There was / There were: sakiniai, pratimai, testai ir pavyzdžiai

There was / There were naudojame

There was / There were vartojama pasakyti, kad kažkas egzistavo, buvo, ar buvo kur nors praeityje.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Vakar ant stalo buvo knyga.
There were two students in the classroom.
Klasėje buvo du mokiniai.

There was / There were Forma

Forma priklauso nuo to, ar kalbame apie vieną daiktą / nesuskaičiuojamą daiktavardį, ar apie daugiau nei vieną daiktą praeityje.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Šį rytą kilo problemų su spausdintuvu.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Šaldytuve buvo šiek tiek pieno.
There were three chairs in the room.
Kambaryje buvo trys kėdės.

There was / There were Taisyklė

  • There was vartojama su vienaskaitos daiktavardžiu, o there were vartojama su daugiskaitos daiktavardžiu.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Su nesuskaičiuojamaisiais daiktavardžiais paprastai vartojame there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Maisto užteko visiems.
    There was some information in the report.
    Ataskaitoje buvo šiek tiek informacijos.
  • Po sakinio struktūros dažnai pridedame vietą arba laiko detalę: kambaryje, ant stalo, praėjusią naktį.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Po kėde buvo katė.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Vakar autobusų stotelėje buvo daug žmonių.
  • Teigiamuose sakiniuose dažnai vartojame some, o klausiamuosiuose ir neigiamuose sakiniuose dažnai vartojame any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • Šnekamojoje anglų kalboje there was dažnai vartojama įprasta forma, o neigiama forma paprastai trumpinama į there wasn’t. Su there were dažna pilnoji forma arba there weren’t.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Jei po struktūros eina sąrašas, veiksmažodis dažnai derinamas su pirmuoju daiktavardžiu sąraše.
    ✅ 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 Neigimas

Neiginys sudaromas su not: there was not / there wasn’t ir 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.
Spintelėje nebuvo cukraus.
There weren’t any free tables.
Nebuvo nė vieno laisvo stalo.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Tą rytą eismas nebuvo intensyvus.

There was / There were Klausimai

Klausimuose was arba were eina prieš there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Ar anksčiau čia netoliese buvo vaistinė?
Were there any clean cups?
Ar buvo kokių nors švarių puodelių?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Kodėl praėjusią naktį buvo tiek daug triukšmo?
How many students were there in your group?
Kiek studentų buvo tavo grupėje?

There was / There were Tipinės klaidos

❌ 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 Sakiniai

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Prieš daugelį metų netoli mano namų buvo autobusų stotelė.
There were four computers in the office.
Biure buvo keturi kompiuteriai.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Virtuvėje buvo šiek tiek kavos.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Mano krepšyje nebuvo pakankamai vietos.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Šaldytuve nebuvo kiaušinių.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Ar anksčiau netoli stoties buvo bankas?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Ar šiame sakinyje buvo kokių nors klaidų?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Šioje gatvėje buvo geras restoranas.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Praėjusią vasarą sode buvo daug gėlių.
There was too much noise in there.
Ten buvo per daug triukšmo.

There was / There were Pavyzdžiai

There was a message on your phone.
Tavo telefone buvo žinutė.
There were some children in the park.
Parke buvo keli vaikai.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Vakar 10 valandą buvo susitikimas.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Duonos neliko.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Prieš daugelį metų šiame kaime nebuvo daug parduotuvių.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Ar per televizorių buvo ką nors įdomaus pažiūrėti?
Were there any messages for me?
Ar man buvo kokių nors žinučių?
There was a strange smell in the room.
Kambaryje buvo keistas kvapas.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Praėjusį mėnesį mūsų klasėje buvo du nauji mokiniai.
How many pages were there in that book?
Kiek puslapių buvo toje knygoje?

Programėlėje prieinami anglų kalbos gramatikos pratimai

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