How Many
How many significa cuantos en Inglés y se integra muy bien con there is y there are.La estructura para realizar preguntas con how many es la siguiente
| How many | people | are | there? |
| How many | students | are | there? |
- How many people are there in this town?
- How many cats are there in the house?
- How many dogs are there in the park?
- How many countries are there in Europe?
- How many tables are there in this restaurant?
- How many people are there in this room?
- How many supermarkets are there around here?
- How many students are there in your class?
Estas son algunas preguntas con y respuestas con there is y there are
- How many people are there in this restaurant?
- There are three people in the restaurant
- How many students are there in your class?
- There are five students in the class
- How many dogs are there in the park?
- There are five dogs in the park
- How many cars are there in the parking lot?
- There are around 100 cars in section A
- How many fast and furious films are there?
- I don’t know I stopped watching after number #4
Cómo puedes ver en ocasiones las respuestas pueden usar un there is y there are pero no necesariamente como sucedió con la ultima pregunta.
Preguntas con There is y There are: How Much?
Como aprendiste en la sección anterior, how many se usa para hacer preguntas sobre cosas que creemos que son dos o mas.
How much significa cuanto y por lo general lo usamos para hablar de cosas no contables como lo es el dinero y la comida. La estructura para realizar esas oraciones es la siguiente:
| How much | water | is | there? |
| How much | money | is | there? |
- How much money is there?
- Not much, we have to get some more
- How much food is there?
- Enough for three days
- How much sugar is there in the jar?
- I am not sure but it isn’t enough
Cómo puedes ver, estas preguntas requieren que brindes algo de información.
There is and There are = Some and Any
Podemos usar los números para indicar la cantidad de algo:
- There are three laptops on my desk
- There are three couples in the restaurant
- There are two beautiful beaches nearby
- There are three firewalls in place
- There are four books on the table.
- There are six people in the room.
- There are three cars parked in the driveway.
- There are two cups of coffee on the counter.
Cuando no deseamos ser específicos, podemos usar la palabra some:
- There are some tablets on my desk
- There are some couples in the restaurant
- There are some beaches nearby
- There are some old cars in the junkyard
- There are some apples in the fridge.
- There are some cars on the road.
- There are some people at the party.
- There are some cups on the shelf.
Tambien podemos usar some con sustantivos no contables
- There is some milk in the fridge
- There is some money in my purse
- There is some danger in this business
- There is some sugar in the bowl.
- There is some water in the bottle.
En el caso de las oraciones negativas, podemos usar Any
- There isn’t any money in my wallet
- There aren’t any people in the restaurant
- There aren’t any good restaurants
- There aren’t any police officers around here
Por ultimo podemos usar no después de there is y there are
- There is no coffee for you
- There is no money in my wallet
- There are no students in the classroom
- There are no volunteers
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