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Форми звороту there is /there are (Indefinite Tenses)

Tenses

Зворот

Що?

Де?

Present Indefinite

There is

There are

a book

some patients

on the table.

in this ward.

Past Indefinite

There was

There were

a clock

some buses

on the table.

at the stop.

Future Indefinite

There will be

a new hospital

in this street.

Exercise 19. Choose the correct word (is/are).

1. There (is, are) a large table in my room. 2. There (is, are) three win­dows in my classroom. 3. There (is, are) a table and four chairs in my room. 4. There (is, are) a blackboard, four tables and five chairs in our classroom. 5. There (is, are) a textbook and two exercise-books on my table. 6. There (is, are) a school in my street. 7. There (is, are) very many children in the park today.

Now, make these sentences interrogative, using what, where, when, how many (e. g. What is there on my table?)

Exercise 20. Complete the text. Use There is or There are.

(1) ………. some posters on the walls. (2) ………. a big mirror too. (3) ………. a table under the mirror with two chairs. ………. some flowers on the tables. (4) ………. a big plant in one comer of the restaurant. (5) ………. a door to the kitchen on the right. (6) ………. some shelves next to the door. (7) ………. some menus on one of the shelves.

Exercise 21. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verb to be.

1. There … small children in the yard. 2. There ... a lake in the distance. It is deep. 3. There … some eggs in the basket. They are fresh. 4. There ... different flowers in the garden next spring. 5. There ... a cat on the bench. 6. There … some magazines on the table an hour ago. I can’t find them now. 7. There ... some milk in the jug yesterday. 8. There … some monuments to Taras Shevchenko in the city. 9. There ... a large garden in this place some years ago. 10. There … a historical museum in our village next year.

Exercise 22. Write questions to the following sentences and give negative answers.

1. There is a pond in the park. 2. There is a pool in the park. 3. There are boats for rent on the pond. 4. There are some picnic tables in the park. 5. There are barbecue grills next to the pond. 6. There is a play area for chil­dren. 7. There are some swings in the play area. 8. There is a fountain next to the tennis courts. 9. There are five basketball courts in the park. 10. There are benches around the pond.

Exercise 23. Complete the questions. Use is there, are there, was there, were there.

1. ... a pen on the table? 2. ... any new students in class last week? 3. I'm hungry. ... a pizza place near here? 4. Traffic was heavy.... an accident on the bridge this morning? 5. ... many senior citizens in your building now? 6. I'm hungry. ... any good restaurants near here? 7. ... a meeting yesterday at the cafe? 8. ... thirty days in September? 9. You were late. ... a long line at the bank? 10. ... any cars on the highway?

Exercise 24. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Use is, are, some.

1. There ... cereal in the cabinet. 2. There ... eggs in the refrigerator. 3. There ... cookies in the cabinet. 4. There ... bananas on the counter. 5. There ... rice in the refrigerator. 6. There ... bread on the counter. 7. There ... oranges on the counter. 8. There ... apples in the basket. 9. There ... pea-nut butter in the cabinet. 10. There ... doughnuts on the counter. 11. There ... coffee in the cup.

Exercise 25. Answer the following questions.

1. What is there in your bag? 2. What is there on your desk? 3. What's there in your hand? 4. What is there on the wall? 5. How many students are there in the classroom? 6. How many tables are there in this room? 7. How many letters are there in the English alphabet? 8. How many sounds are there in the English lan­guage? 9. Was there a concert at the institute last Sunday? 10. Will there be an evening party at the institute next Sunday?

Exercise 26. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. У Івано-Франківську є кілька кінотеатрів. 2. У Києві є чимало гарних площ. 3. Скільки квартир у вашому будинку? — У нашому будинку 75 квартир. 4. На вечірці було багато студентів. 5. — На вашій вулиці є кінотеатр? — Так, біля мого будинку є гарний новий кінотеатр. 6. У цій кімнаті два вікна. 7. — Скільки старих дерев у цьому парку? — Там близько 40 старих дерев. 8. На вулиці було чимало людей. 9. — Чи є у вашій квартирі телефон? — Ні, немає. 10. — Чи є у глечику молоко? — Так, є. 11. У цій книжці багато ма­люнків. 12. У цій аудиторії чудова дошка. 13. — Скільки столів в аудиторії? — Там 9 столів. 14. Я не можу їсти цей суп. У ньому забагато солі. 15. У дво­рі немає снігу. 16. — Чи є словник на столі? — Ні, немає. 17. У нашому місті буде театр.

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