There is / There are (Hay)
There is / There are
Usa "there is" para decir que algo existe o para describir un sustantivo singular o incontable. Usa "there are" para sustantivos plurales. En preguntas, invierte sujeto y verbo: "Is there...?"
CUÁNDO USAR
Usa "there is/are" para introducir o anunciar la existencia de algo. Es muy común para describir lo que hay en un lugar o para indicar que algo existe (o no existe).
ESTRUCTURA
There is + singular/uncountable nounThere is a supermarket on the corner.
**Hay** un supermercado en la esquina.
There isn't / There aren't + nounThere aren't any seats left.
**No quedan** asientos.
Is there / Are there + noun?Is there a bank near here?
¿**Hay** un banco cerca de aquí?
PALABRAS CLAVE
- there is
- there are
- there was
- there were
- there isn't
- there aren't
EJEMPLOS
There is a supermarket on the corner.
**Hay** un supermercado en la esquina.
There are three bedrooms in this apartment.
**Hay** tres habitaciones en este apartamento.
Is there any milk in the fridge?
¿**Hay** leche en el refrigerador?
There isn't enough time.
**No hay** suficiente tiempo.
There were many people at the concert.
**Había** mucha gente en el concierto.
ERRORES COMUNES
It is a problem with the computer.
There is a problem with the computer.
Usa "there is" para introducir la existencia de algo — no "it is"
There is many students in the class.
There are many students in the class.
Usa "there are" con sustantivos plurales
Consejo
El verbo "is" o "are" concuerda con el sustantivo que le sigue, no con "there". Así que presta atención a lo que viene después: "There IS a dog" (singular) vs "There ARE dogs" (plural).