5.3. Оборот there be

В английском языке эта конструкция употребляется в предложениях, в которых сообщается о наличии какого-то предмета или лица в каком-либо месте. Этот предмет (лицо) называется впервые. Перевод предложений с конструкцией there be нужно начинать с обстоятельства места или времени, т.е. как правило, с конца предложения.

e.g. There is a student’s club at our university. – В нашем университете есть студенческий клуб.

There are many problems in this field nowadays. – В наши дни в этой сфере существует много проблем.

THERE IS ... / THERE ARE...

Мы употребляем оборот there is / there's с существительными в единственном числе:

e.g. There's a nice cafe near here.

Мы употребляем оборот there are с существительными во множественном числе: e.g. There are a few cheap hotels in town.

Время	Форма
	утвердительная	вопросительная	отрицательная
Present Simple	There is a book on the desk. На парте – книга. There are three books on the desk. На парте три книги.	Is there a book on the desk? На парте есть книга? Are there three books on the desk? На парте три книги?	There is no book on the desk. There is not any book on the desk. На парте нет книги. There are no books on the desk. There are not any books on the desk. На парте нет книг.
Past Simple	There was a book on the desk. На парте была книга. There were three books on the desk. На парте были три книги.	Was there a book on the desk? Yes, there was / No, there was not. На парте была книга? Да / Нет Were there three books on the desk? Yes, there were / No, there were not. На парте были три книги? Да / Нет	There was no book on the desk. There was not any book on the desk. На парте не было книги. There were no books on the desk. There were not any books on the desk. На парте не было книг.
Future Simple	There will be some students in the room. В комнате будут несколько студентов.	Will there be any students in the room? В комнате будут студенты?	There will be no students in the room. There will not be any students in the room. В комнате не будет студентов.

Exercise 6. Выберите правильную форму глагола.

1. There is / are a large table in my room.

2. There is / are two windows in the classroom.

3. There was / were many children in the park yesterday.

4. There wasn’t / weren’t a cinema here in 1970.

5. There was / will be a nice disco next Sunday.

6. There is / are a blackboard, ten tables and two chairs in our classroom.

Exercise 7. Вставьте there is / there isn't/ there are / there aren't.

1 ...................... .... lots of nice shops near my house.

2 ...................... .... any coffee in here.

3 ...................... .... some great countryside in the north.

4 ..................... ..... any hospitals in the area.

5 ...................... .... a lot of crime in the town. It's awful!

6 ...................... .... any schools in the village!

7 ...................... .... no traffic on the roads today. It's great!

8 ...................... .... two or three little bars near the beach.

Exercise 8. Вставьте there is / is there / there isn’t / isn’t there / there are / aren’t / are there?

1. Look! _____ a photograph of George in the newspaper.

2. Where can we sit? ______ any chairs in the room.

3. Excuse me, ______ a restaurant here?

4. How many students ______ in your group?

5. How many players ______ in a football team?

6. We can’t take any photographs. _____ a film in a camera.

Exercise 9. Вставьте there is / there are/ there was/ there were/ there will be.

1. Look! This bag is empty. _____ nothing in it.

2. When we arrived at the cinema, _____ a long queue outside.

3. Why are those policemen outside the bank? _____ a robbery?

4. Tomorrow the weather will be cold. _____ some rain in the afternoon.

5. Ten years ago ____ 500 children at school.

6. This is a modern city. _____ many high buildings here.

Exercise 10. Исправьте ошибку в каждом предложении.

1. There is no cheap hotels.

2. Not there are any jobs here.

3. It have a lovely river in the town.

4. There are lots of noise!

5. There is a lot of traffic in my hometown.