There is and There are

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We use "there is and there are" to give information about things in a place, but which one do you have to use? How to use them?

Use "there is" for singular, countable and uncountable nouns (sustantivos contables y no contables)

Use "there are" for plural and countable nouns (sustantivos contables)

There is with singular nouns

For example: There is a laptop (here “laptop” is a singular noun)

Use there are with plural nouns

For example: There are two laptops / There are laptops (here “laptops” is the plural noun)

There is and There are mean in Spanish “hay”

There is an apple 

There are apples / There are two apples

We can also use the negative way for "there is and there are" 

Look at the next notes

What are countable nouns?

Countable nouns are things we can count by using numbers. They can be singular or plural nouns. For singular you can use “a” or “an” plus the noun. We can use "there is and there are" for countable nouns (look at the examples with the apples). 

Uncountable nouns usually are singular and they don’t have a plural form. They can be small things to be counted, qualities, liquids, gases, powder, grain, abstract ideas (advice, motivation) etc.

We usually use "there is" for uncountable things. We can use expression like some, a lot of, much, a bit of, etc. 

Note: We usually use "some" for positive sentences and "any" for questions and negative answers.

Example: 

There is some soda in the refrigerator

There isn't any money

Is there any rice?

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