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LESSON 1C: There weren’t many people in this town

Grammar: There was / there were
There was paper in the house. Was there any information? No, there wasn’t
There were chairs in the class. Were there some churches many years No, there weren’t
ago?
Negative: Wh-questions
There wasn’t any juice on the table. Where was there a museum?
There weren’t any lemons in the fridge. What were there inside the
house?

Positive Questions:

1. Complete with there was or there were.

1. _There was_ a birthday cake.
2. _There were_ a lot of people in New York.
3. _Was there_ music at their party?
4. _There wasn’t_ any money in her wallet.
5. _Was there_ a music festival in your town?
6. _There weren’t_any chocolate biscuits.

2. This is a very famous place in London called Piccadilly Circus.

The photo was taken in 1896. Look at the photo and write the correct option.

1._There were hundreds of people.

2. _There wasn’t a double-decker
bus.
3._There were_ many horsedrawn
4._There was_a lot of traffic.
5. _There wasn’t_any zebra
crossing
6. _There were_some old buildings.
7. _There was_a flag on top of the
building on the left.

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3. Complete the sentences with "there was" or "there were"

in the affirmative, the negative or interrogative.

a._Was there__ a lot of rubbish in the bin?

b. Did you see famous people in the cinema? -No, _there weren’t__any famous people.
c. __There was_ an actor in the restaurant.
d. _Was there__a plastic cup on the table?
e. Did you buy any milk? -No, _There wasn’t_ any milk in the shop.