Practice: Complete the following sentences with there (is / are) or it (is / was) . 1. ________ two birds sitting in that tree. 2. ________ five miles from the station to my house. 3. Don’t cry! ________ no reason to be sad. 4. How long did ________ take you to do your homework? 5. ________ any ice cream in the fridge? 6. Somebody ate my apple! Who was ________? 7. This is crazy! ________ August, and the weather is still cold! 8. They cancelled the soccer match because ________ snowing.