There was / There were noteikums, piemēri, vingrinājumi un testi

There was / There were izmantojam

There was / There were lieto, lai pateiktu, ka kaut kas pagātnē eksistēja, atradās vai bija novietots kaut kur.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Vakar uz galda bija grāmata.

There were two students in the classroom.
Klasē bija divi skolēni.

There was / There were Forma

Forma ir atkarīga no tā, vai pagātnē mēs runājam par vienu lietu / neskaitāmu lietvārdu vai par vairāk nekā vienu lietu.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Šorīt radās problēma ar printeri.

There was some milk in the fridge.
Ledusskapī bija nedaudz piena.

There were three chairs in the room.
Istabā bija trīs krēsli.

There was / There were Noteikums

There was lieto ar vienskaitļa lietvārdu, un there were lieto ar daudzskaitļa lietvārdu.

✅ There was a lamp near the bed.

✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
Ar neskaitāmiem lietvārdiem mēs parasti lietojam there was.
There was enough food for everyone.
Visiem pietika ēdiena.

There was some information in the report.
Ziņojumā bija sniegta zināma informācija.
Pēc struktūras mēs bieži pievienojam vietu vai laika detaļu: istabā, uz galda, pagājušajā naktī.
There was a cat under the chair.
Zem krēsla bija kaķis.

There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
Vakar autobusa pieturā bija daudz cilvēku.
Apstiprinošos teikumos mēs bieži lietojam some, bet jautājumos un noliegumos mēs bieži lietojam any.

✅ There were some cookies in the box.

✅ Were there any cookies in the box?

✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
Sarunvalodā angļu valodā there was bieži lieto tā parastajā formā, un nolieguma forma parasti tiek saīsināta uz there wasn’t. Ar there were bieži lieto pilno formu vai there weren’t.

✅ There wasn’t any message for you.

✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
Ja saraksts seko pēc konstrukcijas, darbības vārds bieži saskaņojas ar sarakstā pirmo lietvārdu.

✅ 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 Noliegums

Noliegumu veido ar not: there was not / there wasn’t un 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.
Skapītī nebija cukura.

There weren’t any free tables.
Nebija neviena brīva galdiņa.

There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Tajā rītā satiksme nebija liela.

There was / There were Jautājumi

Jautājumos was vai were ir pirms there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Vai šeit agrāk tuvumā bija aptieka?

Were there any clean cups?
Vai tur bija kādas tīras krūzes?

Why was there so much noise last night?
Kāpēc vakar vakarā bija tik liels troksnis?

How many students were there in your group?
Cik studentu bija tavā grupā?

There was / There were Tipiskas kļūdas

❌ 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 Teikumi

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Pirms vairākiem gadiem netālu no manas mājas bija autobusa pietura.

There were four computers in the office.
Birojā bija četri datori.

There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Virtuvē bija nedaudz kafijas.

There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Manā somā nebija pietiekami daudz vietas.

There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Ledusskapī nebija nevienas olas.

Was there a bank near the station before?
Vai agrāk pie stacijas bija banka?

Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Vai šajā teikumā bija kādas kļūdas?

There was a good restaurant on this street.
Šajā ielā bija labs restorāns.

There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Pagājušajā vasarā dārzā bija daudz ziedu.

There was too much noise in there.
Tur bija pārāk daudz trokšņa.

There was / There were Piemēri

There was a message on your phone.
Tavā telefonā bija ziņa.

There were some children in the park.
Parkā bija daži bērni.

There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Vakar pulksten desmitos notika sapulce.

There wasn’t any bread left.
Maize vairs nebija palikusi.

There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Pirms vairākiem gadiem šajā ciemā nebija daudz veikalu.

Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Vai televīzijā bija kaut kas interesants, ko skatīties?

Were there any messages for me?
Vai man bija kādas ziņas?

There was a strange smell in the room.
Istabā bija dīvaina smaka.

There were two new students in our class last month.
Pagājušajā mēnesī mūsu klasē bija divi jauni skolēni.

How many pages were there in that book?
Cik lappušu bija tajā grāmatā?

There was / There were: teikumi, vingrinājumi, testi un piemēri

There was / There were izmantojam

There was / There were Forma

There was / There were Noteikums

There was / There were Noliegums

There was / There were Jautājumi

There was / There were Tipiskas kļūdas

There was / There were Teikumi

There was / There were Piemēri

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