There Is vs. There Are

1. There …………………….. a picture on the wall. (is / are)

2. There ……………………… forty students in the class. (was / were)

3. There ……………………… nothing I could do about it. (was / were)

4. There …………………….. still hope. (is / are)

5. There ……………………… nothing in this box. (is / are)

6. There ……………………… a cat on the roof. (is / are)

7. There ………………………… a young guy called Jack. (was / were)

8. There ……………………… a call for you. (is / are)

9. There ……………………….. no mangoes on the tree. (is / are)

10. There ………………………. no one to help him. (was / were)

Answers

1. There is a picture on the wall.

2. There were forty students in the class.

3. There was nothing I could do about it.

4. There is still hope.

5. There is nothing in this box.

6. There is a cat on the roof.

7. There was a young guy called Jack.

8. There is a call for you.

9. There are no mangoes on the tree.

10. There was no one to help him.