there is (singular) and there are (plural)

Hello again! I hope you are having a really good day! For a fun Friday tip let’s take a look at some future forms in English. Let’s look at be going to and will and when to use each of them.Hoy vamos a ver algunas formas del futuro en inglés. Vamos a estudiar be going to y will, y cuándo utilizar cada uno. Look at this email Jack sent from New York to his friend Oliver in London. Hello, Oliver! How are you? I am very excited about visiting you next month! Today I am going to buy my flight ticket. I think I will come on the 9th and I will stay for two weeks. I promise you will be the first person I call when I land in London. What are you doing this weekend? I am going to my friend Sue’s birthday party. We have planned a surprise party at my house. We have bought a big cake and will sing happy birthday when she arrives. I think she will be very happy! See you soon, my friend! Have a great weekend! Jack¡Hola, Oliver! ¿Cómo estás? ¡Tengo muchas ganas de ir a verte el mes que viene! Hoy voy a comprar el billete de avión. Creo que iré el día 9 y me quedaré dos semanas. Serás la primera persona que llamaré al llegar en Londres, ¡te lo prometo! ¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana? Yo voy a ir a la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi amiga Sue. Hemos planeado una fiesta sorpresa en mi casa. Hemos comprado un pastel grande y le cantaremos el feliz cumpleaños cuando llegue. ¡Creo que le hará mucha ilusión! ¡Hasta pronto, amigo! ¡Que tengas un buen fin de semana! Jack “will” often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else.“will" a menudo sugiere que el que habla hará algo de forma voluntaria, para otra persona. “will” also indicates spontaneous decisions.“will” también indica decisiones espontáneas. “will” is usually used to make promises.“will” se suele utilizar para prometer cosas. “be going to” indicates that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.“be going to” (ir a) indica que algo es un plan. Indica que una persona tiene la intención de hacer algo en el futuro. No importa si el plan es realista o no. Both “will” and “be going to” can also be used with predictions.Tanto "will" como "be going to" se pueden utilizar también para hacer predicciones. I hope this helps you understand “will” and “be going to” a bit better. Remember that you can refer to units 47 and 48 of the complete course to get even more practice! Have a great Friday! Bye! Hello! How are you today? Having a great Friday I hope! Let’s look at some adverbs of definite frequency (adverbios de frecuencia definida), which are common in English. You may know words like “always”, “sometimes” and “usually”. These are called adverbs of indefinite frequency. However, words like “daily”, “weekly”, “monthly” and “yearly” are called adverbs of definite frequency. Do you know when to use them? Let’s look at some common adverbs of definite frequency. every hour - hourly every day - daily every week - weekly every month - monthly every year - yearly Adverbs of definite frequency, like all adverbs of definite time, tend to go at the end of a sentence. Look at these examples: • Most companies pay taxes yearly.La mayoría de las empresas pagan los impuestos anualmente / cada año. • The cleaner checks the toilets hourly.El encargado de la limpieza inspecciona los servicios cada hora. • The directors meet weekly.Los jefes se reúnen semanalmente / cada semana. • The employees get paid monthly.Los empleados cobran mensualmente / todos los meses. • I hand in reports daily.Entrego informes a diario / todos los días. Remember that every day, for example, is also an adverb, and just like the rest can be used instead of daily or every week instead of weekly. Sometimes, usually for reasons of emphasis or style, some adverbs of definite frequency may go at the front of the sentence, for example:A veces, por razones de énfasis o estilo, algunos adverbios de frecuencia definida se pueden colocar al principio de la frase, por ejemplo: • Every day she comes to work late!¡Llega tarde al trabajo todos los días! • Every week I wake up sad!¡Me despierto triste todas las semanas! I hope you enjoyed this lesson and learnt how to use adverbs of definite frequency! If you would like more information about different kinds of adverbs, you can check out unit 16 of our complete course. Thanks and have a great weekend! Best wishes, Hello there! I hope you are having a great Friday!

Today’s English grammar tip will be there is (singular) and there are (plural). We use “there is” and “there are” to say that something exists. Let’s see how to use and form them by looking at the examples below.Hoy veremos cómo utilizar ”there is” y “there are”. Ambos se traducen por “hay” pero “there is” es singular y “there are”, plural. Positive Sentences There is a car in the garage.Hay un coche en el garaje. There are three chairs in the classroom.Hay tres sillas en la clase. There is a book on the table.Hay un libro en la mesa. There are five kittens in the basket.Hay cinco gatitos en la cesta. We normally use “there is” with contractions. For example:Solemos usar la contracción “there’s” en lugar de “there is”. Por ejemplo: There’s a car in the garage. There’s a book on the table. We cannot use contractions with “there are”.No podemos hacer una contracción con “there are”. Negative Sentences The negative is formed by putting not after “is” or “are”. Here are some examples:Creamos la forma negativa poniendo “not” después del verbo. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos: There is not a horse in the field.No hay un caballo en el campo. There are not eight children in the dining room.No hay ocho niños en el comedor. There is not a tree in the garden.No hay un árbol en el jardín. There are not two elephants in the zoo.No hay dos elefantes en el zoo. Negative contractions are: There is not = There’s not / There isn’t There are not = There aren’t Questions To form questions we put “is” or “are” in front of “there”. For example,Para formar preguntas, ponemos “is” o “are” delante de “there”. Por ejemplo, Is there a person in the house?¿Hay alguien en la casa? Are there any oranges in the fruit bowl?¿Hay alguna naranja en el frutero? Is there any sugar in this cake?¿Hay azúcar en este pastel? Are there any kids in the park?¿Hay niños en el parque? I hope this helps you understand “there is” and “there are” a bit better. To understand these grammatical structures even more, go to ABA’s full online course and check out unit 28. Have a great weekend! Kind regards,