The document discusses the use of "there was" and "there were" in English and Catalan. It explains that "there was" is used to express that a single thing or person existed, while "there were" is used to express that multiple things or people existed. Examples are given of using these phrases in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms in both English and Catalan.

1. THERE WAS i THERE WERE
El There was s’utilitza per a expressar que alguna cosa o algú existia (singular).
Exemples
Anglès Català
There was a chair in the classroom. Hi havia una cadira a la classe.
El There were s’utilitza per a expressar que moltes coses o persones existien (plural).
Exemples
Anglès Català
There were 15 children in the park. Hi havia 15 nens al parc.
El there was o there were es pot escriure en forma afirmativa (que existia o existien),
negativa (que no existia o no existien) i interrogativa (pregunta si existia o no existien
alguna o algunes coses).
Forma afirmativa Forma negativa Forma interrogativa
Singular There was There was not Was there...?
Plural There were There were not Were there...?
Exemples
a) FORMA AFIRMATIVA
Anglès Català
Singular There was a car. Hi havia un cotxe.
There was a hotel. Hi havia un hotel.
There was a coin. Hi havia una moneda.
Plural There were trees. Hi havia arbres.
There were papers. Hi havia papers.
There were books. Hi havia llibres.
b) FORMA NEGATIVA
Anglès Català
Singular There was not a car. No hi havia un cotxe.
There was not a hotel. No hi havia un hotel.
There was not a coin. No hi havia una moneda.
Plural There were not trees. No hi havia arbres.
There were not papers. No hi havia papers.
There were not books. No hi havia llibres.

2. c) FORMA INTERROGATIVA
Anglès Català
Singular Was there a car ? Hi havia un cotxe?
Was there a hotel? Hi havia un hotel?
Was there a coin? Hi havia una moneda?
Plural Were there trees? Hi havia arbres?
Were there papers? Hi havia papers?
Were there books? Hi havia llibres?