The differences between 'there is' and 'there are'

Hello, everyone. I’m Paula.

In this video we are going to discuss the differences

between there is and there are.

Let’s go.

Hey. I was waiting for you. How are you? I’m great.

I’m in my favourite place in the house, my bedroom.

Look, there’s a fan, and there’s a bed.

There’s nothing I like more than reading a good book on a rainy day.

There are two bedside tables, and there are three windows.

There are days when I stay in my room all day.

We use there is and there are when we first talk about the existence

or presence of something.

So we usually use them to describe a situation or a place.

There is or there’s is the singular form.

So we use it to talk about the presence of only one thing.

We also use there is with uncountable nouns.

To learn more about uncountable nouns, watch Jiri’s video, which is linked in

the description box below.

There are is the plural form of there is.

So we use it to talk about the presence of two or more things.

There isn’t a TV, and there aren’t any books,

but my bedroom is my favourite place in the house.

We put not after is or are to form the negative.

There is not. There are not.

But we always, always use contractions when speaking.

There isn’t. There aren’t.

When we ask questions, we change the order,

so the verb to be comes first.

Take a look.

Is there a TV?

No, there isn’t. Are there any windows?

Yes, there are. Play time.

Look at my bedroom again. Pay attention. It’s different now.

There’s a laptop. Exactly. Now it’s your turn.

I’m going to show you a picture, and after a few seconds, some things

are going to appear, and others disappear.

Can you find the differences using there is and there are?

Let’s see.

There is a clock.

There isn’t a lamp.

There is a carpet.

There are two plants.

There aren’t any books.

Could you find all the differences? You are amazing. Well done.

Which is your favourite place in the house?

Can you describe that room using there is and there are?

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This was Paula. Over and out.