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There was / There were
There was / There were
• Son el pasado de “there
  is” y “there are”.

• Significan “había” o
  “hubo”.
There was / There were
• “There was” expresa que
  había una cosa.
• Se usa con sustantivos
  contables en singular y
  con incontables.
There was / There were
• “There were” expresa
  que había dos cosas o
  más.
• Se usa con sustantivos
  contables en plural.
There was / There were
• La forma negativa es:
“There wasn’t...” / “There
 was not...”
“There weren’t...” / “There
 were not...”
There was / There were
• La forma interrogativa
  es:
“Was there...?”

“Were there...?”
There was / There were
• Las respuestas breves:
“Yes, there was.”
“No,there wasn’t.”
“Yes,there were.”
“No,there weren’t.”
Había un pub en el pueblo.

 There was a pub in the village.
No había dinero en la casa.

  There wasn’t any money in the
             house.
¿Había un fantasma en el
   pub? Si, lo había.
 Was there a ghost in the pub?
       Yes, there was.
¿Había soldados en el
pueblo? No, no los había.
 Were there any soldiers in the
  village? No, there weren’t.
No había gente en la casa.

   There weren’t any people in
          the house.
Había noticias del pueblo.

 There was some news from the
            village.
¿Había comida en el pub?
      Si, la había.
  Was there any food in the
    pub? Yes, there was.
Había fantasmas en el
       pueblo.
There were some ghosts in the
           village.
No había un perro en la
         casa
  There wasn’t a dog in the
          house.
Marga Renedo Gómez

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There was

  • 1. There was / There were
  • 2. There was / There were • Son el pasado de “there is” y “there are”. • Significan “había” o “hubo”.
  • 3. There was / There were • “There was” expresa que había una cosa. • Se usa con sustantivos contables en singular y con incontables.
  • 4. There was / There were • “There were” expresa que había dos cosas o más. • Se usa con sustantivos contables en plural.
  • 5. There was / There were • La forma negativa es: “There wasn’t...” / “There was not...” “There weren’t...” / “There were not...”
  • 6. There was / There were • La forma interrogativa es: “Was there...?” “Were there...?”
  • 7. There was / There were • Las respuestas breves: “Yes, there was.” “No,there wasn’t.” “Yes,there were.” “No,there weren’t.”
  • 8. Había un pub en el pueblo. There was a pub in the village.
  • 9. No había dinero en la casa. There wasn’t any money in the house.
  • 10. ¿Había un fantasma en el pub? Si, lo había. Was there a ghost in the pub? Yes, there was.
  • 11. ¿Había soldados en el pueblo? No, no los había. Were there any soldiers in the village? No, there weren’t.
  • 12. No había gente en la casa. There weren’t any people in the house.
  • 13. Había noticias del pueblo. There was some news from the village.
  • 14. ¿Había comida en el pub? Si, la había. Was there any food in the pub? Yes, there was.
  • 15. Había fantasmas en el pueblo. There were some ghosts in the village.
  • 16. No había un perro en la casa There wasn’t a dog in the house.