69. It & There 2

69. It & There 2

1. There

   • There + be es utilizado para introducir nueva información, diciendo que una persona o cosa existe
   • El nombre después de there + be suele tener un significado indefinido o no específico
     • Solemos utilizar a / an, no article, any(one) + noun or some(thing), no(body)
       • There’s something about parking in the information the estate agent gave us.
   • Podemos utilizar there con un nombre definido cuando tratamos información como ya familiar para el receptor / lector
     • If I ever bought a car, there’s the problem of parking at the town apartment
   • Usos
     • Para decir o preguntar si gente o cosas existen o se encuentran en un sitio particular
       • There’s nowhere to park.
     • Para introducir información sobre cantidades y sumas
       • There’s a big grassy area at the back of the block
   • There + be suele ir seguido por
     • Noun + that- / wh- / -ing / to-infinitive clause
       • There’s a chance (that) he might include carpets and curtains
     • Bound / certain / (un)likely / suppposed / sure + to be
       • There’s bound to be a regular bus service from there
   • There suele ir seguido por is, are, was, were, pero también por
     • There + auxiliary / modal verb + be
       • There must be someone we know who would redecorate ir
     • There + seem / appear + to be
       • There seem to be good and bad aspects of each apartment
     • There + passive reporting verb + to be
       • There is expected to be a lot of interest in the property.
     • Verb + there + to be
       • I wouldn’t expect there to be many / many people interested in buying the apartment.
     • There + arise / emerge / exist / follow / remain / take place:
       • During the 1990s there emerged a tendency for young, well-paid people to buy apartments in the town centre
     • There + being
       • The bus service was withdrawn, there being so few passengers using it.
       • Este patrón suele introducir una razón y es utilizado principalmente en escritos formales.