English. There is/are

There
Is
в единственном числе
Are
во множественном числе
There is a book on the sofa.
There are books on the sofa.

Мы употребляем конструкцию there is/are когда хотим сказать о том, что
где-то что-то находится!
There is a clock on the book

Порядок слов в предложении
There is
a book
on the table
Что?
Где?
На столе книга
Где?
Что?

Compare:
There are books and a pen on the table
There is a book and ten pens on the table

Вопрос и отрицание
?
?
?
?
There is a pen on the table
Is there a pen on the table?
There is no pen on the table

Exercises
Вставь на место пропусков is или are:
There ____a pen on the table.
There ____nuts in the box.
There ____ a box and three books on the sofa.
There ____ apples on the table.
There ____ a car in the garage.
There ____a TV-sat in the room.
There ____ mother’s bag on the sofa.
There ____a black dress in the wardrobe.
There ____ five cats and two dogs in the garden.

Переделай предложения:
Pen is on the table.
Car is in the garage.
Pens and pencils are not in the bag.
Cat is in the kitchen.
Apple is on the table.
Washing machine is in the bathroom.
TV-set is in the room.
There is a pen on the table.