Grammar Level 1- Lesson Nineteen
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Be Past Tense – Part 2 – There Was in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the Be Past Tense If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
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There was / There were
The verb “be” is often used in the past tense with the word “there”
Singular
There was…
Plural
There were…
To make the negative, add “not” to “was” or “were”
Singular
There was not…
There wasn’t…
Plural
There were not…
There weren’t…
To make a question, put “was” or “were” before “there”
Singular
Was there… ?
Plural
Were there… ?
examples
There was a lightning storm last night.
(In this sentence, “there” is used with the singular count noun, “storm.”)
There were many things to do and see at the amusement park.
(In this sentence, “there” is used with the plural count noun, “things.”)
There was also a lot of food there.
(In this sentence, “there” is used with the non-count noun, “food.”)
There were a lot of students on this website last night.
Were there a lot of students on this website last week?
There wasn’t any furniture in the apartment.
It was almost empty.
There weren’t any people in the room.
It was empty.
A: Was there a lot of food at the party?
B: Yes, there was.
A: Were there a lot of people at the meeting?
B: No, there weren’t.
A: How many students were there?
B: There were only four students.
Quiz for Be Past Tense – Part 2 – There Was
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Related Grammar Lessons
More practice with the important verb Be comes in below lessons:
- English Grammar Be with Examples
- English Grammar Be Negative with examples
- English Grammar Be Questions with examples
- English Grammar Be Past Tense with examples
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