THERE WAS/WERE

GRAMMAR REVIEW

THERE WAS vs. THERE WERE

María Ochoa

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THERE WAS vs. THERE WERE

INTERROGATIVA

NEGATIVA

AFIRMATIVA

THERE WAS + SUSTANTIVO SINGULAR

THERE WASN'T + SUSTANTIVO SINGULAR

WAS THERE + SUSTANTIVO SINGULAR

THERE WERE + SUSTANTIVO PLURAL

THERE WEREN'T + SUSTANTIVO PLURAL

WERE THERE + SUSTANTIVO PLURAL

THERE WAS + SUSTANTIVO INCONTABLE

WAS THERE + SUSTANTIVO INCONTABLE

THERE WASN'T + SUSTANTIVO INCONTABLE

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ONLINE LESSON

Listen to Mr Pea talking about the uses of THERE WAS and THERE WERE.

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LISTENING A SONG

Listen to this song from The Beatles, and identify the uses of THERE WAS and THERE WERE

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READING A SHORT STORY

Read this short story and identify the uses of THERE WAS and THERE WERE

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TIME TO PRACTICE

Choose one of these 3 activities and put into practice the uses of THERE WAS and THERE WERE.

True or false

Fill in the blanks

Essay

Listen to the audio of the song again and fill in the missing words.

Write a brief essay telling the things that there were and there weren't in your house a year ago.

Read the short story again and answer these true/false questions.

ABOUT THE VIDEO

Remember that you can activate the subtitle option to better understand what Mr. Pea says.

In the video, you will find the explanation of the grammatical structure as well as different examples and some activities to check that you have understood it.

Till There Was You The Beatles

There was love all around But I never heard it singing No I never heard it at all Till there was you Then there was music and wonderful roses they tell me in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew There was love all around But I never heard it singing No I never heard it at all Till there was you Till there was you

There were bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing No, I never heard them at all Till there was you There were birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all Till there was you Then there was music and wonderful roses they tell me in in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew

A REALLY BAD DAY

Last week, there was one really, really bad day. It was Monday. Usually, there are about 25 students in my class, but that day, there were only 5 people! It wasn't warm. In fact, it was really cold. It was raining a lot. It was dark and gray outside. There wasn't any sunshine. I think the students weren't at school because they were sick. They were at home. Maybe they were in bed. Mr. Jibbit is our teacher. He is always at school. He is never at home on a Monday. Last Monday was no different. He was not in bed. He was in the classroom, and he was cold! Why was he so cold? That's a very good question. He was cold because the heater in the school was broken. It was freezing. The school was like a refrigerator. Our room was like a freezer! And poor Mr. Jibbit was like ice! The small class was cold, cold, cold! The next days were much warmer. The heater was fixed on Tuesday, so everything was ok. There were 25 students, not only 5. But where was Mr. Jibbit? He wasn't there. He was at home, sick in bed!

1. There were 25 students in the class that Monday. 2. It was warm that day. 3. Mr. Jibbit was present that Monday. 4. The heater in the school was working that day. 5. Mr. Jibbit and the students felt cold that day. 6. The heater was broken on Tuesday. 7. The next days were warmer. 8. Mr. Jibbit had to stay at home because he got sick.

............... bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing No, I never heard them at all Till ............... you ............... birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all Till ............... you Then ............... music and wonderful roses they tell me in in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew ............... love all around But I never heard it singing No I never heard it at all Till ............... you Then ............... music and wonderful roses they tell me in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew ............... love all around But I never heard it singing No I never heard it at all Till ............... you Till ............... you

Example: Last year, there was a cat in my house, but it passed away. There were two cars, but one of them is broken now. There weren't three TVs, because we bought the third one last month. There wasn't a big freezer, because my grandparents gave it to us last week.