There is 和 There are 是用来表示「有」的存在句，是英文里非常重要的句型。但很多人会因为中文翻译是「有」，而误用 there have 或 there has。因此，在这篇文章中，我们将为大家介绍there is 和 there are的正确用法，包括在不同时态的用法、否定用法、疑问句用法。
3个大家最常犯的 there is / are 常见错误！
以下是一些大家常用错的句子:
将 there are 误用成 there have：
❌ 错误：There have a lot of people at the party.
⭕️ 正确：There were a lot of people at the party.
将 there is 误用成 there has：
❌ 错误：There has a lot of food in the fridge.
⭕️正确：There is a lot of food in the fridge.
肯定句时，be动词未搭配后方名词作变化：
❌ 错误：There be a cat under the table.
⭕️ 正确：There is a cat under the table.
认识 there be 句型：there is、there are怎么用？
时态 用法 范例
现在式 There + be + 数量 + 名词 + 地方 There is a cat on the couch.
过去式 There + was/were + 数量 + 名词 + 地方 There were two cats on the couch.
将来式 There + will + be + 数量 + 名词 + 地方 There will be a cat on the couch.
在现在式中，there is 表示「有」一件事物，there are 表示「有」复数个事物。例如:
There is a book on the table. (桌子上有一本书)
There are two cups on the table. (桌子上有两个杯子)
在过去式中，there was 表示「曾经有」一件事物，there were 表示「曾经有」复数个事物。例如:
There was a cat under the tree. (树下有一只猫)
There were two cats under the tree. (树下有两只猫)
在未来式中，there will be 表示「将会有」一件事物，there will be 表示「将会有」复数个事物。例如:
There will be a party next week. (下周会有一场派对)
There will be two parties next week. (下周会有两场派对)
there is / are 的否定用法
在否定句中，我们要在there be之前加上not。例如:
There is not a cat under the tree. (树下没有猫)
There are not two cats under the tree. (树下没有两只猫)
There was not a cat under the tree. (树下没有猫)
There will not be a party next week. (下周不会有派对)
There will not be two parties next week. (下周不会有两场派对)
there is / are 的疑问用法
在疑问句中，我们要将there be放在句首，并在be之后加上主词。例如:
Is there a cat under the tree? (树下有猫吗?)
Are there two cats under the tree? (树下有两只猫吗?)
Was there a cat under the tree? (树下有猫吗?)
Will there be a party next week? (下周会有派对吗?)
Will there be two parties next week? (下周会有两场派对吗?)
希望透过这篇文章，大家能够更加熟悉there is 和 there are的用法，并能运用在日常的英文口语和书写中。
