There is/are or there was/were

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Complete the sentences.

Questions:

1) __________________ three apples on the table yesterday.

there was
there is
there are
there were

2) __________________ three apples on the table today.

there are
there was
there is
there were

3) __________________ a cat near the school today.

there are
there were
there was
there is

4) __________________ a cat near the school yesterday.

there are
there were
there was
there is

5) __________________ some people in this street 3 days ago.

there is
there were
there are
there was

6) Yesterday __________________ only one banana in my bag.

there is
there are
there was
there were

7) __________________ only 15 people in this bus today

there was
there were
there is
there are
8) __________________ three thieves in the bank yesterday.
there is
there are
there was
there were

9) __________________ no policeman in the bank yesterday.

there is
there are
there was
there were

10) __________________ some games in this shop now.

there was
there is
there were
there are

ANSWERS:

1. there were
2. there are
3. there is
4. there was
5. there were
6. there was
7. there are
8. there were
9. there was
10. there are

THERE WAS/THERE WERE, WAS/WERE

1. ________ a terrible earthquake in Japan in 2005.

There was
Was
There were
2. The cake _________on the table when I arrived home.
were
wasn't
there wasn't
3. _________ any apples left when I came back home yesterday.
 There weren't
There wasn't
There were
4. How many children __________ at the party?
there were
was there
were there
5. _________ any water in the bottle? No, _________ any!
Was there / wasn't there
Was there / there wasn't
Were there / there weren't

EXERCISE 2: Complete with WAS, WERE, THERE WAS, THERE WERE in the
affirmative, interrogative or negative.

a) Annie at home when I phoned her. We were speaking for half an hour!
b) My sister at school yesterday. She fell ill and she stayed at home.
c) Our teachers angry because we didn't do the homework.
d) many students at the theatre play, just a few.
e) enough time to finish the exam. I couldn't do the last part!
f) many people at the party?
g) enough food for everyone?
h) I phoned Mary, but anyone home.
i) We at the party until midnight.
j) Alice in my house yesterday afternoon. We doing our homework together.

Instructions: Choose the correct form.

Q1 - There ____ many people at the show.

was
were
Q2 - ____ you tired?

Was
Were
Q3 - They ____ late.

was
were
Q4 - I ____ very annoyed.

was
were
Q5 - She ____ there.
 was
were
Q6 - Everybody ____ pleased.

was
were
Q7 - There ____ no trouble at the party.

was
were
Q8 - ____ there any difficulty in finding it?

Was
Were
Q9 - Who ____ at the meeting?

was
were
Q10 - It ____ no bother.

was
were
Q11 - How much ____ they?

was
were
Q12 - How many ____ there?

was
were
Either could be used here.
Q13 - We _____ too late.

was
were
Either could be used here.
Q14 - It ____ ours.

wasn't
weren't
Q15 - It ____ impossible.

was
were
Either could be used here.
Q16 - It ____ the boys who took it.

was
were