English language

Adverbs of place "there" and "here"

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Here and there, when showing place or location, are often used at the start of a clause, followed by a form of the verb be.

The only difference between here and there is about locality or proximity. Here is close to you. There is farther away from you.

We use there is-here is (singular) / there are-here are (plural) to say what is located in the place or exists:

e.g. There is a book on the desk. Here is a book on the desk.

There are manybooks on the shelf. Here are manybooks on the shelf.

The contraction of there is is "there's" and of here is is "here's"

There's a good song on the radio. Here's a good song on the radio.
There's only one chocolate left in the box. Here's only one chocolate left in the box

You cannot contract there are or here are

The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:

There is not a horse in the field. Here is not a horse in the field.
There are not eight children in the school. Here are not eight children in the school.
There is not a tree in the garden. Here is not a tree in the garden.
There are not two elephants in the zoo. Here are not two elephants in the zoo.

We use there is or here is for singular and there are or here are for plural.

There is one table in the classroom. Here is one table in the classroom.
There are three chairs in the classroom. Here are three chairs in the classroom.
There is a spider in the bath. Here is a spider in the bath.
There are many people at the bus stop. Here are many people at the bus stop

Interrogative Form

We make questions by placing the auxiliary verb "to be "before "here" or "there".