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There is / There are - Simple Past Interrogative
The Simple Past Interrogative is done as shown below:
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Affirmative |
Interrogative |
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Singular |
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Plural |
Examples:
Singular
Was there a man at the corner of the street?
Was there a glass on the table?
Was there a boy in the classroom?
Plural
Were there two men at the corner of the street?
Were there three glasses on the table?
Were there four boys in the classroom?
Now, as usual, let´s practice. Read, listen and repeat.
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Singular |
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Was there a strange receptionist at the company? She´s my sister-in-law, she´s kinda weird but I like her |
| 02 |
Was there a snake in the classroom you got in? When I left yesterday, there was a giant snake eating a rat |
| 03 |
Was there tea, coffee or milk to drink during the coffee break? Apart from that, what was there for eating? |
| 04 |
Was there enough time for you to finish your test? You were the last one to leave the classroom |
| 05 |
Was there a truck parked in front of your house? That´s Rosana´s truck, she loves driving trucks |
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Plural |
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Were there any vehicles on the streets today? The city looked so empty that I thought no one had left home |
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There was a horrible earthquake in the city a couple of minutes ago. Were there any fatal victims? |
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Were there any chances for the victims to survive? I heard it was the biggest quake ever |
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Were there any firemen at the moment to help the victims? There was a lot of people helping each other |
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Were there enough doctors and nurses to attend to the patients? Eventually, no one got seriously injured |
Practice
Write 10 sentences with "Was there/Were there". You must use a preposition of place or time (in, on, at)
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Singular |
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| 01 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 02 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 03 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 04 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 05 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Plural |
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| 01 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 02 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 03 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 04 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 05 | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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