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, nunca it 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

How was the party?¿Qué tal la fiesta?
Great! There were a lot of people.¡Genial! Había mucha gente.
Was there any food?¿Había comida?
Yes, but there wasn't much music.Sí, pero no había mucha música.

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Para llevar

  • there was + singular · there were + plural.
  • “Había/hubo” = there was/were, nunca it 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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