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There were/There was, Forms, In the past tense we use there was for a…
There were/There was
There was
There was is used when you refer to one thing or person.
For example: There was a party last night
There were
There were is used when you refer to more than one thing or person.
For example: There were some problems with the delivery
Forms
Positive
There + Verb to be Complement
There + was a book.
There + Verb to be Complement
Negative
There + Verb to be Complement
There + wasn’t a book.
There + weren’t two people
Examples:
There was a cat in the house.
There was a dog barking at us.
There was money in the safe.
Examples:
There wasn’t any money in the bank.
There wasn’t any information in the file.
There wasn’t a christmas tree in the living room.
Interrogative
Verb to be + There Complement ?
Were + there two people?
Was + there a book?
Examples:
Was there a man standing here?
Was there a museum in that old town?
Was there a soccer player in the hot
In the past tense we use there was for a singular object and there were for plural objects