There was / There were
El pasado de there is/are: there was para singular y there were para plural, con negativos y preguntas.
Nivel A26 min
Al terminar sabrás
- Usar there was con singular y there were con plural
- Formar el negativo (there wasn’t / weren’t)
- Preguntar con Was there…? / Were there…?
“Había / hubo”
there was y there were son el pasado de there is/are: significan había o hubo. there was + singular, there were + plural.
Afirmativo
- There was a party last night.Hubo una fiesta anoche.
- There were many people.Había mucha gente.
- There was a problem.Hubo un problema.
Negativo y preguntas
Negativo: there wasn't (singular), there weren't (plural). Pregunta: invierte → Was there a test? Were there any seats? Respuesta corta: Yes, there was. / No, there weren't.
Negativo y pregunta
- There wasn’t any food.No había comida.
- There weren’t any taxis.No había taxis.
- Was there a meeting?¿Hubo una reunión?
Errores comunes (del español)
It had many people.There were many people.
“Había” =
there was/were, nuncait had.There were a party.There was a party.
Singular →
there was.There was many people.There were many people.
Plural →
there were.
En contexto
Para llevar
there was+ singular ·there were+ plural.- “Había/hubo” =
there was/were, nuncait had. - Negativo:
there wasn't/there weren't. - Pregunta invirtiendo:
Was there…?/Were there…?
Práctica
Practica para completar
Responde y envía. Necesitas 3 de 4 para completar la lección. Reintentos ilimitados.
1. “___ a party last night.”
2. “___ many people.”
3. Negativo: “___ any food.”
4. Pregunta plural: “___ any seats?”
Fin de la lección
Describe un lugar en el pasado.
There was/were es clave para contar cómo era un lugar. Describe un sitio que visitaste en voz alta en el laboratorio y la IA corrige singular/plural y tu pronunciación, en español.
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