There was

There were
IMPORTANTE!!!

• There was y There were son el pasado

de «there is» y «there are».

• Significan en español había – habían –

hubo.
 THERE WAS...
There was se usa cuando hablamos de una
cosa, es decir hablamos de un sustantivo
singular. Este puede ser contable o
incontable.

Example:
There was a pencil on the table.
Había un lápiz sobre la mesa
 THERE WERE...
There were se usa cuando hablamos de dos
cosas o más (sustantivos plurales). Estos
sólo pueden ser contables.

Example:
There were three blind mice.
Habían tres ratones ciegos.
Observemos ahora las formas
negativas de there was y there
were:
Singular:
There was There wasn't
(había) (No había)

Plural:
There were There weren't
(habían) (No habían)
Observa las imágenes y lee las oraciones.

Yesterday, there were

seven fish in the fish tank.

Yesterday, there were four

shells in the fish tank.
Ahora que ocurre con oraciones negativas.

Yesterday, there weren't

three fish in the fish tank.

Yesterday, there wasn't

a shell in the fish tank.
Cuando queremos hacer preguntas con
there was y there were debemos
cambiar la posición de ambas
palabras...

There was Was there... ?

There were Were there...?

En ambos casos was y were deben ir primero que there.

Respondemos solo de esta forma:

Was there... ? Yes, there was. No, there wasn´t

Were there...? Yes, there were. No, there weren´t
Lee el siguiente texto y observa la
figura.
There was a school party
yesterday. In the party there
were some children in their
customes, for example: there
was a queen, there was a
witch and there was a clown,
but there wasn't any ghost.
There weren't any balloons
but there were a lot of
sweets and fun!!!
Ahora lee las siguientes preguntas y
observa como se responden.
1. Was there any ghost?
No, there wasn't.
(¿Había algún fantasma?
No, no había.)

2. Were there any children?

Yes, there were.
(¿Habían algunos niños?
Sí, sí habían)

3. Was there a party at school?

Yes, there was.
(¿Había una fiesta en la escuela?
Sí, sí había)
Ahora observe la figura y responda las
siguientes preguntas
4. Were there any balloons?
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5. Were there any sweets?

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6. Were there two clowns?

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