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    There Was J There Were

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    THERE WAS – THERE WERE

    Utilizamos “there was/were” para expresar existencia en pasado; es decir lo que había antes pero ya no existe en la
    actualidad. Para oraciones con sustantivos singulares utilizamos “There was…” Para oraciones con sustantivos plurales
    utilizamos “There were…”

    Affirmative Negative Interrogative


    Singular Singular Singular
    There was + singular noun There wasn’t + singular noun Was there + singular noun?
    There was a nice park in my town There wasn’t a nice park in my town Was there a nice park in my town?
    There was a window in my bedroom There wasn’t a window in my Was there a window in my bedroom?
    Plural bedroom Plural
    There were + plural noun Plural Were there + plural noun?
    There were 20 rooms in the hotel There weren’t + plural noun Were there 20 rooms in the hotel?
    There were more forest in the past There weren’t 15 rooms in the hotel Were there more forest in the past?
    There weren’t more streets in the
    past

    Escribe 5 enunciados de cada uno como los ejemplos. Write five sentences about it, check the example.

    Affirmative Negative
    There was a nice park in my town. There wasn’t a window in my bedroom.

    there was little salt in the bag there wasn't little salt in the bag

    there were few oranges on the table There weren't few oranges on the table

    There were two dogs in the picture. There weren't two dogs in the picture.

    There were cats in the picture There weren't cats in the picture.

    there was much water in the pool. there wasn't much water in the pool.
    Interrogative
    Were there 20 rooms in the hotel?

    Was there little salt in the bag?

    Were there few oranges on the table?

    Were there two dogs in the picture?

    Were there cats in the picture?

    Was there much water in the pool?

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