Упражнения на there is и there are с ответами

Конструкция there is / there are говорит, что где-то что-то есть или находится: There is a cat on the sofa. По-русски мы начинаем с места («на диване кошка»), а в английском фраза начинается с there is, а место уходит в конец. Выбор между is и are зависит от первого предмета после конструкции.

Впишите ответ в пропуск и нажмите «Проверить» под упражнением. В переводах нажмите «Сказать» и произнесите фразу по-английски: страница сравнит её с правильным вариантом.

Коротко о правиле

• С неисчисляемыми (milk, water, time) всегда is: There is some milk.
• При перечислении смотрят на первый предмет: There is a table and four chairs.

Подробно правило разобрано в статье There is и there are.

Упражнение 1. Is или are

1. There ___ a cat on the sofa. → is
2. There ___ two windows in my room. → are
3. There ___ some milk in the fridge. → is
4. There ___ a lot of people in the park. → are
5. There ___ a bank near my house. → is
6. There ___ three bedrooms in the flat. → are
7. There ___ some water in the bottle. → is
8. There ___ many tourists in summer. → are
9. There ___ a table and four chairs in the kitchen. → is
10. There ___ an apple and two bananas on the plate. → is

Упражнение 2. Отрицания

В скобках подсказка: not значит отрицание с isn't / aren't, no значит «никакого, ни одного».

1. There ___ (not) a TV in my bedroom. → isn't / is not
2. There ___ (not) any shops in this street. → aren't / are not
3. There ___ (no) milk in the fridge. Let's buy some. → is no
4. There ___ (not) any free seats. → aren't / are not
5. There ___ (no) time to wait. → is no
6. There ___ (not) a lift in our building. → isn't / is not
7. There ___ (no) students in the classroom. → are no
8. There ___ (not) any bread left. → isn't / is not

Упражнение 3. Вопросы

1. ___ there a pharmacy near here? → Is
2. ___ there any eggs in the fridge? → Are
3. How many people ___ there in your family? → are
4. ___ there any milk? → Is
5. Is there a park near your house? Yes, there ___. → is
6. Are there any good cafés here? No, there ___. → aren't / are not
7. What ___ there on the table? → is
8. ___ there any questions? → Are

Упражнение 4. There was или there were

1. There ___ a big tree in our garden. → was
2. There ___ a lot of people at the concert. → were
3. There ___ no food left after the party. → was
4. ___ there many guests at the wedding? → Were
5. There ___ a strange noise last night. → was
6. There ___ two cats on the roof yesterday. → were
7. ___ (there/be) any problems at work yesterday? → Were there
8. There ___ nobody at home. → was

Упражнение 5. Опишите комнату: впишите there is или there are

1. ___ a big bed in the middle of the room. → There is / There's
2. ___ two pictures on the wall. → There are
3. ___ a lamp next to the bed. → There is / There's
4. ___ some books on the shelf. → There are
5. ___ a carpet on the floor. → There is / There's
6. ___ three plants on the windowsill. → There are

Упражнение 6. Переведите на английский

Нажмите «Сказать» и произнесите перевод по-английски. Если удобнее про себя, нажмите «Показать ответ».

1. На столе книга. ⇒ There is a book on the table. / There's a book on the table.
2. В парке много людей. ⇒ There are a lot of people in the park. / There are many people in the park.
3. Здесь есть аптека? ⇒ Is there a pharmacy here? / Is there a pharmacy near here?
4. В холодильнике нет молока. ⇒ There is no milk in the fridge. / There isn't any milk in the fridge.
5. В нашем городе два музея. ⇒ There are two museums in our city. / There are two museums in our town.
6. Вчера был сильный дождь. ⇒ There was heavy rain yesterday. / There was a lot of rain yesterday.
7. Есть вопросы? ⇒ Are there any questions?
8. В комнате никого не было. ⇒ There was nobody in the room. / There wasn't anybody in the room.
9. На вечеринке было много гостей. ⇒ There were a lot of guests at the party. / There were many guests at the party.
10. Сколько комнат в квартире? ⇒ How many rooms are there in the flat? / How many rooms are there in the apartment?

Упражнение 7. Расскажите вслух

Проверки здесь нет: это разминка для речи. Ответьте полными предложениями.

• What is there in your room?
• Is there a park near your home? What is there in it?
• What was there in your city twenty years ago that isn't there now?
• How many people are there in your family?

Частые ошибки

In the room is a table. Начинаем с конструкции: There is a table in the room.

There is two cats. Несколько предметов: There are two cats.

There are some milk. Неисчисляемое: There is some milk.

Is there any apples? Вопрос про несколько: Are there any apples?

There isn't no time. Одно отрицание: There is no time или There isn't any time.

Частые вопросы

Когда there is, а когда there are?

There is ставят перед одним предметом и неисчисляемым существительным: there is a cat, there is some water. There are перед несколькими предметами: there are two cats.

Что ставить, если перечисляется несколько предметов?

Смотрят на первый: There is a sofa and two chairs. There are two chairs and a sofa. В разговоре носители иногда говорят there's в обоих случаях, но в письме лучше следовать правилу.

Чем there is отличается от it is?

There is сообщает, что что-то есть: There is a café on the corner. It is описывает уже названный предмет: It is small and cosy.

Как сказать в прошедшем времени?

There was для одного предмета и неисчисляемых, there were для нескольких: There was a problem. There were a lot of people.