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Pronunciation

UK: /ðeə/
US: /ðr/

Existential

In the following patterns: s indicates any plural noun. (i.e. including irregular ones like people, children, data, alumni, etc., ...

Present

• There is      an   . . .       in the fridge.
• There are      . . .s       in the soup.

• There isn't any       . . .       in the soup.
• There aren't any       . . . s       in the freezer.

Past

• There was       a problem       with the file.
• There were       mistakes       in the file.

• There wasn't any       . . .       left.
• There weren't any       . . . s      in the building.

Future

• There will be       an   . . .       next week.
• There will be       . . . s       later this week.

• There won't be       an   . . .       until next week.
• There won't be       . . . s       in the room.

Locative

A location a distance away from the speaker & listener. The opposite of here.

Idiomatic

Comfort

• There, there, don't cry.

Humorous add-on to demonstrative determiners

From dialectal (non-standard) English

• "That there" NOUN vs. "this here" NOUN
• "them there" NOUNs vs. "these here" NOUNs