Here was/ There were There was significa havia / existia Se us...

Here was/ There were There was significa havia / existia Se usa em singular

There was a cellphone on the table. (Havia um celular na mesa)

There were significa havia / existia. Se usa em plural.

There were two cellphones on the table. (Havia dois celulares na mesa)

Forma negativa:

There was not a cellphone on the table ( Não havia um celular na mesa )

There were not two cellphones on the table. (Não havia dois celulares na mesa )

Forma Interrogativa :

Was there a cellphone on the table? (Havia um celular na mesa?

Were there two cellphones on the table? (Havia dois celulares na mesa? )

Examples:

There were twenty students at school. (Havia vinte alunos na escola)

N: There were not twenty students at school. ( Não havia vinte alunos na escola)

I: Were there twenty students at school ? ( Havia vinte alunos na escola ? )

Yes, there were. No, there were not.

There was a baby crying. ( Havia um bebe chorando )

N: There was not a baby crying. ( Não havia um bebe chorando )

I: Was there a baby crying? (Havia um bebe chorando? )

Yes, there was. No, there was not.

Activity

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There was a pen on the table. (Havia uma caneta na mesa)

N: There was not a pen on the table.

I: Was there a pen on the table?

Yes, there was. No, there was not.

There were five teachers at school last week. (Havia cinco professores na escola semana passada)

N: There were not five teachers at school last week.

I: Were there five teachers at school last week?

Yes, there were. No, there were not.

1.- There were five babies crying. (Havia cinco bebes chorando)

N:

I:

Yes, No,

2.- There were forty people at the party. (Havia quarenta pessoas na festa)

N:

I:

Yes, No,

3.- There were clouds in the sky (Havia nuvens no cèu)

N:

I:

Yes, No,

4.- There was a sofa in this room. (Havia um sofá neste quarto)

N:

I:

Yes, No,

5.- There was a cat on the carpet (Havia um gato no tapete)

N:

I:

Yes, No,