THERE TO BE

IN THE PAST

THERE WAS

THERE WERE

Afirmative Form

There

was

There were

Singular

plural

There was a pan on the stove

There was a table in the living room

There was

There was little water in the jar

There were a couple combs on the desk

There were two bags on the bed

There were

There were many fish in the river

Negative Form

There wasn

´t

There weren

´tSingula

rplural

There weren´t people (...) that city

There wasn´t light at home

Interrogative Form

WasThere

?

WereThere

?

Were there flowers (...) ? – N

Yes, there was light that house

No, there weren´t flowers those gardens

Was there light (...) ? - A

Was there bread that bakery ?- A

Yes, there was some bread that bakery.

Was there a lot of rain last night? - N

No, there wasn´t a lot of rain last night.

EXERCISE

SUSIN

G “HOW

MUCH A

ND HOW

MANY”

__________ many people in the church? \- A

Yes, there were

Were there

_________ a cat in the park?- N

Was there

No, there wasn´t

_______ many books in the bookstore?

Yes, there was.

_________ much wheat in the field?

Was there

Were there

No, there weren´t

Slice Piece Cube Spoo

m cup Glass Bar Little much

How much cheese was there in the plate?

There was a piece of cheese.

How much there chocolate was this cake?

There was chocolate this cake very much.

How many keys were there?

There were a couple of keys

How much ham was there here?

There were three slices of ham

How many slices of toast were there?

There were two slices of toast.

How much bread was there?

There was bread very much.

Thank you very much!