3.2 There is - There are are there aren t there brevi c è/ci sono elenco descrivere is there singolari there are there aren t there is there is not/there isn t FORMA FORMA INTERROGATIVONEGATIVA FORMA NEGATIVA FORMA INTERROGATIVA there is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? isn t there? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . there are not/ there aren t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? FORMA AFFERMATIVA n Le risposte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . si formulano: Yes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ./No, there isn't. Yes, there are./ No, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USO n There is/are corrispondono all'italiano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n Si usa there is con nomi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o con un . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . di nomi di cui il primo sia singolare There is a mouse under the chair. C è un topo sotto la sedia. There is a mouse and two cats in the garden. Ci sono un topo e due gatti in giardino. n Si usa there are con nomi plurali Are there any mice in the cellar? Ci sono dei topi in cantina? Aren't there any mice in the cellar? Non ci sono dei topi in cantina? Tempi presenti e avverbi di frequenza n Queste costruzioni vengono spesso usate per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . situazioni o immagini 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 30 Riscrivi le seguenti frasi alla forma negativa e interrogativa. There is a kilo of sugar in the cupboard. There is a train to Brighton every hour. There are two skyscrapers in the centre. There is a long queue in the bank. There are ten eggs in the fridge. There is a sofa and an armchair in the sitting-room. There are three bedrooms in her house. There is a car park near the supermarket. Modulo 3