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THERE WAS / THERE WERE

Haba .

THERE WAS / WERE


There was / there were es utilizado para indicar que haba o no algo o alguien.

THERE WAS There was se usa para indicar que haba una sola cosa o persona. Se utiliza con nombres contables en singular e incontables. Con los nombres contables en singular se usa el artculo indefinido a/an. Con los nombres incontables se suele usar some en afirmativo y any en negativo e interrogativo. There was a pencil on the table There wasnt a pencil on the table Was there a pencil on the table? There was some milk in the bottle There wasnt any milk in the bottle Was there any milk in the bottle?

THERE WERE

There were se usa para indicar que haba ms de una cosa. Se utiliza con los nombres contables en plural. Se acompaa con nmeros o some en afirmativo y any en negativo e interrogativo

There were some tomatoes in the kitchen There werent any tomatoes in the kitchen Were there any tomatoes in the kitchen?

Creado y elaborado por Manuel Snchez del Valle

SINGULAR AFFIRMATIVE
Afirmativo

PLURAL There were


haba

There was
haba

NEGATIVE
Negativo

There wasnt no haba

There werent
no haba

QUESTIONS
Preguntas

How many were there ?


Cuntos as haba ?

QUESTIONS
Preguntas

Was there ?
Haba ?

Were there ?
Haba ?

SHORT ANSWERS
Respuestas cortas

Affirmative Yes, there was


S

Negative No, there, wasnt


No

Affirmative Yes, there were


S

Negative No, there werent


No

Creado y elaborado por Manuel Snchez del Valle

AFFIRMATIVE afirmativo
SINGULAR

NEGATIVE negativo There wasnt a pencil on the table


No haba un lpiz en la mesa

There was a pencil on the table


Haba un lpiz en la mesa

PLURAL

There were six books in the bag


Haba seis libros en la mochila

There werent six books in the bag


No haba seis libros en la mochila

QUESTIONS preguntas
SINGULAR

SHORT ANSWERS respuestas cortas


Affirmative Negative

Was there a pencil on the table?


Haba un lapiz en la mesa?

Yes, there was


S

No, there wasnt


No

Were there six books in the bag?


PLURAL

Yes, there were


S

No, there werent


No

Haba seis libros en la mochila?

How many rulers were there in the pencilcase?


Cuntas reglas haba en el estuche?

Creado y elaborado por Manuel Snchez del Valle

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