Today we are going to talk about the Verb There To Be, which is similar to "To Exist".
This is the most usual way of expressing existence in English.
Look at this:
When we are talking about only one thing, we use THERE + IS. If we are talking about more than one thing, we use THERE + ARE.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
"There is (There's) a book on the table."
"There's a big industry in your town."
"There are two main airports in Sao Paulo."
"There are some books on the table."
- Usually (not always), after "There is" comes an article (a, an).
NEGATIVE FORM:
That's pretty easy. You just add "not" after the verb:
"There's not a vulcan in Brazil."
"There isn't a book on the table."
"There are not vacancies for you."
"There aren't beaches in Minas Gerais."
- The words after "There are" must be in the plural form (beaches, vacancies).
INTERROGATIVE FORM:
We just invert the word position:
"Is there a picture on the wall?"
"Is there any mountain near our city?"
"Are there workers building that house right now?"
"Are there birds in the box?"
"Where there's smoke, there's fire!" |
The word "There" itself means "that other place", you are poiting to it. It's the opposite of "Here", which means "this place where we are". When you put the verb To Be after it, it means something like "To Exist".
I hope you got it!
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Hoje iremos falar do Verbo There To Be, cujo significado é "Haver".
O modo mais comum de expressar existência em Inglês é usando esse verbo. Pode significar "Existir" também.
Observe:
Quando haver apenas uma coisa, usamos THERE + IS. Se for mais de uma, usamos THERE + ARE:
FORMA AFIRMATIVA:
"There is (There's) a book on the table."
("Existe/Tem um livro sobre a mesa.")
"There's a big industry in your town."
("Tem uma grande fábrica na sua cidade.")
"There are two main airports in Sao Paulo."
("Existem dois principais aeroportos em São Paulo.")
"There are some books on the table."
("Tem alguns livros na mesa.")
- Geralmente, depois de "There is", vem um artigo indefinido (a, an).
FORMA NEGATIVA:
Devemos colocar o "not" depois do verbo To Be:
"There's not a voulcan in Brazil."
("Não tem um vulcão no Brasil.")
"There isn't a book on the table."
("Não tem um livro na mesa.")
"There are not vacancies for you."
("Não há vagas para você.")
"There aren't beachs in Minas Gerais."
("Não existem praias em Minas Gerais.")
- No plural, as palavras que vem depois do "There are" devem ser colocadas no plural também (beaches, vacancies).
FORMA INTERROGATIVA:
Devemos inverter a ordem:
"Is there a picture on the wall?"
("Há uma imagem na parede?")
"Is there any mountain near our city?"
("Tem alguma montanha perto da nossa cidade?")
"Are there workers building that house now?"
("Tem trabalhadores construindo aquela casa agora?")
"Are there birds in the box?"
("Tem aves dentro da caixa?")
"Where there's smoke, there's fire!" ("Onde há fumaça, há fogo!") |
A palavra "There" sozinha, tem o significado de "Lá", "Alí", é o oposto de "Here" que significa "Aqui", "Cá". Quando adiciona-se o verbo To Be, ela ganha o sentido de "Haver, "Existir".
Espero que tenham entendido...
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