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grammar There is/there are There is e there are significano c è/ci sono . Userai there is (there s alla forma contratta) seguito da un nome singolare, there are (non ha la forma contratta) seguito da un nome plurale: There is (there s) a car in the garage. There are two cars in the garage. La forma interrogativa è Is there...?/Are there...?: Is there a picture? Are there two pictures? La forma negativa contratta è there isn t/there aren t, mentre la forma negativa non contratta è there is not/there are not. 7 Completa la tabella con le forme adatte di there is e there are. forma affermativa forma negativa There s an armchair in this room. ............................................. two chairs here. a box on the table. aren t two beds in this room. ..................................................... There forma interrogativa short answers a poster on the wall? Yes, there is. / No, .................................. ............................................... two floors in this house? Yes, ...................................... / No, there aren t . ............................................... 8 Osserva le immagini, poi completa le seguenti frasi, come nell esempio: * There aren t two windows in my room, there s one window. 1. ......................................................... two doors in this house, ....................................................................................................................... 2. ......................................................... a garden, but .................................................................................................................................................. 3. ......................................................... two beds in this room, ........................................................................................................................... 4. There aren t two ...................................... in this flat, ................................................................................................................................ 5. .......................................................... a sofa, but ....................................................................................................................................................... 6. .......................................................... a mirror in my room, but .................................................................................................................... * 2 3 4 1 5 6 A MAN S HOME IS HIS CASTLE 29