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There is / There are
Dire « il y a » en anglais : there is devant un singulier, there are devant un pluriel, la négation, la question et la réponse courte ; ne pas confondre there is et it is (A1)
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Niveau facile ★ — 12 questions
Complète : ___ a book on the desk.
- A. There is
- B. It is
- C. There are
- D. They are
Réponse
A. There is — a book (singulier) → There is.
Complète : ___ three cats in the garden.
- A. There has
- B. They are
- C. There is
- D. There are
Réponse
D. There are — three cats (pluriel) → There are.
« Il y a un garage » se dit :
- A. It is a garage.
- B. There are a garage.
- C. There is a garage.
- D. They are a garage.
Réponse
C. There is a garage. — a garage est singulier → There is a garage.
« Il y a cinq chambres » se dit :
- A. There are five bedrooms.
- B. There has five bedrooms.
- C. They are five bedrooms.
- D. There is five bedrooms.
Réponse
A. There are five bedrooms. — five bedrooms est un pluriel → There are five bedrooms.
Négation de « There is a mirror » :
- A. There aren’t a mirror.
- B. There isn’t a mirror.
- C. There don’t a mirror.
- D. There no a mirror.
Réponse
B. There isn’t a mirror. — a mirror est singulier → There isn’t a mirror.
Négation de « There are two chairs » :
- A. There isn’t two chairs.
- B. There doesn’t two chairs.
- C. There no two chairs.
- D. There aren’t two chairs.
Réponse
D. There aren’t two chairs. — two chairs est pluriel → There aren’t two chairs.
Question pour « There is a bathroom upstairs » :
- A. There is a bathroom upstairs?
- B. Is there a bathroom upstairs?
- C. Are there a bathroom upstairs?
- D. Does there a bathroom upstairs?
Réponse
B. Is there a bathroom upstairs? — On inverse is et there : Is there a bathroom upstairs?
Question pour « There are stairs » :
- A. Is there stairs?
- B. Does there stairs?
- C. Are there stairs?
- D. There are stairs?
Réponse
C. Are there stairs? — stairs est pluriel → Are there stairs?
Complète : There ___ milk in my glass.
- A. are
- B. be
- C. is
- D. have
Réponse
C. is — milk est indénombrable → there is.
« Il y a » se dit :
- A. there have / there has
- B. there is / there are
- C. it has / they have
- D. it is / they are
Réponse
B. there is / there are — il y a = there is (singulier) / there are (pluriel).
Réponse courte affirmative à « Is there a park? » :
- A. Yes, it is.
- B. Yes, there are.
- C. Yes, they are.
- D. Yes, there is.
Réponse
D. Yes, there is. — La question reprend is → Yes, there is.
Réponse courte négative à « Are there any towels in the bathroom? » :
- A. No, there aren’t.
- B. No, they aren’t.
- C. No, there doesn’t.
- D. No, there isn’t.
Réponse
A. No, there aren’t. — towels est pluriel → No, there aren’t.
Niveau moyen ★★ — 12 questions
Complète : ___ a lot of books in the library.
- A. They are
- B. There has
- C. There are
- D. There is
Réponse
C. There are — a lot of books (pluriel) → There are.
« Il n’y a pas de télévision dans ma chambre » :
- A. They aren’t a television in my bedroom.
- B. There isn’t a television in my bedroom.
- C. There aren’t a television in my bedroom.
- D. It isn’t a television in my bedroom.
Réponse
B. There isn’t a television in my bedroom. — a television est singulier → There isn’t a television.
Complète : ___ any shops near my house?
- A. There is
- B. Is there
- C. Does there
- D. Are there
Réponse
D. Are there — shops (pluriel) → Are there.
« Il y a une pomme dans le sac. Elle est rouge » :
- A. There is an apple in the bag. It is red.
- B. It is an apple in the bag. There is red.
- C. There is an apple in the bag. They are red.
- D. There are an apple in the bag. It is red.
Réponse
A. There is an apple in the bag. It is red. — There is (annonce) puis It is (décrit).
Complète : There ___ six students absent today.
- A. be
- B. are
- C. is
- D. was
Réponse
B. are — students (pluriel) → are.
« Y a-t-il des toilettes à cet étage ? »
- A. Are there any toilets on this floor?
- B. There are any toilets on this floor?
- C. Is there any toilets on this floor?
- D. Does there any toilets on this floor?
Réponse
A. Are there any toilets on this floor? — toilets est pluriel → Are there ; l’inversion est obligatoire.
Complète : How many windows ___ in your classroom?
