There is/ are (il y a)

Question 1

what does “il y a” mean in english?

Answer 1

“there is” or “there are”

Question 2

what are the three patterns the “il y a” phrase usually follows?

Answer 2

(1) il y a +indefinite article + noun
(2) il y a + number + noun
(3) il y a + indefinite pronoun

Question 3

True or false: “il y a” can be used with both singular and plural nouns

Answer 3

true

Question 4

what format can be added to with the “il y a” phrase to ask a question?

Answer 4

“est-ce que”

Question 5

what formula can be used to make a question using “il y a” & “est-ce que”?
What’s an example?

Answer 5

Est-ce que (qu’) + il y a un chien + ?

Il y a un chien – Est-ce qu’il y a un chien? (Is there a dog?)

Question 6

what is the interrogative form of “il y a”?
What’s an example?

Answer 6

” Y a-t-il”
Il y a un chien – Y a-t-il un chien?

Question 7

True or false: “il y a” can be used with question words too

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Translate “why is there a dog?”

Answer 8

Pourquoi est-ce qu’il y a un chien?

Question 9

Translate “what is it?”/”What’s the matter?”

Answer 9

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?

Question 10

What are the two things you have to do when you use “il y a” in a negative sentence?

Answer 10

(1) change the phrase to “il n’y a pas”
(2) change the indefinite article to “de”

Question 11

What do you do when you want to use “il y a” in a different tense?

What are some examples?

Answer 11

conjugate the verb “avoir” to match the tense you are going to use

Il y avait un chien
Il y aura des chiens