VERB THERE TO BE(PVERB THERE TO BE(PRESENT TENSE)RESENT TENSE)

O verbo O verbo there to bethere to be é o verbo é o verbo haver, existir em inglês.haver, existir em inglês.

Ex: There is a car outside There are Ex: There is a car outside There are many carsmany carsoutside.outside.

Obs.: "Obs.: "TerTer" no sentido de" no sentido de""possuirpossuir""é expressado pelo verbo HAVE.é expressado pelo verbo HAVE.

Ex: I have a car. (eu tenho um Ex: I have a car. (eu tenho um carrocarro))

Affirmative formAffirmative form

singularsingular .......there is ...há ,existe .......there is ...há ,existe

Ex: There is a woman in the car.Ex: There is a woman in the car.

pluralplural .........there are... há existem .........there are... há existem

Ex: There are two women in the car.Ex: There are two women in the car.

ObservaçãoObservação: O verbo muda de : O verbo muda de There is para there are There is para there are de acordo de acordo com o seu complementocom o seu complemento::woman é woman é singularsingular e two women é e two women é pluralplural

Você também poderá usar a forma Você também poderá usar a forma contraída there's e there're.contraída there's e there're.

Exs: There's aExs: There's awoman in the car.woman in the car.

There're two women in the car.There're two women in the car.

Negative formNegative form

singularsingular... there is not.... não há, não existe... there is not.... não há, não existe

Ex: There is not a beach in this place.Ex: There is not a beach in this place.

pluralplural...... there are not ...não há , não existem...... there are not ...não há , não existem

Ex: There are not beaches in this place.Ex: There are not beaches in this place.

Você tambémVocê tambémpoderá usar a forma contraída There isn't e therepoderá usar a forma contraída There isn't e therearen't.aren't.

Exs:Exs:

There isn't a beach in this place.There isn't a beach in this place.

There aren't beaches in this place.There aren't beaches in this place.

Interrogative formInterrogative form

singularsingular ....is there...?..... há...? existe...? ....is there...?..... há...? existe...?

ex:Is there a Portuguese teacher inex:Is there a Portuguese teacher inthe classroom?the classroom?

No, there isn't. There is an English teacher.No, there isn't. There is an English teacher.

pluralplural ......are there...?..... há...? existem...?existem...? ......are there...?..... há...? existem...?existem...?

Ex: How many students are there inEx: How many students are there inthe classroom?the classroom?