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There is / There are(有)

There is / There are

用 "there is" 表示某物存在,或描述单数名词或不可数名词。复数名词用 "there are"。在疑问句中把主语和动词位置互换:"Is there...?"

何时使用

用 "there is/are" 来引出或说明某物的存在。常用于描述某地有什么东西,或说某物存在(或不存在)。

结构

positiveThere is + singular/uncountable noun

There is a supermarket on the corner.

街角**有**一家超市。

negativeThere isn't / There aren't + noun

There aren't any seats left.

**没有**剩下的座位了。

questionIs there / Are there + noun?

Is there a bank near here?

这附近**有**银行吗?

信号词

  • there is
  • there are
  • there was
  • there were
  • there isn't
  • there aren't

例句

There is a supermarket on the corner.

街角**有**一家超市。

There are three bedrooms in this apartment.

这间公寓**有**三间卧室。

Is there any milk in the fridge?

冰箱里**有**牛奶吗?

There isn't enough time.

**没有**足够的时间。

There were many people at the concert.

音乐会上**有**很多人。

常见错误

It is a problem with the computer.

There is a problem with the computer.

引出某物的存在用 "there is",不是 "it is"

There is many students in the class.

There are many students in the class.

复数名词用 "there are"

提示

"is" 或 "are" 与后面的名词一致,而不是 "there"。所以注意后面跟的是什么:"There IS a dog"(单数) vs "There ARE dogs"(复数)。

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