There was There were – Usos

there was there were inglês explicação

 

Vamos falar agora sobre o passado do There is e There are. Quando quiser falar sobre algo que havia em sua casa, por exemplo, faça uso do there was ou there were. O there was é usado para falar sobre frases no singular, ou seja, uma pessoa ou objeto apenas, por exemplo. O there were é usado para falar sobre o plural – dois ou mais objetos.

 

Frases afirmativas: THERE + TO BE (PAST)

 

THERE WAS

There was a dog in my house but it died last weekend! I’m sad!

There was a soda in my refrigerator. My son drank it in the morning.

 

THERE WERE

There were two dogs in my house but they died last weekend. I’m sad!

There were two soda in my refrigerator. My son drank them in the morning.

 

 

Frases negativas – THERE + TO BE (PAST) + NOT

There were not two cats in my house.

There was not one cat in my house

There were not two sofas in my living room.

There was not one car in my garage.

 

Frases interrogativas – TO BE (PAST) + THERE

Is there a closet in your bedroom?

Are there chairs in your kitchen?

Is there a book on the shelf?

Are there pets in your house?

 

 

Vamos praticar?

 

Exercises:

 

A) Were thereWas there notWas there soda in the refrigerator?

B) There waswerewas in’ two cars in my garage.

C) There was notwere notwere was two cats in my house.

 

 

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