There-be-句型用法总结

There be 句型用法总结There be 结构是英语中陈述事物客观存的常用句型,表示"有",其切当含义

是"存在"there

作为引导词,本身没故意义,用动词be 的某些形式作为谓语动词,它的主语是

用一些表示泛指或者不定特指的名词词组,动词be 和

主语的数必须一致.句子最后通常为表示地点和时间的状语. 因此要表达"某个

地方或者某个时间存在什么事物或者人"的时候常用"There be +

名词+ 地点〔时间〕这一句型.例如：

There is a great Italian deli across the street.

穿过街道,有一家大的意大利熟食店.

There are some students in the dormitory.

在宿舍里有一些学生.

一、There be 结构中的主谓一致

1.当动词be 后所接的名词是单数可数名词或者不可数名词时,be 应该取单数is；当其后所接的名词是复数的可数名词时,be 用复数are.

There's a man at the door.

门口有个人.

There is some apple juice in the bottle.

瓶子里有些苹果汁.

There are some strangers in the street.

大街上有一些目生人.

2.如果There be 后面是几个并列名词做主语时,动词be 的形式和最挨近它的

那个名词保持数的一致.

There is an ashtray and two bottles on the shelf. 架子上有一只烟灰缸和

两个瓶子.

There are two bottles and an ashtray on the shelf. 架子上有两个瓶子和

一个烟灰缸.

二、There be 结构中的时态

1.There be 句型中动词be 可以有普通现在时、普通过去时、将来时和完成时. There is no harm in trying.

不妨一试.

There were fabulous wildflowers in the hills last spring.

去年春天, 山中有极美的野花.

There will be a fine day tomorrow.

明天将是一个晴天.

There have been several private schools in our area this year.

今年,我们这里已经有好几所私立学校了.

2.There be 句型可以和各种助动词、情态动词连用.

There may be a cigarette in that box.

那只盒子里兴许有支香烟.

There must be some cakes on the table.

桌子上一定有些蛋糕.

There used to be a hospital there before the war.

战前,那里曾经有家医院.

3.There be 句型也可以和这样一些的谓语动词连用：be going to 、seem to 、appear to 、used

to 、be likely to 、happen to ….

There seem to be a few trees between me and the green.

在我与草坪之间好像有一些树.

There is gong to be a meeting tonight.

今天晚上有个会议.

There is likely to be a storm.

可能有一场暴雨.

There happened to be a bus nearby.

碰巧附近有辆公交车.

There appears to have been a nasty accident.

似乎发生了一起严重事故.

4.there be 结构中除可以用be 外,还可以用其它动词.例如：

There came a scent of lime-blossom.

飘来一阵菩提树的花香.

Once upon a time there lived a king in China.

从前中国有一个国王.

三、There be 句型的否定句、普通疑问句、特殊疑问句和反意疑问句

1.There be 句型的否定句有两种构成方式,一种是将否定副词not 放在be 之后,如：There isn’t a box in

the room.

房间里没有盒子.

There aren’t any pens on the desk.

课桌上没有钢笔.

There hasn’t been any rain for a week.

一周没下雨了.

There won’t be a meeting today.

今天没有会议.

另一种是在主语前加之不定代词no , 如：

There is no water in the bottle.

瓶子里没有水.

There are no pictures on the wall.

墙上没有图画.

There will be no one at home tomorrow morning.

明天上午不会有人在家.

There might be no money left.

兴许没有剩下什么钱.

2.There be 句型的普通疑问句是将be 放在there 之前, 回答时用yes 或者no, 后接简单答语.如：

Is there a cake on the table?

桌子上有块蛋糕吗？

Yes,there is. / No,there isn’t.

是,有./ 不,没有.