Missão 20 — Diga o que existe em cada lugar
Usar there is e there are para descrever a existência de pessoas, coisas e lugares.
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O que é "there is" e "there are"?
Em inglês, usamos there is e there are para dizer que algo existe ou está presente em um lugar. Equivale a "há" ou "existe/existem" em português. Não confunda com o advérbio "there" (lá/ali)!
| Estrutura | Uso | Exemplo | Tradução |
|---|---|---|---|
| There is (there's) | Singular ou incontável | There is a cat on the sofa. | Há um gato no sofá. |
| There are | Plural | There are three cars in the garage. | Há três carros na garagem. |
| There isn't | Negação singular | There isn't a pool here. | Não há piscina aqui. |
| There aren't | Negação plural | There aren't any chairs. | Não há cadeiras. |
| Is there? | Pergunta singular | Is there a hospital nearby? | Há algum hospital perto? |
| Are there? | Pergunta plural | Are there any restaurants here? | Há restaurantes aqui? |
There is a book on the table. (book = singular)
There are five books on the table. (books = plural)
There is some water in the glass. (water = incontável → is)
There are some apples in the basket. (apples = plural)
Forma afirmativa
| Completo | Contração | Tradução |
|---|---|---|
| There is a dog in the garden. | There's a dog in the garden. | Há um cachorro no jardim. |
| There is some milk in the fridge. | There's some milk in the fridge. | Há leite na geladeira. |
| There are two bedrooms. | — | Há dois quartos. |
| There are many students in class. | — | Há muitos alunos na aula. |
| There is a beautiful park nearby. | There's a beautiful park nearby. | Há um parque bonito perto daqui. |
Forma negativa
| Negativa | Contração | Tradução |
|---|---|---|
| There is not a pool. | There isn't a pool. | Não há piscina. |
| There is not any bread. | There isn't any bread. | Não há pão. |
| There are not any chairs. | There aren't any chairs. | Não há cadeiras. |
| There are not many people. | There aren't many people. | Não há muitas pessoas. |
Forma interrogativa e respostas curtas
| Pergunta | Sim | Não |
|---|---|---|
| Is there a hospital? | Yes, there is. | No, there isn't. |
| Is there any food? | Yes, there is. | No, there isn't. |
| Are there any hotels? | Yes, there are. | No, there aren't. |
| Are there many students? | Yes, there are. | No, there aren't. |
| How many rooms are there? | There are three rooms. | — |
✅ There aren't any chairs.
✅ Is there any food?
✅ Are there any restaurants nearby?
Em afirmativas com plural/incontável usamos some:
✅ There are some chairs. · There is some water.
There is/are com quantificadores
| Estrutura | Exemplo | Tradução |
|---|---|---|
| There is a / an | There is a car in the garage. | Há um carro na garagem. |
| There are some | There are some books on the shelf. | Há alguns livros na prateleira. |
| There are many / a lot of | There are a lot of people here. | Há muitas pessoas aqui. |
| There are a few | There are a few problems. | Há alguns problemas. |
| There is a little | There is a little water left. | Há um pouco de água restando. |
| There is no / There are no | There is no time. / There are no options. | Não há tempo. / Não há opções. |
There was e There were — passado
No passado, usamos there was (singular) e there were (plural):
| Presente | Passado | Tradução (passado) |
|---|---|---|
| There is a problem. | There was a problem. | Havia um problema. |
| There are many people. | There were many people. | Havia muitas pessoas. |
| There isn't a park. | There wasn't a park. | Não havia parque. |
| Is there a hotel? | Was there a hotel? | Havia hotel? |
There is/are para descrever lugares
Esta estrutura é muito usada para descrever cidades, bairros e ambientes:
| Inglês | Tradução |
|---|---|
| There is a supermarket on the corner. | Há um supermercado na esquina. |
| There are two schools near my house. | Há duas escolas perto da minha casa. |
| There isn't a subway station here. | Não há estação de metrô aqui. |
| Are there any ATMs nearby? | Há caixas eletrônicos por perto? |
| There is a lot of traffic today. | Há muito trânsito hoje. |
| There are no parking spaces. | Não há vagas de estacionamento. |
Diálogo — em um hotel
❌ It is a park near here. → ✅ There is a park near here.
❌ Is it a hospital? → ✅ Is there a hospital?
❌ There are some food. → ✅ There is some food. (food = incontável → is)
❌ There aren't some chairs. → ✅ There aren't any chairs.
Estruturas de there is/are
Afirmativa, negativa, interrogativa e passado — tabela completa.
There IS + singular/incontável. There ARE + plural. "There is a book" / "There are books."
There aren't any chairs. Is there any food? Are there any ATMs? Some → afirmativas.
There was a problem yesterday. There were many people at the party.
❌ "There is three students" → ✅ "There are three students" · ❌ "It is a park here" → ✅ "There is a park here"
Perguntas frequentes
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