“Has many people here” ou “There are many people here”?
Para dizer que algo existe ou está em algum lugar, use there is (singular) ou there are (plural): “There are many people here”. Have significa possuir.
Has many people here.
There are many people here.
Por que quem fala português erra
No português do Brasil, ter também significa existir: “tem muita gente aqui”, “tem um problema”. Em inglês, have só significa possuir e precisa de sujeito (“I have a car”). Para existência, o inglês usa there + be: there is, there are, there was, there will be.
Mais três exemplos
| Em vez de | Diga |
|---|---|
| Has a problem with the system. | There is a problem with the system. |
| Had a lot of traffic today. | There was a lot of traffic today. |
| Will have a meeting tomorrow? | Is there a meeting tomorrow? |
Teste rápido
Responda mentalmente e depois abra a resposta.
“Tem um restaurante perto do hotel?”
- Has a restaurant near the hotel?
- Is there a restaurant near the hotel?
- Have a restaurant near the hotel?
Ver resposta
b) Is there a restaurant near the hotel? Existência: there is, e na pergunta, is there.
“Tinha muitas pessoas na festa.”
- There were many people at the party.
- Had many people at the party.
- There was many people at the party.
Ver resposta
a) There were many people at the party. Plural no passado: there were.
Qual está certa?
- There is two options.
- There are two options.
- Has two options.
Ver resposta
b) There are two options. Plural: there are.
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Perguntas
Qual a diferença entre there is e there are?
There is com singular ou incontável (“there is a problem”, “there is some water”); there are com plural (“there are two problems”).
“There have” existe?
“There have been” existe, mas como present perfect (“there have been changes”). Para o “tem” do dia a dia, use there is ou there are; no passado, there was ou there were.