1. Dummy Subject (Introductory) “There

There is used as dummy subject to express existence/ presence of someone or something.

Simple Present

There + is/are + noun

  • There is a book.
  • There is not a book.
  • Is there a book?
  • Is there not a book?
  • There are books.
  • There are not books.
  • Are there books?
  • Are there not books?

There + is/are + adjective + noun

  • There is a good teacher.
  • There is not a good teacher.
  • Is there a good teacher?
  • Is there not a good teacher?
  • There are good teachers.
  • There are not good teachers.
  • Are there good teachers?
  • Are there not good teachers?

There + is/are + adverb + adjective + noun

  • There is a very good teacher.
  • There is not a very good teacher.
  • Is there a very good teacher?
  • Is there not a very good teacher?
  • There are very good teachers.
  • There are not very good teachers.
  • Are there very good teachers?
  • Are there not very good teachers?

Simple Past

There + was/were + noun

  • There was a book.
  • There was not a book.
  • Was there a book?
  • Was there not a book?
  • There were books.
  • There were not books.
  • Were there books?
  • Were there not books?

There + was/were + adjective + noun

  • There was a good teacher.
  • There was not a good teacher.
  • Was there a good teacher?
  • Was there not a good teacher?
  • There were good teachers.
  • There were not good teachers.
  • Were there good teachers?
  • Were there not good teachers?

There + was/were + adverb + adjective + noun

  • There was a very good teacher.
  • There was not a very good teacher.
  • Was there a very good teacher?
  • Was there not a very good teacher?
  • There were very good teachers.
  • There were not very good teachers.
  • Were there very good teachers?
  • Were there not very good teachers?

Simple Future

There + will be + noun

  • There will be a book.
  • There will not be a book.
  • Will there be a book?
  • Will there not be a book?
  • There will be books.
  • There will not be books.
  • Will there be books?
  • Will there not be books?

There + will be + adjective + noun

  • There will be a good teacher.
  • There will not be a good teacher.
  • Will there be a good teacher?
  • Will there not be a good teacher?
  • There will be good teachers.
  • There will not be good teachers.
  • Will there be good teachers?
  • Will there not be good teachers?

There + will be + adverb + adjective + noun

  • There will be a very good teacher.
  • There will not be a very good teacher.
  • Will there be a very good teacher?
  • Will there not be a very good teacher?
  • There will be very good teachers.
  • There will not be very good teachers.
  • Will there be very good teachers?
  • Will there not be very good teachers?

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