Explanation
Exercises

📌 There vs It

🔹 Using "There"

When or Where Something Is

  • There are some books on the desk.
  • There is a lesson tomorrow.

Something Exists or Is Happening

  • There is a new word in this text.
  • There was a test last week.

⚠️ One Subject + Verb

  • ❌ The best part it’s the story.
    ✅ The best part is the story.
  • ❌ This book is great. Is easy!
    ✅ This book is great. It’s easy!

🔹 Using "It"

Times & Dates

  • It’s Monday.
  • It’s my mum’s birthday.
  • It’s seven o’clock.
  • It’s very early.

Weather

  • It rained a lot yesterday.
  • It’s very cold today.

Distance

  • How far is it?
  • It’s 5 minutes from my home to the shop.

Adjective + To-infinitive

  • It’s nice to learn new words.
  • It was hard to read this long sentence.

Referring Again

  • There’s a new café near here. It is very small.
  • We saw a big dog. It was friendly.

🔍 There & It – Detailed Usage

📍 There

We use there to say when or where something is, or that something exists or is happening:

  • There are some pencils on the table.
  • There is an English class tomorrow.
  • There is a new rule in this lesson.
  • There was a school trip last month.

Note: Use there the first time we mention something. For subsequent reference, use it or they:

  • There are some pencils on the table. But they are not mine.
  • There was a school trip. It was fun.

📌 It

We use it to refer back to something already mentioned, and to talk about times, dates, weather, and distance:

  • There is an English class tomorrow. It is at 6 o’clock.
  • We saw a big dog in the park. It was friendly.

🕰️ Times & Dates

  • It’s my dad’s birthday today.
  • Let’s go home. It’s very late.
  • It’s eight o’clock.

☀️ Weather

  • It’s sunny today.
  • It’s a cold day.
  • It rained a lot yesterday.
  • It’s ten degrees.

📏 Distance

  • How far is it?
  • It’s not very far.
  • It’s a long way to the beach.
  • It’s 2 kilometres from the station to the museum.

💬 Adjective + To-Infinitive

  • It’s nice to see you again.
  • It was difficult to find the classroom.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

  • ❌ I think the best part of the lesson it’s speaking.
    ✅ I think the best part of the lesson is speaking.
  • ❌ This story is very good. Is funny!
    ✅ This story is very good. It’s funny!
Exercises:
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There vs It

Choose the correct there or it forms to complete the following sentences below.
1
two problems we need to solve immediately.
2
unlikely that she’ll arrive on time.
3
Last night a loud noise outside my window.
4
five apples left in the basket.
5
important to check your work before submitting.
6
At the party, many new people to meet.
7
Driving down that road last week, a fallen tree across the lane.
8
hard to believe how fast time flies.
9
In the box nothing but old photographs.
10
a good chance we’ll get tickets for the show.

There vs It

Choose the correct there or it forms.
1
____ three cars parked outside the house.
A.
B.
C.
2
____ a strange smell coming from the kitchen.
A.
B.
C.
3
____ unlikely that she would agree to the plan.
A.
B.
C.
4
____ many options to choose from on the menu.
A.
B.
C.
5
At midnight, ____ complete silence across the campus.
A.
B.
C.
6
____ a lot of traffic on the road this morning.
A.
B.
C.
7
____ impossible to open the door without a key.
A.
B.
C.
8
____ two mistakes in your report that you need to fix.
A.
B.
C.
9
____ strange how quickly the time passed.
A.
B.
C.
10
Next week ____ a conference in Berlin.
A.
B.
C.

There vs It

Complete the sentences using there, it or they.
1
is a problem with this plan.
2
are several solutions to the issue.
3
seems too good to be true.
4
were five emails waiting for me this morning.
5
On the table, are my glasses and your book.
6
was an error in the calculation you sent.
7
After the long flight, look tired.
8
In the fridge, is no milk left.
9
Yesterday afternoon, was raining heavily.
10
are many visitors at the museum today.