You have only one couple of apples, so it's singular.
There are multiple apples, so it's plural.
Which one is right, "there are a couple of apples" or "there is a couple of apples"? I have seen both used.
In Dutch you would say "there is a couple of apples" because you only have one couple of apples. How about English?
Best Answer
There are 3 things that need mentioning here:
1) Couple as a group of two people in a relationship:
In this case you say:
But you would also say:
2) Couple as a few:
In this case, you use are, examples:
3) As in the 2nd case, but contracted:
When you contract in spoken English, this is the special case where you can contract are to is, like this:
Because you cannot contract to there're.