AFIRMATIVA THERE+
VERB TO BE IN PAST
(WAS,WERE)+COMPLEMENT
NEGATIVE THERE + VERB
TO BE IN PAST
(WAS,WERE) + NOT +
COMPLEMENT
INTERROGATIVA VERB TO
BE IN PAST (WAS,WERE) +
THERE + COMPLEMENT +
?
FUNCTION
There was / there
were, aré impersonal
expressions , existence
and permanente in
past.
EXAMPLES
Was there a park there ? -Yes, there
was -No, there wasn't Were there any
restaurants? -Yes, there were -No,
there weren't
There wasn't a
shop There
weren't any
shops There
weren't moré
chairs There
wasn't food
There was a
bank There
were some
banks
NOTES
-There was : había I,he,se,it Is -There were: habían
You, we, they Are -En las preguntas se responden
con la forma corta Yes, there (was,were) No,
there(was,were) -there was : singular -there were:
plural -Are used with uncountable nouns