Purpose of the Session: The student must know the basic grammar using there in the past in its three forms
YOUR COMPLETE NAME: Samata Ticona Evelin Yahdira
YOUR GRADE AND SECTION:_4B
E XE RCIS E S US ING T H E RE IN T H E PAS T
1THERE WAS / THERE WERE EXERCISES: THERE WAS - THERE WERE
affirmative, negative, question
a giraffe. a mermaid
a zebra. any boats.
a lion? any water?
many flowers a lot of fish.
any trees. a shark
insects? any children?
2. THERE WAS, THERE WERE WRITE: AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE, QUESTIONS
There was, there wasn't, was there?
01.- an island. 08.- a windmill?
02.- some seagulls 09.- a seal
03.- a cow.
04.- any water? 10.- clouds in the sky?
05.- any cars. 11.- some people.
06.- any ships? 12.- a whale.
07.- four sheep.
3. COMPLETE WITH THERE WAS/ THERE WERE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, INTERROGATIVE OR NEGATIVE:
a) a new student in your class last week? Yes, .
b) any students in the library at 3 o'clock yesterday. c) I think a boy waiting for you yesterday. d) any chicken left when I arrived home at lunchtime. e) any water in the fridge last night? I don't think so. f) any people at the museum?
4. COMPLETE AND MATCH WITH THE PICTURES:
a a) When I arrived to the canteen, any bread. b) a mouse under the chair and my mother started to yell! c) any students in the classroom when you arrived? d) any waffers left when Kevin came home. His brother had eaten them all. e) someone working in the garden when I passed by. f) a delicious birthday cake and I ate a big piece.
5. WAS, WERE, THERE WAS OR THERE WERE?
a) William Shakespeare a famous poet and playwright.
b) some people waiting for you at the door. c) How many apples in the cupboard? d) We very tired when we finished the PE lesson. e) You sister at the cinema with her friends last Friday. f) How much milk in the fridge yesterday? g) Miguel de Cervantes born in 1920. h) The police investigating a crime in my area. i) a lot of people at the concert last night. j) We happy with the exam results.
6. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE NEGATIVE (USE SHORT
FORMS):
a) There was a girl at the door. .
b) We were very happy with the test results. . c) Was there anyone at the door? . d) Were you in Italy in 2003? . e) William Shakespeare was born in 1566. .