There _____________ any people in Gillian’s house. But there ____________ some ghosts. There ______________ also an old cat called Harry. Harry the cat was angry because there _____________ a mouse to eat in the house. The other ghosts asked Gillian: were ______________ people in this house before? Yes, there _____________ some people here 100 years ago.
III. Circle the correct of THERE WAS / THERE WERE
1. There was / were many good movies at the cinema listings. 2. was / were there a map of the world in your classroom?
3. There were / was only one drugstore open last night.
4. There were / was many tornados in USA last year.
5. There were / was a park that I used to visit when I was a child. I loved it.
IV. Correct the false sentences.
1. There was an electric light in the room. _____________________________________ 2. There wasn’t some concerts last month. ____________________________________ 3. Was there some letters on the table? ______________________________________ 4. There was many exams last term. _________________________________________ 5. There weren’t any email on Messenger. _____________________________________ 6. Were there a party in your family recently? _________________________________ 7. There were many places to visit in London. _________________________________ 8. There weren’t any hotel available in my travel. _______________________________ 9. There was two hurricanes in Nashville. _____________________________________ 10. There was an important meeting in my job. _________________________________
Respuestas a la pregunta
Respuesta:
There ___wasn't___ any people in Gillian’s house. But there ___were___ some ghosts. There ___was___ also an old cat called Harry. Harry the cat was angry because there ___weren't___ a mouse to eat in the house. The other ghosts asked Gillian: were __there__ people in this house before? Yes, there __were__ some people here 100 years ago.
III. Circle the correct of THERE WAS / THERE WERE
1. There was / were many good movies at the cinema listings.
2. was / were there a map of the world in your classroom?
3. There were / was only one drugstore open last night.
4. There were / was many tornados in USA last year.
5. There were / was a park that I used to visit when I was a child. I loved it.
IV. Correct the false sentences.
1. There was an electric light in the room.
_There wasn't an electric light in the room_
2. There wasn’t some concerts last month.
_There was some concerts last month_
3. Was there some letters on the table?
_Were there some letters in the table?_
4. There was many exams last term.
_There were many exams last term_
5. There weren’t any email on Messenger.
_There wasn't any email on Messenger_
6. Were there a party in your family recently?
_Was there a party in your family recent?_
7. There were many places to visit in London.
_There weren't many places to visit in London_
8. There weren’t any hotel available in my travel.
_There wasn't any hotel available in my travel_
9. There was two hurricanes in Nashville.
_There were two hurricanes in Nashville_
10. There was an important meeting in my job.
_There wasn't an important meeting in my job_
Explicación:
Cuando es singular se usa THERE WAS, ya sean cosas o personas
Cuando es plural se usa THERE WERE, ya sean cosas o personas
Singular = I (yo), You (tú), He (él), She (ella), It (eso, "animales o cosas")
Plural = You (ustedes), We (nosotros), They (ellos)