Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When do you say “there is” and “there are”? It’s more complex than you realize! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use these common expressions at three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. After watching, you’ll know how to choose the right expression with countable and uncountable nouns, collective and irregular nouns, and with noun phrases. You’ll understand why we say “there is some equipment”, “there are some computers”, “there is a team of experts”, and more. Watch and communicate correctly in professional, academic, and social life. engvid.com/confusing-english-grammar-there-is-or-there-are
My new Confusing English Grammar lesson is all about the difference between HAVE and HAVING: youtu.be/Jp2xeQMQi5E
Watch my previous lesson about IS and ARE: youtu.be/eqg0STvbp1g
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In this lesson:
0:00 "There is" or "There are"?
1:20 "there is" & "there are" with countable nouns
3:40 "there is" & "there are" with collective nouns
7:00 "there is" & "there are" with irregular nouns
11:47 Test yourself!
When do you say “there is” and “there are”? It’s more complex than you realize! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use these common expressions at three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. After watching, you’ll know how to choose the right expression with countable and uncountable nouns, collective and irregular nouns, and with noun phrases. You’ll understand why we say “there is some equipment”, “there are some computers”, “there is a team of experts”, and more. Watch and communicate correctly in professional, academic, and social life. engvid.com/confusing-english-grammar-there-is-or-there-are
My new Confusing English Grammar lesson is all about the difference between HAVE and HAVING: youtu.be/Jp2xeQMQi5E
Watch my previous lesson about IS and ARE: youtu.be/eqg0STvbp1g
Learn how to correct other common English mistakes with my course: 10.bexenglish.com
In this lesson:
0:00 "There is" or "There are"?
1:20 "there is" & "there are" with countable nouns
3:40 "there is" & "there are" with collective nouns
7:00 "there is" & "there are" with irregular nouns
11:47 Test yourself!
