There was there were

​THERE WAS / THERE WERE

Do you remember how do we use there is and there are?

There is , There are

We use there is and there are to say that something exists.

'There is' is used for singular

'There are' is used for plural

Positive Sentences

• There is one table in the classroom.

• There are three chairs in the classroom.

• There is a spider in the bathtub.

• There are many people at the bus stop.

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Complete with is or are:

There _____ eight fish.

Multiple Choice

_______ a dog under the chair.

• There is

• Is there

• There are

• Are there

Multiple Choice

_________ some oranges in the fridge.

• There is

• There is not

• There aren't

• There are

Multiple Choice

__________ a TV on the wall.

• Is there

• There are

• There is

• Are there

Multiple Choice

There ____ four carrots.

• is

• are

• are not

• is not

Negative form

The negative sentence is formed by using 'not' after is / are

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​ There is not a horse in the field.

There are not eight children at school.

​CONTRACTIONS

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There is - there is not / there isn't

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​There are - there are not / there aren't

We use 'any' while talking about the uncountable and countable nouns

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• There isn't any sugar in my coffee.

• There isn't any paint left in the container

• There isn't any water in the bottle

• ​There aren't any students in the classroom

• ​There aren't any books on the shelf

• ​There aren't any people at the concert

Multiple Choice

_____ any money in my wallet.

• There isn't

• There aren't

Multiple Choice

 _____ any chips inside the bag.

• There isn't

• There aren't

Multiple Choice

I would like some cupcakes but ______ any left.

• there isn't

• there aren't

• is there

• are there

Multiple Choice

Are there any apples in this basket?

• Yes, there are.

• No, there aren´t.

Multiple Choice

See the picture and answer.

There _____ a flowerpot on the table.

• isen't

• aren't

• isn't

• are not

Multiple Choice

See the picture and answer.

There _____ any books on the shelves.

• aren't

• isn't

• are

• is

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SEE THE PICTURE AND WRITE THE NEGATIVE FORM

_____ any cheese on the plate.

So we use there was and there were for the simple past tense.

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• There was for singular and uncountable nouns

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• There were for plural countable nouns.

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option according to the picture:

• There were crocodiles.

• There wasn't a crocodile.

• There weren't any crocodile.

• There was a crocodile.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

• There were not three zebras.

• There were tree zebras.

• There were three zebras.

• There were thee zebras.

Multiple Choice

______ a cat on the bed last night.

• There was not

• There were

• There was

• There weren't

Multiple Choice

______ flowers in the garden.

• There was

• There were

• There weren't

• There was not

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_____ dinosaurs in the past.

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Emma was working on her laptop When she noticed _____ a problem.

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_______ berries and nuts.

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____ hundreds of trees here.

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE

______ butterflies in this place.

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_______ a snake in the backyard.

Multiple Choice

PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer.

_____________ a bird.

• There was

• There were

• There wasn't

• There weren't

Multiple Choice

PAY ATTENTION to the picture and choose the correct option:

• There wasn't a cat.

• There was a cat.

• There wasn't any a cat.

Multiple Choice

PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer.

______________ any zebras.

• There was

• There were

• There wasn't

• There weren't

Multiple Choice

PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer.

______ five vampires.

• There was

• There were

• There wasn't

• There weren't

Multiple Choice

For Plural we use:

• “there were”.

• “there was”

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PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer

________ fish and meat.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

• There was a bat.

• There were bats.

• There weren't any bats.

• There wasn't any a bat.

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______ 100 dollars in my wallet yesterday.

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Complete with the correct form of there was or there were.

____ any rain last summer.

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Complete with the correct form of there was or there were.

____ any shops in those villages.

Multiple Choice

PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer

_______ a birthday cake.

• There was

• There weren't

• There wasn't

• There were

Multiple Choice

______ a computer on the desk.

• There was

• There were

• There weren't

• There wasn't

Multiple Choice

SEE THE PICTURE AND CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.

• THERE WERE SIX PHONES ON THE TABLE

• THERE WERE TEN PHONES ON THE TABLE.

• THERE WERE SOME PHONES ON THE TABLE.

• THERE WASN'T ANY PHONES ON THE TABLE.

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PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer

____ any chocolate biscuits.

Multiple Choice

PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer

____ tickets for the concert.

• There wasn’t

• There weren’t

• There was

• There were

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PAY ATTENTION to the picture and answer with the correct form of there was / there were:

______ a pretty dog in that car.

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Write the Negative form of there was or there were:

2,500 years ago, ______ a sport called skateboarding.

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2,500 years ago, ______ any iPads.

Multiple Choice

__________ any birds on the tree?

• Was there

• Were there

• There was

• There were

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Complete with the correct form of there was or there were.

____ a serious flu epidemic in 1881?

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____ many people at the concert yesterday?

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______ a bee on the flower?

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Complete with the correct form of there was or there were.

____ any orange juice left?

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____ any mineral water in the fridge?

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____ any parents at the party?

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Complete with was there or were there:

How many teachers ______ at the conference?

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Complete with was there or were there:

_____  any excuse for your behaviour?

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Complete with was there or were there:

_____ anyone working in the office at the weekend?

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ANSWER THE QUESTION WITH A SHORT ANSWER.

WERE THERE THREE PUPPIES?

Multiple Choice

See the picture and choose the best option.

• THERE WAS A PILLOW ON THE BED.

• THERE WERE FIVE PILLOWS ON TEH BED.

• THERE WERE FOUR PILLOWS ON THE BED.

• THERE WASN'T ANY PILLOWS ON THE BED.