There is, there are

There is / there are são usados para descrever o que há num lugar, numa imagem, etc. 

There is a rat in the kitchen! (singular)

There are only five girls in my class. (plural)
There + is/are + substantivo

Pode-se também utilizar some quando não se tem uma noção precisa de quantidade.

There's some tea left. Do you want it?

There are some girls in my school who are mean.

A forma negativa pode ser feita de duas formas principais:

There is no one in Mary's house.
There is nothing here for you.
There are no parking spaces left.
There + is/are + no


There isn't anyone in Mary's house.
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you.
There aren't any job offers in the newspaper today.
There + isn't/aren't + any

Ou seja, se construímos a oração com "no", já há negação, portanto o verbo é afirmativo. Se, por outro lado, o verbo é negativo (isn't, aren't), não se faz dupla negação (com o "no").

Em orações interrogativas, pode-se utilizar any.

Is there (any) food on the fridge?

Are there (any) sauces you don't like?

Is/are + there + (any) + substantivo

Some exercises

1.  Complete with IS or ARE: http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/thereisare1.html

2. Descubra as sete diferenças entre as fotos:  

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2009/06/new_spot_the_differences_photo_119.php

Depois complete com is, are, isn't ou aren't.

a) In the first picture, there _______ water on Ellen's glass. In the second picture, there _________.

b) In both pictures, there ______ two people, Ellen and a guest.

c) There _____ also a camera man, but only part of the camera can be seen.

d) There _____ a toy beaver too. In the second picture his tale ____ up.

e) There _____ two small blue chairs near the man. In the second picture there _____ no details in one chair.

f) There _____ any children in the pictures.

3. Get to know René Magritte

Responda as perguntas que se seguem baseando-se na leitura da imagem e do texto abaixo.

Magritte says of his pipe: 'people criticize me enough for it! Yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it’s just a representation. So if I write “This is a pipe” below the picture,  it will be a lie.'    The Treachery of Images (This is Not a Pipe), 1928-29    Photograph: ADAGP, Paris/DACS London 2011.    Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011 a)     What object is there in the picture? b)    What is the name of the author? c)     Magritte says 'this is not a pipe'. What does he mean?      (    ) The drawing shows a different object, not a pipe.      (    ) The drawing of an object is not an object. It isn't "real",  it's a representation. d)    What is the opposite of "lie"? e)     In this case, is "criticize" positive or negative? f)     Do you agree with Magritte's statement? * Você pode enviar suas respostas como comentário ou por e-mail. Responderemos assim que possível. Answers:  2. a) isnt; is     d) is; is b) are          e) are; are c) is            f) aren't