There is - There are
| There is | There are | Short answer |
| There is | Il y a | There are | Il y a | Yes there is / are |
| There’s | There’re |
| Is There? | Est-ce qu’il y a ? | Are there? | Est-ce qu’il y a? | |
| There is not | Il n’y a pas | Threre are not | Il n’y a pas | No there isn’t / aren’t |
| Isn’t there? | Est-ce qu’il n’y a pas? | Aren’t there? | Est-ce qu’il n’y a pas? |
L’utilisation de « there is » ou « there are » dépend du substantif qui les suit directement. On utilise there is si le substantif est singulier, there are s’il est pluriel.
There is an apple on the table.
There are some apples on the table.
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Contractions are possible, but they are mostly used informally in speech.
There's a fly in my soup.
- Other forms of "be" can also be used with there is/there are.
There will be a party at Bill's house on Saturday.
There were four witnesses at the crime scene.
Since the expression there is/are usually has no equivalent in other languages, students sometimes use have instead.
| Have a lot of food on the table. It has a lot of food on the table. There have a lot of food on the table. There is a lot of food on the table. | | (Incorrect) (Incorrect) (Incorrect) (Correct) |