There was / There were pravilo, primjeri, vježbe i testovi

There was / There were koristimo

There was / There were koristi se kako bi se reklo da je nešto postojalo, bilo prisutno ili se nalazilo negdje u prošlosti.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Jučer je na stolu bila knjiga.

There were two students in the classroom.
U učionici su bila dva učenika.

There was / There were Oblik

Oblik ovisi o tome govorimo li o jednoj stvari / nebrojivoj imenici ili o više od jedne stvari u prošlosti.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Jutros je došlo do problema s pisačem.

There was some milk in the fridge.
Bilo je malo mlijeka u hladnjaku.

There were three chairs in the room.
U sobi su bile tri stolice.

There was / There were Pravilo

There was koristi se uz imenicu u jednini, a there were koristi se uz imenicu u množini.

✅ There was a lamp near the bed.

✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
S nebrojivim imenicama obično koristimo there was.
There was enough food for everyone.
Bilo je dovoljno hrane za sve.

There was some information in the report.
U izvještaju je bilo nekih informacija.
Nakon strukture često dodajemo mjesto ili vremenski detalj: u sobi, na stolu, sinoć.
There was a cat under the chair.
Ispod stolca bila je mačka.

There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
Jučer je bilo mnogo ljudi na autobusnoj stanici.
U potvrdnim rečenicama često upotrebljavamo some, a u pitanjima i niječnim rečenicama često upotrebljavamo any.

✅ There were some cookies in the box.

✅ Were there any cookies in the box?

✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
U govornom engleskom jeziku, there was se često upotrebljava u svom redovitom obliku, a niječni se oblik obično skraćuje u there wasn’t. Uz there were, čest je puni oblik ili there weren’t.

✅ There wasn’t any message for you.

✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
Ako popis dolazi nakon strukture, glagol se često slaže s prvom imenicom na popisu.

✅ 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 Nijekanje

Negacija se tvori s not: there was not / there wasn’t i 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.
U ormariću nije bilo šećera.

There weren’t any free tables.
Nije bilo nijednog slobodnog stola.

There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Tog jutra nije bilo mnogo prometa.

There was / There were Pitanja

U pitanjima, was ili were dolazi prije there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Je li ovdje prije bila ljekarna?

Were there any clean cups?
Jesu li bile ikakve čiste šalice?

Why was there so much noise last night?
Zašto je sinoć bilo toliko buke?

How many students were there in your group?
Koliko je bilo studenata u vašoj grupi?

There was / There were Tipične pogreške

❌ 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 Rečenice

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Prije mnogo godina u blizini moje kuće bila je autobusna stanica.

There were four computers in the office.
U uredu su bila četiri računala.

There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Bilo je malo kave u kuhinji.

There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
U mojoj torbi nije bilo dovoljno mjesta.

There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
U hladnjaku nije bilo jaja.

Was there a bank near the station before?
Je li prije bila banka blizu stanice?

Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Je li bilo kakvih pogrešaka u ovoj rečenici?

There was a good restaurant on this street.
Na ovoj je ulici bio dobar restoran.

There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Prošlog ljeta bilo je mnogo cvijeća u vrtu.

There was too much noise in there.
Tamo je bilo previše buke.

There was / There were Primjeri

There was a message on your phone.
Bila je poruka na tvom telefonu.

There were some children in the park.
U parku je bilo nekoliko djece.

There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Jučer je bio sastanak u 10 sati.

There wasn’t any bread left.
Nije ostalo nimalo kruha.

There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Prije mnogo godina u ovom selu nije bilo mnogo trgovina.

Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Je li bilo ičega zanimljivog za gledati na televiziji?

Were there any messages for me?
Je li bilo poruka za mene?

There was a strange smell in the room.
U sobi se osjećao čudan miris.

There were two new students in our class last month.
Prošli mjesec bila su dva nova učenika u našem razredu.

How many pages were there in that book?
Koliko je stranica bilo u toj knjizi?

There was / There were: rečenice, vježbe, testovi i primjeri

There was / There were koristimo

There was / There were Oblik

There was / There were Pravilo

There was / There were Nijekanje

There was / There were Pitanja

There was / There were Tipične pogreške

There was / There were Rečenice

There was / There were Primjeri

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