There was/were

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with "there was" or "there were."

1. ____________ a big tree in the middle of the park.

2. ____________ three bicycles outside the school.
3. ____________ a funny joke in the comic book.
4. ____________ many colorful balloons at the birthday party.
5. ____________ a friendly cat in the backyard.
6. ____________ no homework for the students on Friday.
7. ____________ some interesting facts in the science textbook.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using "there was" or "there were."

1. The playground had swings.

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2. A rainbow appeared after the rain.
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3. A family of birds built a nest in the tree.
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4. The cafeteria served delicious pizza
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5. The library had interesting storybooks.
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6. A group of friends played soccer in the park.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE AND PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in past or present