“There is” “There are” / “Some” “Any” “No”

Welcome to your “There is” “There are” / “Some” “Any” “No” lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• “There is”, “There are”
• “Some”, “Any”, “No”
• Asking about a program
• Talking about quantity
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“There is”, “There are”

“There is” is followed by a singular noun.

“There are” is followed by a plural noun.

“There is a bike in the garden.”

“There are two bikes in the garden.”

• The affirmative forms are “There is” and “There are”.
• The negative forms are “There isn’t” and “There aren’t”.
• The interrogative forms are “Is there?” and “Are there?”.

“Some”, “Any”, “No”

We use “Some”, “Any”, and “No” (or “Not any”) in front of singular or plural noun, to talk a vague or inexistant quantity.

• We use “Some” in affirmative sentences.
• We use “No” and “Not any” in negative sentences.
• We use “Any” in interrogative sentences.

“Is there any milk in the fridge?”

“Yes, there is some.” / “No, there isn’t any.”

Asking about a program

We use “What’s on” to ask about what is currently showing in the cinema, or on television.

“What’s on at the cinema?”

“A good action film is on at the moment.”

Talking about quantity

To talk about a vague quantity, we use “Some” (for the interrogative form, we use “Any”) :

“Is there any cheese?”

“Yes, there is some.”

To talk about a zero quantity, we use “Not any” or “No”:

“Is there any bacon?”

“No, there isn’t any bacon.” “No, there is no bacon.”

To avoid repeating a noun, we can use “Some” and “Any” as pronouns:

“Is there any milk?”

“Yes, there is some.” “No, there isn’t any.”

To talk about a large quantity, we use “A lot of” + a singular or a plural noun.

“There are a lot of children at the school.”