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There be句型的各种结构形式

　　1.There be句型的时态形式

　　There be句型也有多种时态形式，其时态结构由谓语动词be来体现。

　　(1)一般现在时结构：There is ...;There are ...如：

　　There is some milk in the fridge.冰箱里有一些牛奶。

　　There are some boys playing basketball over there.有一些男孩在那儿打篮球。

　　(2)一般将来时结构：①There is going to be ...;②There will be ...如：

　　There is going to be an English film tonight.今晚将有一场英语电影。

　　There will be rain next week.下星期要下雨。

　　(3)一般过去时结构：There was;There were 如：

　　There wasn't any change in him.他没有什么变化。

　　There were some children swimming in the river.有些小孩在河里游泳。

　　(4)现在完成时结构：There have been ...如：

　　There have been a lot of inquiries.提出的询问有很多。

　　There have been many such accidents.已发生了好几起那样的事故。

　　2.There be句型的变式

　　有时There be句型中的动词be可根据情况换为 live，stand，lie，seem，appear，come等。如：

　　Once upon a time there lived a man with the name of Joe Beef.从前有个名叫乔·比夫的人。

　　There seems something the matter with her.她好像是出了什么事似的。

　　There stands an old temple at the top of the hill.在小山顶上有一座古庙。