English grammar
There's a... / It's in...
Say what there is and where it is.
From the scene Is there a pharmacy?
In short
Say there's a… when something exists. Say it's in… for where a thing you know is.
Your turn
Which one goes with asking if it exists?
Options: Is there a supermarket? · There's a pharmacy near here. · It's in the main square.
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asking if it exists → Is there a supermarket?
How it works
Use there's (there is) to say something exists: there's a pharmacy near here.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
The bank (blank) right next to it.
Options: there is · is
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The bank is right next to it.
El banco está al lado.
Good to know
Use it's, or the + noun + is, to say where a thing you already know is: it's in the main square. Ask: Is there a...? / Where is it?
something exists There's a pharmacy near here.
Javi
Yes, there's a pharmacy near here.
Sí, hay una farmacia cerca.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, (blank).
Options: Is there a supermarket · It's in the main square · there's a pharmacy near here
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Javi
Yes, there's a pharmacy near here.
Sí, hay una farmacia cerca.
asking if it exists Is there a supermarket?
Your turn
What goes with Is there a supermarket??
Options: where it is (a known thing) · asking if it exists · something exists
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Is there a supermarket? → asking if it exists
where it is (a known thing) It's in the main square.
Javi
It's in the main square.
Está en la Plaza Mayor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: There's a pharmacy near here · Is there a supermarket · It's in the main square
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Javi
It's in the main square.
Está en la Plaza Mayor.
the + noun + is The bank is next to it.
Your turn
What goes with The bank is next to it.?
Options: the + noun + is · something exists · asking if it exists
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The bank is next to it. → the + noun + is
Common mistake
Not There's here. The pharmacy we know.
It's in the main square.
Está en la Plaza Mayor.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| something exists | There's a pharmacy near here. |
|---|---|
| asking if it exists | Is there a supermarket? |
| where it is (a known thing) | It's in the main square. |
| the + noun + is | The bank is next to it. |
More lines from the story
- JaviThe bank is right next to it.El banco está al lado.
- JaviWell... I work here. And also there, and there...Bueno... trabajo aquí. Y también allí, y allí...
- NuriaJavi, is there a pharmacy near here?Javi, ¿hay una farmacia cerca?
- NuriaWhere is it exactly?¿Dónde está exactamente?