There to be - Passado

There to be - Passado

A forma verbal em inglês there to be expressa sentido de haver, existir ou ter, em português. Em inglês, o verbo varia de acordo com o número, de singular para plural, e de acordo com a variação temporal de presente para passado e futuro.

O there to be é constituído pelo there + o verbo to be correspondente ao pronome. Vale a pena relembrar a conjugação do verbo to be no

Logo, temos duas formas, o there was e o there were. A primeira significa existia, havia ou tinha; a segunda, existiam, havia. Observe:

• There were two dogs in the living room (Havia dois cachorros na sala de estar);

• There were some cars parked in the street (Havia alguns carros estacionados na rua);

• There was only 10 chairs in the party (Havia apenas 10 cadeiras na festa).

• Passado plural negativo

Já o passado plural negativo segue as mesmas regras do afirmativo, com a única diferença de ser empregado em frases negativas.

Sendo assim, ele é acompanhado do ‘not’ após o ‘were’ ou ‘was’.

• There were NOT two dogs in the living room (Não havia dois cachorros na sala de estar);

• There were NOT some cars parked in the street (Não havia alguns carros estacionados na rua);

 Passado plural interrogativo

Para o uso do passado plural interrogativo do there to be, basta trocar a ordem entre o there e o verbo to be em questão (ou seja, were ou was).

• Were there two dogs in the living room? (Havia dois cachorros na sala de estar?);

• Was there a book inside your bag? (Havia um livro dentro da sua mala?);

• Were there some cars parked in the street? (Havia alguns carros estacionados na rua?);

• Was there a good movie at the cinema? (Havia um bom filme no cinema?);

Vale ainda lembrar da possibilidade de utilizar o there to be de modo abreviado (mesmo no passado).

Suas utilizações abreviadas são as seguintes:

-> There weren’t para a versão original “There were not”;

-> There wasn’t para a versão original “There was not”.

Multiple Choice

I ________ a bank near my house five years ago. (Havia um banco perto da minha casa há cinco anos.)

• There was

• There Were

Multiple Choice

________ many students at the theatre play, just a few.

(Não havia muitos alunos na peça de teatro, apenas alguns.)

• There wasn't

• There weren't

Multiple Choice

________ some people waiting for you at the door?

(Havia algumas pessoas esperando por você na porta?)

• Was there

• Were there

Multiple Choice

________ an old man in the street.

(Havia um velho na rua.)

• There was

• There were

Multiple Choice

I phoned Ann, but ________ anyone at home.

(Liguei para Ann, mas não havia ninguém em casa.)

• there wasn't

• there weren't

Multiple Choice

How much milk ________ in the fridge? (Quanto leite havia na geladeira?

• was there

• were there

Multiple Choice

________ any students in the library at 3 o'clock. (Não havia alunos na biblioteca às 3 horas.)

• There wasn't

• There weren't

Multiple Choice

________ two kittens in the basket.

(Havia dois gatinhos na cesta.)

• There was

• There were

Multiple Choice

________ enough food for everyone?

(Havia comida suficiente para todos?)

• Was there

• Were there

Multiple Choice

________ a lot of people at the concert last night.

• There was

• There were