ОБОРОТ there is / there are
Оборот there is / there are служит для выражения наличия (отсутствия) какого-либо предмета в определенном месте или в определенное время.
Present Indefinite
There is a picture on the wall. На стене картина.
Is there a picture on the wall! На стене есть картина?
There are pictures on the wall. На стене картины.
Are there pictures on the wall1! На стене есть картины?
Past Indefinite
There was a picture on the wall. На стене была картина.
Was there a picture on the walli На стене была картина?
There were pictures on the wall. На стене были картины.
Were there pictures on the walli На стене были картины?
Future Indefinite
There will be pictures on the wall. На стене будут картины.
Will there be pictures on the walli На стене будут
картины?
Выбор формы глагола to be зависит от числа существительного, следующего сразу за ним:
There is a chair and two armchairs in the room-There are two armchairs and a chair in the room. Вопросительные предложения с оборотом there is / there are строятся следующим образом
Общий вопрос: Is there anything in the bag? Will there be lessons tomorrow?
Специальный вопрос: What is there in the bag? Разделительный вопрос. There are some pupils in the classroom, aren't there?
Задание 6.1. Вставьте to be в нужной форме:
1.There... a telegram on the table. 2.... there any telegrams fromMoscow? Yes, there... some. 3.... there ... a
flight for Moscow tomorrow? Yes, there 4. There...
much snow last winter. 5. There... a lot of stars and planets in space. 6.... there... a lift in your future house? Yes, there 7. Some years ago there... many old houses in
our street. 8.... there any lectures yesterday? No, there... 9.... there a lamp over the table? Yes, there.... 10.... there any interesting stories in this book? 11.... there a test last lesson? No, there.... 12. Soon there a new film on.
Задание 6.2. Поставьте вопросы к следующим предложениям:
1. There are some new pupils in our group. 2. There is no book on the table. 3. There were many old houses in our street. 4. There are 4 seasons in a year. 5. There will be a conference next week. 6. There are many large cities in our country. 7. There was nobody in the room. 8. There are 7 days in a week. 9. There is something on the shelf. 10. There are many places of interest in London. 11. There are many beautiful flowers in our garden. 12. There was much work last week.
Задание 6.3. Напишите следующие предложения в прошедшем и будущем временах:
1. There is much snow in winter. 2. There are 5 theatres in our city. 3. There is no lift in our house. 4. There are many new books in our library. 5. There is little milk in the bottle. 6. There are 3 rooms in our flat. 7. There is a map on the wall.
Задание 6.4. Прочитайте и переведите текст.