There was/There were We use there was and there were to talk about something that happened in the past. We use there was when we are talking about one thing and there were when we are talking about two or more things. We use there was and there were with a noun. We use was with I, he, she and it. We use were with you, we and they. We often use there was/there were with a preposition such as at, in and on. Examples: There was a big storm last night. I didn’t go out because there was a lot of snow. There were a lot of people at the party. I’m sorry I’m late. There were some problems with the train. We use there was/there were to say how many or how much. Examples: There were three hundred people at the concert. I’m sorry I’m late. There was a lot of traffic on the roads. We use there was/there were to talk about something that existed in a particular place at a particular time in the past. Examples: There was a small village near where I grew up. When I was a child, there were only a few houses in the street. We use there was/there were + not to say that something did not exist. Examples: There wasn’t a lot of information about the new computer. There weren’t any problems with the new software. When we want to talk about something that happened more than once in the past, we can use used to. Examples: When I was a child, I used to go to the park every day. We used to live in a small house, but now we live in a big house. We don’t use there was/there were to talk about habitual past actions. We use would + verb to talk about habitual past actions. Examples: When I was a child, I would go to the park every day. We would always have a lot of fun when we were together.
Ejercicios Resueltos There Was There Were Ingles 2 Eso
Ejercicios resueltos de there was y there were en inglés para el nivel 2 de ESO.
There was y there were son dos verbos auxiliares que se utilizan para hablar de algo que sucedió en el pasado. En general, el verbo there was se usa para cosas que sucedieron en el pasado y que ya no existen, mientras que el verbo there were se usa para cosas que sucedieron en el pasado y que todavía existen.
Por ejemplo:
There was a time when I didn’t like school. (Había un tiempo en el que no me gustaba la escuela.)
There were ten students in my class. (Había diez estudiantes en mi clase.)
Veamos ahora algunos ejercicios de there was y there were para que practiques.
Ejercicio 1
Completa las siguientes oraciones con el verbo adecuado.
1. There _____ a lot of noise in the street last night.
2. There _____ a lot of people at the party.
3. There _____ a lot of snow in the mountains this winter.
4. There _____ a lot of traffic this morning.
5. There _____ a lot of furniture in the room.
6. There _____ a lot of work to do.
7. There _____ a lot of things to buy.
8. There _____ a lot of pictures on the wall.
9. There _____ a lot of animals in the zoo.
10. There _____ a lot of time to waste.
Solución
1. There was a lot of noise in the street last night.
2. There were a lot of people at the party.
3. There was a lot of snow in the mountains this winter.
4. There was a lot of traffic this morning.
5. There was a lot of furniture in the room.
6. There was a lot of work to do.
7. There were a lot of things to buy.
8. There were a lot of pictures on the wall.
9. There were a lot of animals in the zoo.
10. There was a lot of time to waste.
Ejercicio 2
Completa las siguientes oraciones con el verbo adecuado.
1. _____ there a lot of noise in the street last night?
2. _____ there a lot of people at the party?
3. _____ there a lot of snow in the mountains this winter?
4. _____ there a lot of traffic this morning?
5. _____ there a lot of furniture in the room?
6. _____ there a lot of work to do?
7. _____ there a lot of things to buy?
8. _____ there a lot of pictures on the wall?
9. _____ there a lot of animals in the zoo?
10. _____ there a lot of time to waste?
Solución
1. Was there a lot of noise in the street last night?
2. Were there a lot of people at the party?
3. Was there a lot of snow in the mountains this winter?
4. Was there a lot of traffic this morning?
5. Was there a lot of furniture in the room?
6. Was there a lot of work to do?
7. Were there a lot of things to buy?
8. Were there a lot of pictures on the wall?
9. Were there a lot of animals in the zoo?
10. Was there a lot of time to waste?
Ejercicio 3
Completa las siguientes oraciones con there was o there were.
1. _____ a lot of noise in the street last night.
2. _____ a lot of people at the party.
3. _____ a lot of snow in the mountains this winter.
4. _____ a lot of traffic this morning.
5. _____ a lot of furniture in the room.
6. _____ a lot of work to do.
7. _____ a lot of things to buy.
8. _____ a lot of pictures on the wall.
9. _____ a lot of animals in the zoo.
10. _____ a lot of time to waste.
Solución
1. There was a lot of noise in the street last night.
2. There were a lot of people at the party.
3. There was a lot of snow in the mountains this winter.
4. There was a lot of traffic this morning.
5. There was a lot of furniture in the room.
6. There was a lot of work to do.
7. There were a lot of things to buy.
8. There were a lot of pictures on the wall.
9. There were a lot of animals in the zoo.
10. There was a lot of time to waste.
Ejercicio 4
Completa las siguientes oraciones con there was o there were.
