UNIT 1 : SIMPLE PAST

Activity 3: There was / There were

 

  • Objetivo: Utilizar el pasado simple del verbo ser o estar, para hablar del pasado.
  • Competencia: Utiliza el pasado simple para hablar de su pasado y dar información personal de personas que fueron importantes en la hisotoria de la humanidad, considerando las oportunidades del contexto.
  • Contenido: Simple past : verb to be, there was, there were, articles a/an.

 

Yesterday Today

  • There was an accident
  • There weren't a lot of cars
  • Was there a bad weather?

                Yes, there was.

  • There is a road
  • Are there few cars?

                No, there aren't

  • There is a good day

 

The verb "be" is often used in the past tense with the word "there"

 

Singular
Plural
There was...
There were...

To make the negative, add "not" to "was" or "were"

 

Singular
Plural
There was not...
There were not...
There wasn't...
There weren't...

To make a question, put "was" or "were" before "there"

 

Singular
Plural
Was there... ?
Were there... ?