There was / There were правило, примери, упражнения и тестове

There was / There were използваме

There was / There were се използва, за да се каже, че нещо е съществувало, присъствало е или се е намирало някъде в миналото.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Вчера на масата имаше книга.

There were two students in the classroom.
В класната стая имаше двама ученици.

There was / There were Форма

Формата зависи от това дали говорим за едно нещо / неизброимо съществително или за повече от едно нещо в миналото.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Тази сутрин имаше проблем с принтера.

There was some milk in the fridge.
Имаше малко мляко в хладилника.

There were three chairs in the room.
В стаята имаше три стола.

There was / There were Правило

There was се използва с съществително име в единствено число, а there were се използва с съществително име в множествено число.

✅ There was a lamp near the bed.

✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
С неброими съществителни имена обикновено използваме there was.
There was enough food for everyone.
Имаше достатъчно храна за всички.

There was some information in the report.
В доклада имаше известна информация.
След структурата често добавяме място или уточнение за време: в стаята, на масата, снощи.
There was a cat under the chair.
Имаше котка под стола.

There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
Вчера на автобусната спирка имаше много хора.
В утвърдителни изречения често използваме some, а във въпроси и отрицателни изречения често използваме any.

✅ There were some cookies in the box.

✅ Were there any cookies in the box?

✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
В говоримия английски there was често се използва в обичайната си форма, а отрицателната форма обикновено се съкращава до there wasn’t. При there were е често срещана пълната форма или there weren’t.

✅ There wasn’t any message for you.

✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
Ако след конструкцията има списък, глаголът често се съгласува с първото съществително в списъка.

✅ 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 Отрицание

Отрицанието се образува с not: there was not / there wasn’t и there were not / there weren’t.

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

There wasn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
Нямаше никаква захар в шкафа.

There weren’t any free tables.
Нямаше никакви свободни маси.

There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Тази сутрин нямаше много движение.

There was / There were Въпроси

Във въпроси was или were идва преди there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Имаше ли аптека наблизо преди?

Were there any clean cups?
Имаше ли чисти чаши?

Why was there so much noise last night?
Защо снощи имаше толкова много шум?

How many students were there in your group?
Колко ученици имаше във вашата група?

There was / There were Типични грешки

❌ 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 Изречения

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Преди години имаше автобусна спирка близо до дома ми.

There were four computers in the office.
В офиса имаше четири компютъра.

There was some coffee in the kitchen.
В кухнята имаше малко кафе.

There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Нямаше достатъчно място в чантата ми.

There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
В хладилника нямаше никакви яйца.

Was there a bank near the station before?
Имаше ли банка близо до гарата преди?

Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Имаше ли някакви грешки в това изречение?

There was a good restaurant on this street.
На тази улица имаше добър ресторант.

There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Миналото лято в градината имаше много цветя.

There was too much noise in there.
Там беше твърде шумно.

There was / There were Примери

There was a message on your phone.
Имаше съобщение на телефона ти.

There were some children in the park.
Имаше няколко деца в парка.

There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Вчера имаше среща в 10 часа.

There wasn’t any bread left.
Не беше останал никакъв хляб.

There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Преди години в това село нямаше много магазини.

Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Имаше ли нещо интересно за гледане по телевизията?

Were there any messages for me?
Имаше ли съобщения за мен?

There was a strange smell in the room.
В стаята имаше странна миризма.

There were two new students in our class last month.
Миналия месец в нашия клас имаше двама нови ученици.

How many pages were there in that book?
Колко страници имаше в онази книга?

There was / There were: изречения, упражнения, тестове и примери

There was / There were използваме

There was / There were Форма

There was / There were Правило

There was / There were Отрицание

There was / There were Въпроси

There was / There were Типични грешки

There was / There were Изречения

There was / There were Примери

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