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THERE WAS
A /AN
There were a lot of people at the park yesterday, There was a nice fair, There were some horses, There was an ice cream parlor, There were 10 benches, There was a clown.
REMEMBER: In singular we use (a / an) and in plural we use an (s). We cannot ever use both at the same time. Example: There were 3 bottles of milk in the fridge last night. There was an apple.
IMPORTANT: There are some nouns which have a special pluralization form. Example: Child children Fish fish EXERCISES A) FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WAS / WERE December 25 , Dear Santa:
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Thank you very much for all the presents you left me last Xmas, I enjoyed them very much. We had a great Xmas party tonight. Can you ever join us? There ______ a big cake, there ______ different dishes; you know my mom is an excellent cook. There ______ also a funny jelly, there ______ bags of candy for all the children, there ______ a raffle and there ______ a lot of presents.
B)
4. problems / office / weeks / ago / there / many / too / were / the / in / two.
QUESTIONS
As you do it in present, just place was / were at the beginning to ask a question.
Was there a nice program on TV last night? Yes, there was one.
Were there beautiful girls at the last party? No, there werent any.
Was there a bottle of water on the table this morning? No, there wasnt one.
Were there nice people last course? Yes, there were nice ones.
EXERCISES
A)
1. _______________________________________________________________________________? No, there wasnt one. 2. _______________________________________________________________________________? Yes and there were nice boys, too. 3. _______________________________________________________________________________? No, there were 3. 4. _______________________________________________________________________________? There were 10. 5. _______________________________________________________________________________? Yes, there was one.