1 .在由there 引起的句子中，主语通常放在谓语后面，谓语一般由动词be 构成，可用于各种时态：
Where there is a will , there is a way .
有志者事竟成。(一般现在时)
There were no TVs back then .
那时候没有电视。(一般过去时)
They say there'll be a strong wind in the afternoon .
他们说今天下午有大风。(一般将来时)
There has been a gentleman asking for you .
有一位先生曾来找你。(现在完成时)
主语和谓语在数上一致(见上例)。如果有几个并列的主语，谓语和最近的那个主语一致：
There is only a table , four chairs and a bed in the room .
房里只有一张桌子，四把椅子和一张床。
2 .由there 引起的句子还有一些特殊结构：
l )带有情态动词的句子：
There must be something wrong .准是哪儿出了问题。
There may(might ) still be some vacant seats .或许还有空位子。
Theres should(aught to ) be a comma there .这儿应有一个逗号。
2 )带有不定式短语的句子：
There used to be a cinema here .过去这里有一家电影院。
There is sure to be a restaurant somewhere .哪儿准有餐馆。
There happened to be nobody in the room .恰好房里没人。
3 )以live , come , stand , lie 等作谓语的句子：
Once there lived a fisherman in the village .这村子从前住着一位渔夫。
Then there came a knock at the door.接着听到敲门声。
There remained some problems to be solved .还剩一些问题需要解决。[注」here 也可引起类似句子：
Here is the menu .这儿是菜单。
Here are my address and phone number .这儿是我的地址和电话号码。
