there is en there are
there is and there are
De regel
Om te zeggen dat er iets is, begint het Engels met there is (één) of there are (meer): There is a fire in the kitchen. There are a lot of people in the shop. Voor een vraag draait u het om: Is there a toilet on the train?
There is a … · There are two … | Is there a …? · Are there any …?
Voorbeelden
There is a fire in the kitchen.
Er is brand in de keuken. — één ding → is
There are a lot of people in the shop.
Er zijn veel mensen in de winkel. — meervoud → are
Is there a toilet on the train?
Is er een toilet in de trein?
There is a delay of ten minutes.
Er is tien minuten vertraging.
Veelgemaakte fouten
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Fout: Is a toilet here?
Goed: Is there a toilet here?
there mag niet weg; het Engels heeft het nodig om zo'n zin te beginnen.
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Fout: There is many people.
Goed: There are many people.
Meer dan één → are.
Oefenvragen
Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.
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1Vul het gat in.
There _____ a fire in the kitchen.
- have
- has
- are
- is
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D There is a fire in the kitchen.
Eén brand → is.
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2Vul het gat in.
There _____ a lot of people in the shop.
- are
- have
- is
- has
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: A There are a lot of people in the shop.
people is meervoud → are.
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3Kies de juiste zin.
- Is a supermarket near here?
- There is a supermarket near here?
- Does there a supermarket near here?
- Is there a supermarket near here?
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D Is there a supermarket near here?
In de vraag wisselen is en there van plaats.
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4Kies de juiste zin.
- There does not have hot water.
- There is no hot water.
- Not there is hot water.
- There not is hot water.
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: B There is no hot water.
De ontkenning is there is no of there is not a.
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5Vul het gat in.
_____ there a toilet on the train?
- Are
- Is
- Does
- Has
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: B Is there a toilet on the train?
Eén toilet → Is there.
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6Vul het gat in.
There _____ sixty minutes in an hour.
- have
- has
- are
- is
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: C There are sixty minutes in an hour.
Zestig minuten is meervoud → are.
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7Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.
There is a delay of ten minutes
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: There is a delay of ten minutes.
There, is, dan wat er is.
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8Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.
Is there a queue here
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: Is there a queue here?
De vraag begint met Is.
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9Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.
Welke zin is fout?
- Is there a pharmacy near here?
- There is a pharmacy near here.
- There is no pharmacy near here.
- Is a pharmacy near here?
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D Is a pharmacy near here?
there mag niet weg.
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10Kies de juiste zin.
- Do there any free seats?
- Are any free seats?
- Are there any free seats?
- Is there any free seats?
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: C Are there any free seats?
Bij meervoud in een vraag: Are there any.
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