Expletive 'There'

      EXPLETIVE ‘There’

1)      Generl Form

There is a book on the desk.

There are some apples in the fridge.

       The Use in Sentences

(+) There is a ball in the yard.

(-) There isn’t a ball in the yard.

(?) Is there a ball in the yard?

(+) There are some pens in my pencil case.

(-) There aren’t any pens in my pencil case.

(?) Are there any pens in my pencil case?

(+) There is a book in the shelf.

(-) There is no book in the shelf.

 no any book

How many students are there in this classroom?

How many books  are there in the shelf?

Why are there many students in this classroom?

·         Simple Past Tense

How many students were there in the classroom?

There were 25 students in the classroom yesterday.

There was a beautiful princess in that castle.

·         Simple Future

There will be a music concert next week.

·         Modals

There might be 10 diligent students in this class.