This document contains 10 questions regarding whether certain events occurred at specific times and places in the past. Each question is answered with a simple "Yes, there was" or "No, there weren't" response followed by a brief clarifying statement. The questions cover a range of topics including the presence of people at various locations, scandals, medical issues, weather events and cultural celebrations.

1. 1.- Were there Canadians in this school yesterday? No, there weren’t.
There weren’t Canadians in this school yesterday.
2.- Was there a great commotion at the crime scene last night? Yes,
there was. There was a great commotion at the crime scene
yesterday night.
3.- Were there many people at Burger King’s two days ago? No,
there weren’t. There weren’t many people at Burger King’s two days
ago.
4.- Was there a big scandal in Hollywood last year? Yes, there was.
There was a big scandal in Hollywood last year.
5.- Were there three people in your family sick of cancer 5 years
ago? No, there weren’t. There weren’t three people in my family sick
of cancer 5 years ago.
6.- Was there a dangerous dog in your neighbor’s yard three months
ago? Yes, there was. There was a dangerous dog in my neighbor’s
yard three months ago.
7.- Were there sick people in your school last week? No, there
weren't. There weren't sick people in my school yesterday.
8.- Was there a dangerous hurricane on the Pacific ocean last
month? Yes, there was. There was a dangerous hurricane on the
Pacific ocean last month.
9.- Were there piñatas in your posada last Christmas? Yes, there
were. There were four piñatas in my posada last Christmas.
10.- Was there an influenza epidemic in China five years ago?
Yes, there was. There was an epidemic in China five years ago.
There was - There were
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