IES Libertas. Torrevieja.

Departamento de Inglés

there was / there were

1. Complete with there was, there wasn’t, was there, there were, there weren’t or were there.
a. I was thirsty but there wasn’t anything to drink.
b. Were there any e-mails for me yesterday?
c. There was a basket-ball match on TV last night. Did you see it?
d. -We stayed at a very nice hotel. -Did you? Was there a Jacuzzi?
e. It was a very big hotel. There were 230 rooms.
f. Did you buy any eggs? There weren’t any in the fridge.
2. Translate into English:
a. Había muchos niños en el parque.
There were a lot of (many) children in the park.
b. Anoche hubo una tormenta.
There was a storm last night.
c. El verano pasado no hubo ningún concierto.
Last summer there weren’t any concerts.
d. Ayer había doce huevos en el frigorífico.
There were twelve eggs in the fridge yesterday.
e. Había muchos libros sobre las estanterías.
There were a lot of books on the shelves.
f. Había dos relojes en la pared cerca de la ventana
There were two clocks on the wall near the window.
g. No había nadie jugando al fútbol.
There wasn’t anyone playing football.

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