| The simple present (indefinite) | ||
| ед. число | мн. число | |
| Утверждение | There is ... . (Там) есть (один) ... . | There are ... . (Там) есть (несколько) ... . |
| Отрицание | There is not (isn't) ... . (Там) нет (одного) ... . | There are not (aren't) ... . (Там) нет (нескольких) ... . |
| Общий вопрос | Is there ... ? Есть ли (там) (один) ... ? | Are there ... ? Есть ли (там) (несколько) ... ? |
| Ответ на общий вопрос | Yes,
there is. -Да. No, there is not. - Нет. |
Yes,
there are. -Да. No, there are not. - Нет. |
| Специальный вопрос | What is there ... ? Что есть (там)? | What is there ... ? Что есть (там)? |
| Ответ на cпециальный вопрос - конкретный. | There is a book. | There are (some) books. |
| The simple past | ||
| ед. число | мн. число | |
| Утверждение | There was ... . (Там) был (один) ... | There were ... . (Там) было (несколько) ... . |
| Отрицание | There was not (wasn't) ... . (Там) не было (одного) ... . | There were not (weren't) ... . (Там) не было (нескольких) ... . |
| Общий вопрос | Was there ... ? Был ли (там) (один) ... ? | Were there ... ? Было ли (там) (несколько) ... ? |
| Специальный вопрос | What was there ... ? Что было (там)? | What was there ... ? Что было (там)? |
| The simple future | ||
| ед. число | мн. число | |
| Утверждение | There will be ... . (Там) будет (один) ... | There will be ... . (Там) будет (несколько) ... . |
| Отрицание | There will not (won't) be ... . (Там) не будет (одного) ... . | There will not (won't) be ... . (Там) не будет (нескольких) ... . |
| Общий вопрос | Will there be ... ? Будет ли (там) (один) ... ? | Will there be ... ? Будет ли (там) (несколько) ... ? |
| Специальный вопрос | What will be there ... ? Что будет (там)? | What will be there ... ? Что будет (там)? |
| The simple present | The simple past |
| There is a man at the door. | There was someone to see you. |
| There are two men at the door. | There were some people to see you. |
| The present perfect | The past perfect |
| There has been an accident. | He said there had been an accident. |
| There have been a lot of enquiries. | He said there had been a lot of enquiries. |
| The simple future | The future perfect |
| There will be a letter for you tomorrow. | There will have been a definite result before Friday. |
| Tag questions | |
| There is a big match on TV tonight, isn't there? | |
| There has been some awful weather lately, hasn't there? | |
| Common contractions - Принятые сокращения | ||
| Полная форма | Сокращенная форма | Пример |
| There is | There's | There's a man at the door. |
| There has | There's | There's been an accident. |
| There have | There've | There've been a lot of accidents round here. |
| There had | There'd | He told me there'd been an accident near here. |
| There would | There'd | There'd be fewer accidents if drivers took care. |
| There will | There'll | There'll be a good harvest this year. |
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