Lesson 16 - La Casa (The House)
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This page: Learn the verb hay in Spanish (there is/there are).
The verb "hay"
Grammar Lesson
hay
The verb hay means there is and there are. Hay is used with both singular and plural objects. The verb is pronounced like "eye" in English because the letter H is silent in Spanish.
- Hay una silla. = There is a chair.
- Hay dos sillas. = There are two chairs.
No hay
To form the negative, you just put the word no in front of hay.
- No hay una silla. = There isn't a chair.
- No hay sillas. = There aren't chairs.
¿Hay _____?
Forming a question with hay is also very simple. You just add question marks.
- ¿Hay una silla? = Is there a chair?
- ¿Hay sillas? = Are there chairs?
Practice
Section 1
Answer the questions about the house with Sí or No.
Practice
Section 2
Write sentences to describe what is and is not in each room. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.
Examples:
cama/habitación → Hay una cama en la habitación.
refrigerador/habitación → No hay un refrigerador en la habitación.
sillas/habitación → No hay sillas en la habitación.
Find the mistake in the sentence and re-write it correctly in the space. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.
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Writing
Describe what is and is not in your house.
- Examples:
- Hay dos camas.
- No hay un sillón.
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Lesson 16 - La Casa (The House)
Furniture - Hay - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz
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