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Use Of There + To Be To Express Existence

Juliana Bortoliero Palazetti
2024-03-10 05:19:09
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my English lesson video. Today, we're going to learn about using there with the verb to be to express existence.Use of There + To Be To Express ExistenceThe structure there + to be is used to indicate the existence or presence of something. It's a common way to introduce a new subject or topic in a sentence. The word there in this structure is not referring to a place; it's used as a placeholder.Here's how it works:There + to be (present tense) + subjectThere is a book on the table.There are many stars in the sky.There + to be (past tense) + subjectThere was a party last night.There were many people at the concert.Note that the verb to be agrees with the subject that follows it, not with the word there.Examples:- There is a new restaurant in town.- There are three apples in the basket.- There was a lot of traffic this morning.- There were many students in the library yesterday.You can also use this structure in questions and negative sentences:- Is there a problem?- There isn't (isn't = is not) a problem.- Were there any issues?- There weren't (weren't = were not) any issues.Using there with the verb to be is a simple and effective way to introduce new information or topics in your English conversations and writing. Practice this structure, and you'll be able to express existence in a natural and fluent way.

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