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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Multiple Choice

_______ a dog under the chair.

• There is

• Is there

• There are

• Are there

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_________ some oranges in the fridge.

• There is

• There is not

• There aren't

• There are

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__________ a TV on the wall.

• Is there

• There are

• There is

• Are there

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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.

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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

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 _____ 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

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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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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

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______ flowers in the garden.

• There was

• There were

• There weren't

• There was not

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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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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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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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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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__________ any birds on the tree?

• Was there

• Were there

• There was

• There were

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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.