A)

Answ
er the
quest
ions
about
the
Pictur
e
using
There
to be:
There
was /
There
wasn
t ;
There
were/
There
were
nt.

(Are there)
____________
_________
any
B) airplanes in Wri
Re those days? te
wri (There is
Yes
te now)
/
th ____________ No
______ a taxi qu
e
se rank in
est
nt Scarlet
ion
en Road.
s
ce (Is there)
an
a___________ d
s
__________ a th
in
Th Fire Station
e
in this city? an
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(There aren sw
Si
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ers
____________ ac
le
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to
(some).
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th RT ____________
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there
wasn
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werent
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or
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s.

YE
S/
N
O
Q
UE
ST
IO
N
S

Was
there
/ wasn
t
there
a park
in this
road?

Were
there /
Werent
there
many
cars in
this
town in
1975?

_____________________
_____________?
_____________________
___________(one)
There was a zoo in
this city.
_____________________
______________?
_____________________
________( cinema)
There were a
cinema and a
museum in this
Avenue.
_____________________
______________?
_____________________
________( caf and a
museum)

VO
CA
BU
LA
RY

Railwa
y
statio
n;
town
hall;
fre
statio
n;
bridge
; city
center
;
harbo
r;
subur
bs;
doubl
e
rooms
; hotel
;
clifs;
hills;
trees,
surrou
nding
s...

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PRESENT
AFFIRMATIV NEGATIV
E
E
Nowadays
There is
There
isnt / is
no
e.g. There is
e.g. There
a park near
isnt a
this square
town all

PAST
AFFIRMATIV NEGATIVE
E
Ten years ago
There was
There
wasnt /
was no
e.g.: There
There wasn
was a bridge
t a harbor
in the city
in the city.
center
There were
There
werent
any / were
no
e.g.: There
There
were trees
werent
near this
any hills in
lake.
the
surrounding
s.

Was there a supermarket?

Was there a bank in town?

Were there cars in the street?

Was there a petrol station next

to the park?

THER
E
+
TO
BE

Were there trees in the park?

SINGULA
R

There are
PLURAL
e.g.: There
are few
houses in the
suburbs

There
arent
any / are
no
e.g.:
There
arent
any
double
rooms in
the hotel

Railway station; town hall; fre station ; bridge ; city center; harbour ; suburbs;
double rooms; hotel ; clifs; hills; trees, surroundings...
Werethere
Was
there/ /wasnt
Werent
there
there
a park
manyincars
this in
road?
this
town in 1975?
VOCABULARY
YES/ NO QUESTIONS

Yes, there were

was. (some).
No, there werent
wasnt (any)
SHORT ANSWERS

A) Answer the questions about the Picture using There to be: There was / There wasnt ; There were/ There werent.

Was there a petrol station next to

the park?
Were there trees in the park?
Were there cars in the street?
Was there a bank in town?
Was there a supermarket?

B) Rewrite the sentences in The Simple Past. Change the adverb if necessary.
(Are there) _____________________ any aeroplanes in those days?
(There is now) __________________ a txi rank in Scarllet Road.
(Is there) a_____________________ a Fire Station in this city?
(There arent) __________________ any traffic lights at that time.
( Today there is ) _______________ a important football match .

Write Yes/ No questions and the answers according to the information in brackets.
There were two museums in 1988.
__________________________________? ________________________________(one)
There was a zoo in this city.
___________________________________? _____________________________( cinema)
There were a cinema and a museum in this Avenue.
___________________________________? _____________________________( caf and a museum)