domingo, 11 de julio de 2010

ARN

There is - There are

We use there is - there are to express existence of something.

Singular: There is

  • There is a car in the garage.
  • There isn´t a ball under the bed.


We also use there is with non-countable nouns:


  • There is milk in the fridge.
  • There isn´t sugar for my coffee.

Plural: There are


  • There are some buildings on that street.

  • There are twenty students in my class.

For / Since

1. The word for is used to show an amount of time.

  • for three days
  • for a few years
  • for five months

2. The w0rd since is used to tell when an action started.

  • since 1987
  • since last wednesday
  • since she started school