- A. there is
- B. there are
- C. is there
- D. are there
Réponse
D. are there — How many + pluriel + are there? (inversion).
« Il y a beaucoup d’élèves dans cette école » :
- A. They are a lot of pupils in this school.
- B. There is a lot of pupils in this school.
- C. There are a lot of pupils in this school.
- D. There has a lot of pupils in this school.
Réponse
C. There are a lot of pupils in this school. — pupils (pluriel) → There are a lot of pupils.
Complète : ___ an interesting programme on TV tonight.
- A. There is
- B. It is
- C. They are
- D. There are
Réponse
A. There is — an interesting programme est singulier, et on annonce son existence → There is.
Réponse courte négative à « Is there a lift in your school? » :
- A. No, there aren’t.
- B. No, it isn’t.
- C. No, there isn’t.
- D. No, there doesn’t.
Réponse
C. No, there isn’t. — La question reprend is → No, there isn’t.
Complète : Look at the sky! There’s a plane. ___ very high.
- A. Their
- B. There’s
- C. They’re
- D. It’s
Réponse
D. It’s — L’avion est déjà annoncé ; on le décrit avec it : It’s very high.
Complète : There ___ a lot of traffic this morning.
- A. am
- B. is
- C. do
- D. are
Réponse
B. is — traffic est un nom indénombrable → there is a lot of traffic.
Niveau difficile ★★★ — 12 questions
Repère l’erreur : « There is three bedrooms in my house. »
- A. is
- B. There
- C. three bedrooms
- D. aucune erreur
Réponse
A. is — bedrooms (pluriel) → There are three bedrooms.
Quelle réponse courte est correcte ? « Is there a bus stop near here? — Yes, … »
- A. there’s.
- B. there are.
- C. it is.
- D. there is.
Réponse
D. there is. — À l’affirmative, la réponse courte ne se contracte pas : Yes, there is.
Repère l’erreur : « Is there any pets in your garden? »
- A. pets
- B. any
- C. Is there
- D. aucune erreur
Réponse
C. Is there — pets (pluriel) → Are there any pets.
Quelle phrase distingue correctement there is et it is ?
- A. There is a dog. There is friendly.
- B. There is a dog. It is friendly.
- C. They are a dog. It is friendly.
- D. It is a dog. There is friendly.
Réponse
B. There is a dog. It is friendly. — There is (annonce) puis It is (décrit) : There is a dog. It is friendly.
« Il y a une araignée sur le mur ! »
- A. It’s a spider on the wall!
- B. Their is a spider on the wall!
- C. There’s a spider on the wall!
- D. There are a spider on the wall!
Réponse
C. There’s a spider on the wall! — On annonce l’araignée : There’s (There is), pas « It’s ».
Quelle est la réponse courte négative à « Are there any biscuits left? » ?
- A. No, there aren’t.
- B. No, they aren’t.
- C. No, there isn’t any.
- D. No, there don’t.
Réponse
A. No, there aren’t. — No, there aren’t (biscuits, pluriel).
Trouve l’erreur : « There is a lot of student in my class. »
- A. There is
- B. student
- C. aucune erreur
- D. a lot of
Réponse
B. student — a lot of + nom au pluriel : There are a lot of students.
Repère l’erreur : « There aren’t a swimming pool in the hotel. »
- A. aucune erreur
- B. There
- C. a swimming pool
- D. aren’t
Réponse
D. aren’t — a swimming pool est singulier → There isn’t a swimming pool.
Repère l’erreur : « There is no chairs in the room. »
- A. There is
- B. chairs
- C. aucune erreur
- D. no
Réponse
A. There is — chairs (pluriel) → There are no chairs (ou There aren’t any chairs).
Complète : The children are in the garden with ___ dog.
- A. there
- B. there’s
- C. they’re
- D. their
Réponse
D. their — leur chien : their (possessif) ; there = là, they’re = they are.
« Combien de pays y a-t-il au Royaume-Uni ? »
- A. How much countries are there in the UK?
- B. How many countries is there in the UK?
- C. How many countries are there in the UK?
- D. How many countries there are in the UK?
Réponse
C. How many countries are there in the UK? — How many + pluriel + are there? (inversion, et are avec un pluriel).
Complète : There are two new girls in my class. ___ from Ireland.
- A. There’re
- B. They’re
- C. Their
- D. It’s
Réponse
B. They’re — Les filles sont déjà annoncées ; on les décrit avec they are : They’re from Ireland.
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