There was / There were: sinne, oefeninge, toetse en voorbeelde

There was / There were gebruik

Daar was word gebruik om te sê dat iets bestaan het, teenwoordig was, of geleë was êrens in die verlede.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Daar was gister 'n boek op die tafel.
There were two students in the classroom.
Daar was twee studente in die klaskamer.

There was / There were Vorm

Die vorm hang daarvan af of ons in die verlede oor een ding / ’n ontelbare selfstandige naamwoord of oor meer as een ding praat.

There was + singular noun / uncountable noun
There were + plural noun

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Daar was vanoggend ’n probleem met die drukker.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Daar was 'n bietjie melk in die yskas.
There were three chairs in the room.
Daar was drie stoele in die kamer.

There was / There were Reël

  • Daar was word met ’n enkelvoudige selfstandige naamwoord gebruik, en daar was word met ’n meervoudige selfstandige naamwoord gebruik.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Met ontelbare selfstandige naamwoorde gebruik ons gewoonlik daar was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Daar was genoeg kos vir almal.
    There was some information in the report.
    Daar was inligting in die verslag.
  • Na die struktuur voeg ons dikwels 'n plek of 'n tydsdetail by: in die kamer, op die tafel, gisteraand.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Daar was 'n kat onder die stoel.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Daar was gister baie mense by die bushalte.
  • In bevestigende sinne gebruik ons dikwels some, en in vrae en ontkennings gebruik ons dikwels any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • In gesproke Engels word there was dikwels in sy gewone vorm gebruik, en die ontkennende vorm word gewoonlik verkort na there wasn’t. Met there were is die volle vorm of there weren’t algemeen.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • As ’n lys ná die struktuur kom, stem die werkwoord dikwels ooreen met die eerste selfstandige naamwoord in die lys.
    ✅ There was a sofa and two chairs in the living room.
    ✅ There were two chairs and a sofa in the living room.

There was / There were Ontkenning

Ontkenning word met nie gevorm: daar was nie en daar was nie.

There was not + singular noun / uncountable noun
There were not + plural noun

There wasn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
Daar was geen suiker in die kas nie.
There weren’t any free tables.
Daar was geen gratis tafels nie.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Daar was daardie oggend nie veel verkeer nie.

There was / There were Vrae

In vrae kom was of were voor there.

Was there + singular noun / uncountable noun?
Were there + plural noun?
Wh-word + was / were + there ...?

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Was daar voorheen 'n apteek naby hier?
Were there any clean cups?
Was daar enige skoon koppies?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Hoekom was daar gisteraand so baie geraas?
How many students were there in your group?
Hoeveel studente was daar in jou groep?

There was / There were Tipiese foute

❌ There was two windows in the room.
✅ There were two windows in the room.
❌ There were some milk in the fridge.
✅ There was some milk in the fridge.
❌ Was there any books on the shelf?
✅ Were there any books on the shelf?
❌ In my bag was a notebook.
✅ There was a notebook in my bag.
❌ There were a lot of water on the floor.
✅ There was a lot of water on the floor.

There was / There were Sinne

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Daar was jare gelede 'n bushalte naby my huis.
There were four computers in the office.
Daar was vier rekenaars in die kantoor.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Daar was koffie in die kombuis.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Daar was nie genoeg plek in my sak nie.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Daar was geen eiers in die yskas nie.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Was daar voorheen 'n bank naby die stasie?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Was daar enige foute in hierdie sin?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Daar was 'n goeie restaurant in hierdie straat.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Daar was verlede somer baie blomme in die tuin.
There was too much noise in there.
Daar was te veel geraas daarbinne.

There was / There were Voorbeelde

There was a message on your phone.
Daar was ’n boodskap op jou foon.
There were some children in the park.
Daar was 'n paar kinders in die park.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Daar was gister om 10-uur ’n vergadering.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Daar was geen brood oor nie.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Daar was jare gelede nie baie winkels in hierdie dorp nie.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Was daar iets interessant om op TV te kyk?
Were there any messages for me?
Was daar enige boodskappe vir my?
There was a strange smell in the room.
Daar was 'n vreemde reuk in die kamer.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Daar was verlede maand twee nuwe leerlinge in ons klas.
How many pages were there in that book?
Hoeveel bladsye was daar in daardie boek?

Engelse grammatikaoefeninge beskikbaar in die app

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Be going to

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech There is / There are There was / There were

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to