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there is, there are

Da Alba Forni @albaforni1
there is, there are

Today's English grammar tip will be there is (singular) and there are (plural). We use "there is" and "there are" to say that something exists. Let's see how to use and form them by looking at the examples below.
Oggi scopriremo come utilizzare "there is" e "there are". Il primo si traduce con "c'è", al singolare, mentre il secondo con "ci sono", al plurale.

Positive Sentences

We normally use "there is" with contractions. For example:
Di solito con "there is" usiamo le contrazioni. Ad esempio:

There's a car in the garage. There's a book on the table.

We cannot use contractions with "there are".
Non possiamo usare le contrazioni con "there are".

Negative Sentences

The negative is formed by putting not after "is" or "are". Here are some examples:
La forma negativa si crea mettendo "not" dopo al verbo. Ecco alcuni esempi:

Negative contractions are:

There is not = There's not / There isn't

There are not = There aren't

Questions

To form questions we put "is" or "are" in front of "there". For example,
Per formare le domande mettiamo "is" o "are" prima di "there". Ad esempio:


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