不要再用there have/ has!一次學會正確使用there is、there are的技巧

there is there are

There is 和 There are 是用來表示「有」的存在句,是英文裡非常重要的句型。但很多人會因為中文翻譯是「有」,而誤用 there have 或 there has。因此,在這篇文章中,我們將為大家介紹there is 和 there are的正確用法,包括在不同時態的用法、否定用法、疑問句用法。

3個大家最常犯的 there is / are 常見錯誤!

以下是一些大家常用錯的句子:

將 there are 誤用成 there have:

❌ 錯誤:There have a lot of people at the party.

⭕️ 正確:There were a lot of people at the party.

將 there is 誤用成 there has:

❌ 錯誤:There has a lot of food in the fridge.

⭕️正確:There is a lot of food in the fridge.

肯定句時,be動詞未搭配後方名詞作變化:

❌ 錯誤:There be a cat under the table.

⭕️ 正確:There is a cat under the table.

認識 there be 句型:there is、there are怎麼用?

時態用法範例
現在式There + be + 數量 + 名詞 + 地方There is a cat on the couch.
過去式There + was/were + 數量 + 名詞 + 地方There were two cats on the couch.
將來式There + will + be + 數量 + 名詞 + 地方There will be a cat on the couch.

在現在式中,there is 表示「有」一件事物,there are 表示「有」複數個事物。例如:

  • There is a book on the table. (桌子上有一本書)
  • There are two cups on the table. (桌子上有兩個杯子)

在過去式中,there was 表示「曾經有」一件事物,there were 表示「曾經有」複數個事物。例如:

  • There was a cat under the tree. (樹下有一隻貓)
  • There were two cats under the tree. (樹下有兩隻貓)

在未來式中,there will be 表示「將會有」一件事物,there will be 表示「將會有」複數個事物。例如:

  • There will be a party next week. (下週會有一場派對)
  • There will be two parties next week. (下週會有兩場派對)

✍🏻小測驗:

💡 按照there be的時態用法,填入下列句子的缺少部分:
(現在式) There ____ a phone on the desk.
(過去式) There ____ a car in the garage.
(將來式) There ____ be a concert at the stadium.

答案:

(現在式) There is a phone on the desk.

(過去式) There was a car in the garage.

(將來式) There will be a concert at the stadium.

there is / are 的否定用法

數上有貓要說there is a cat on the tree.
cat on a tree looking down against the sky

在否定句中,我們要在there be之前加上not。例如:

  • There is not a cat under the tree. (樹下沒有貓)
  • There are not two cats under the tree. (樹下沒有兩隻貓)
  • There was not a cat under the tree. (樹下沒有貓)
  • There will not be a party next week. (下週不會有派對)
  • There will not be two parties next week. (下週不會有兩場派對)

✍🏻小測驗:

💡 按照there be的否定用法,改寫下列句子:
1. There is a dog in the park.
2. There are some flowers in the garden.
3. There was a bird in the sky.
4. There will be a movie in the theater.

答案:

  1. There is not / isn’t a dog in the park.
  2. There are not / aren’t some flowers in the garden.
  3. There was not / wasn’t a bird in the sky.
  4. There will not / won’t be a movie in the theater.

there is / are 的疑問用法

在疑問句中,我們要將there be放在句首,並在be之後加上主詞。例如:

  • Is there a cat under the tree? (樹下有貓嗎?)
  • Are there two cats under the tree? (樹下有兩隻貓嗎?)
  • Was there a cat under the tree? (樹下有貓嗎?)
  • Will there be a party next week? (下週會有派對嗎?)
  • Will there be two parties next week? (下週會有兩場派對嗎?)

希望透過這篇文章,大家能夠更加熟悉there is 和 there are的用法,並能運用在日常的英文口語和書寫中。

✍🏻小測驗:

💡 按照there be的疑問用法,改寫下列句子:
1. There is a computer in the office.
2. There are some chairs in the classroom.
3. There was a bus at the bus stop.
4. There will be a meeting in the conference room.

答案:

  1. Is there a computer in the office?
  2. Are there some chairs in the classroom?
  3. Was there a bus at the bus stop?
  4. Will there be a meeting in the conference room?

結論

在本文中,我們講解了there is 和 there are的正確用法,包括時態、否定、疑問用法。使用there be的用法是英文學習中很重要的一環,但很多人會因為中文翻譯是「有」而誤用there have或there has。我們透過簡單易懂的公式和實例,讓你在使用there be的時候能夠輕鬆寫出正確的英文句子。

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