There is / There are

There is/ There are  "Hay"

Utilizamos estas expresiones para hablar sobre la existencia o la cantidad de personas u objetos.
They are used to ask about the existence or the quantity of people or objects.

AFIRMATIVE (There is/ there are)

There is
We use there is with singular countable nouns or with uncountable nouns.

There is a book on the table.
There is some sugar in the fridge.
There is some juice.
There is a student in the classroom.

There are
There are is used with plural countable nouns.

There are some children in the park.
There are some books on the table.
There are twenty-one teachers at the school.

NEGATIVE (There isn't a/any---there aren't any)

There isn't a book on the table.                         There aren't any children in the park.
There isnt't any sugar.                                        There aren't any books on the table.
There isn't any juice.                                           There aren't twenty-one teachers at the school.
There isn't a student in the class.                        

QUESTIONS ( Is there any / a...? )

Is there a book on the table?                            Are there any children in the park?
Is there any sugar?                                           Are there any books on the table?
Is there a student in the classroom?                   Are there twenty-one teachers at the school?

SHORT ANSWERS

Yes, there is                                                      Yes, there are.
No, there isn't.                                                   No, there aren't

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