Question

Fill in the gaps with there was or there were.
1.........many friends at Piglet's house yesterday.
2..........also a big birthday cake.
3. In the fridge.........
many orange juice bottles
4. But.........
no eggs in the fridge.
lots of chocolate cupcakes too.
6. When he was younger,.........
many trees hear his house.
7. Last week........
an accident here.
8..........
many cars involved.
9..........
a castle here a long time ago.
Ayúdenme por favor :(

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1 There were

2 There was

3 There were

4 There were

5 There were

6 There were

7 There was

8 There were

9 There was

Explicación:

There was - Había. Indica existencia en singular.

There were - Habían. Indica existencia en plural

Answer 2

Tema: there was / there were

Actividad:

Completar con la forma correcta del verb to be.

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$\boxed{\textbf{RESOLUCI\'ON}}$

1. There were many friends at Piglet's house yesterday.

2. There was also a big birthday cake.

3. In the fridge there were many orange juice bottles.

4. But there were no eggs in the fridge.

5. There were lots of chocolate cupcakes too.

6. When he was younger, there were many trees near his house

7. Last week there was an accident here.

8. There were many cars involved.

9. There was a castle here a long time ago.  

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$\boxed{\textbf{TRADUCCI\'ON}}$

1. Ayer había muchos amigos en la casa de Piglet.  

2. También había un gran pastel de cumpleaños.

3. En la heladera había muchas botellas de jugo de naranja.

4. Pero no había huevos en la heladera.  

5. También había muchos cupcakes de chocolate.

6. Cuando él era más joven, había muchos árboles cerca de su casa.

7. La semana pasada hubo un accidente aquí.

8. Hubo muchos coches involucrados.

9. Había un castillo aquí hace mucho tiempo.

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$\boxed{\textbf{TEOR\'IA}}$

Usamos las expresiones there was y there were para indicar la existencia de algo en el pasado.

Si estamos hablando de un sustantivo singular o incontable, usaremos there was.

En cambio, si nos referimos a un sustantivo plural, utilizamos there were.

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Saludos!

Atentamente,

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