There ____ milk and cookies in the kitchen.
✅ is ❌ are
- We use there is + a list of things if the first noun after there is is singular (milk).
There ____ any good films on TV today.
✅ aren’t ❌ weren’t
- We use there are/aren’t + plural noun (films).
- We need there aren’t because we use any in negative sentences. You can review a/some/any here.
____ is a long way from here to the shops.
✅ It ❌ There
- We use it to talk about distance.
It is always raining and ____ is not much to do outdoors.
✅ there ❌ it
- We use there to say that something exists somewhere, e.g. not much to do outdoors.