Question

) Put in there was, there wasn’t / there were, there weren’t / was there,
were there.
a) I was hungry but __there wasn’t__ anything to eat.
b) __Were there__ any letters for me yesterday?
c) __________________________ a football match on TV last night. Did
you see it?
d) ‘We stayed at a very nice hotel.’ ‘Did you?
__________________________ a swimming pool?’
e) ‘Did you buy any eggs?’ ‘No, _______________________ any in the
shop.’
f) The wallet was empty. _________________________ any money on it.
g) ‘___________________________ many people at the meeting?’ ‘No,
very few.’
h) We didn’t visit the museum. _________________________ enough time.
i) I’m sorry I’m late. _________________________ a lot of traffic.
j) Twenty years ago _________________________ many tourists here.
Now there are a lot.

Answer 1

a) I was hungry but __there wasn’t__ anything to eat.

b) __Were there__ any letters for me yesterday?

c) There was a football match on TV last night. Did

you see it?

d) ‘We stayed at a very nice hotel.’ ‘Did you?

Was there a swimming pool?’

e) ‘Did you buy any eggs?’ ‘No, there wasn't any in the

shop.’

f) The wallet was empty. There wasn't any money on it.

g) ‘Were there many people at the meeting?’ ‘No,

very few.’

h) We didn’t visit the museum. There wasn't enough time.

i) I’m sorry I’m late. There was a lot of traffic.

j) Twenty years ago there weren't many tourists here.

Now there are a lot.

Answer 2

Para responder às questões utilizando There was/were, suas formas interrogativas e negativas, é importante saber que, neste contexto, eles serão utilizados com uma ideia de haver/existir no passado. Logo, havia/existia. Consequentemente as frases ficam:

• I was hungry but there wasn’t anything to eat.
• Were there any letters for me yesterday?
• There was a football match on TV last night. Did you see it?
• ‘We stayed at a very nice hotel.’ ‘Did you? Was there a swimming pool?’
• ‘Did you buy any eggs?’ ‘No, there weren't any in the shop.’
• The wallet was empty. There wasn't any money on it.
• ‘Were there many people at the meeting?’ ‘No, very few.’
• We didn’t visit the museum. There wasn't enough time.
• I’m sorry I’m late. There was a lot of traffic.
• Twenty years ago there weren't many tourists here. Now there are a lot.

Entendendo o uso de There was, were

O sentido de there was e were está remetido ao passado, dando um sentido de havia/existia.

Para completar frases que estão no singular na afirmativa, se utiliza there was. Em negativas, se utiliza there wasn't. Em perguntas, se utiliza was there.

Para completar frases que estão no plural na afirmativa, se utiliza there were. Em negativas, se utiliza there weren't. Em perguntas, se utiliza were there.

Um fator importante: não confundir there was, were com have ou has (estes são utilizados para dar ideia de posse, de pertencimento).

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