'There is, there are'

Has the meaning of "haber". Formed by "there" followed by present tense "to be" in the singular or plural, as appropriate.

'There is' is used with singular countable and uncountable nouns.

'There are' is used with plural countable nouns.

Affirmative

'There is' and 'there are' is formed with the present of the verb "to be" in the affirmative.

'There's' is the short of there is.

'There are' generally can not contract, although sometimes done in informal language.

Negative

The negative form of 'there is and' there are 'is formed with the present negative verb' to be ' (there is not/are not). It will often see the contracted form (there isn´t/there aren´t).

In negative sentences must be taken into account to use 'any' and 'some'.

Interrogative

The interrogative is formed with the verb "to be" (is / are) followed by "there".

These questions are answered in the short form: "Yes, there is/are" or "No, there isn´t/aren´t".

Keep in mind that it may be used in any tense, not only in present. We'll see some examples:

There was a restaurant near here.

Había un restaurante aquí cerca (simple past).

There hasn´t been anybody like you.

No ha habido nadie como tú (present perfect).

There will be some people outside.

Habrá gente fuera (futuro).

There must be a computer.

Tiene que haber un ordenador (con un modal).

Expressions with 'there is'

There is no sense in crying.

No tiene sentido llorar.

There is no point in waiting.

No tiene sentido esperar.

Is there any point in waiting?

¿Tiene algún sentido esperar?

There is no use crying.

De nada sirve llorar.

There is no need to go.

No hay necesidad de ir.