There is / There are
'There is' koristi kada kažeš da nešto postoji ili kada opisuješ imenicu u jednini ili nebrojivu imenicu. 'There are' koristi za imenice u množini. U pitanjima zamijeni mjesta subjektu i glagolu: 'Is there a bank near here?' Ove su strukture česte pri opisivanju mjesta i situacija.
KADA KORISTITI
'There is/are' koristi kada uvodiš ili najavljuješ postojanje nečega. Vrlo je česta pri opisivanju onoga što se nalazi na nekom mjestu ili kada kažeš da nešto postoji (ili ne postoji).
STRUKTURA
There is+singular/uncountable nounThere is a supermarket on the corner.
Na uglu **se nalazi** supermarket.
There isn't / There aren't+nounThere aren't any seats left.
Slobodnih mjesta više **nema**.
Is there / Are there+noun?Is there a bank near here?
**Ima li** ovdje u blizini banka?
SIGNALNE RIJEČI
- there is
- there are
- there was
- there were
- there isn't
- there aren't
PRIMJERI
There is a supermarket on the corner.
Na uglu **se nalazi** supermarket.
There are three bedrooms in this apartment.
Ovaj stan **ima** tri spavaće sobe.
Is there any milk in the fridge?
**Ima li** mlijeka u hladnjaku?
There isn't enough time.
**Nema** dovoljno vremena.
There were many people at the concert.
Na koncertu **je bilo** mnogo ljudi.
ČESTE POGREŠKE
It is a problem with the computer.
There is a problem with the computer.
Kada uvodiš postojanje nečega, koristi 'there is', a ne 'it is'
There is many students in the class.
There are many students in the class.
Uz imenice u množini koristi 'there are'
Savjet
Glagol 'is' ili 'are' slaže se s imenicom koja slijedi, a ne s 'there'. Zato pazi što dolazi poslije: 'There IS a dog' (jednina) nasuprot 'There ARE dogs' (množina).