Here, There

Use:
Here:

• Use here when you find something.

                                Where’s my bag?                             It’s here!  Here it is!

• Here means that something is near you.

                                Is your dad here?                             Yes, he is.

There:                  

• Use there to talk about what exists.

                                There’s a cafe, a bank, a shop and a park in the town.

• Use there to talk about how many things there are.

                                There are three people in my family.
                                There are ten students in the class.

• And use there to talk about where things are.

                                There is a bathroom opposite the bedroom.
                                There’s a cash machine near the cafe.

• Use there, or over there, to talk about something that is not near you.

                                Where’s my bag?             It’s over there, near the door.

Form:

1)            Use here and there with be.
                Here is your bag. Your bags are here.
                There is a nice restaurant in town. There are some good shops in town.
                
2)            You can contract is after here and there. You cannot contract are.
                Here is Joe!                                                         =>           Here’s Joe!
                There is a great café near here.                  =>There’s a great café near here.

                Here are your bags!                                        =>           Here’re your bags.
                There are three kids in my family.             =>           There’re three kids in my family.

3)            Make questions by inverting here / there and be:
                Is there a nice restaurant in town?           
                Are there any good shops in town?
                How many shops are there in the town?

Common mistakes
1. Some students do not use there to talk about things that exist.
                A restaurant is in my town.         =>           There is a restaurant in my town.
                Ten students are in my class.      =>           There are ten students in my class.

2. Some students forget to invert there and be in questions.
                How many students there are in your class?=>
                How many students are there in your class?