There was / There were: stavki, vaje, testi in primeri

There was / There were uporabljamo

There was / There were se uporablja za izražanje, da je nekaj obstajalo, bilo prisotno ali se nahajalo nekje v preteklosti.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Včeraj je bila na mizi knjiga.
There were two students in the classroom.
V učilnici sta bila dva študenta.

There was / There were Oblika

Oblika je odvisna od tega, ali govorimo o eni stvari / neštevnem samostalniku ali o več kot eni stvari v preteklosti.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Zjutraj je prišlo do težave s tiskalnikom.
There was some milk in the fridge.
V hladilniku je bilo nekaj mleka.
There were three chairs in the room.
V sobi so bili trije stoli.

There was / There were Pravilo

  • There was se uporablja z edninskim samostalnikom, there were pa z množinskim samostalnikom.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Z neštevnimi samostalniki običajno uporabljamo there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Bilo je dovolj hrane za vse.
    There was some information in the report.
    V poročilu je bilo nekaj informacij.
  • Po zgradbi pogosto dodamo kraj ali časovno podrobnost: v sobi, na mizi, včeraj zvečer.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Pod stolom je bila mačka.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Včeraj je bilo na avtobusni postaji veliko ljudi.
  • V trdilnih povedih pogosto uporabljamo some, v vprašanjih in nikalnih povedih pa pogosto uporabljamo any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • V govorjeni angleščini se there was pogosto uporablja v svoji običajni obliki, nikalna oblika pa se pogosto skrajša v there wasn’t. Pri there were sta pogosti polna oblika ali there weren’t.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Če seznam sledi zgradbi, se glagol pogosto ujema s prvim samostalnikom na seznamu.
    ✅ 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 Zanikanje

Nikalna oblika se tvori z not: there was not / there wasn’t in 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.
V omari ni bilo nič sladkorja.
There weren’t any free tables.
Ni bilo nobene proste mize.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Tisto jutro ni bilo veliko prometa.

There was / There were Vprašanja

V vprašanjih pride was ali were pred there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Ali je bila prej tukaj v bližini lekarna?
Were there any clean cups?
Ali je bilo kaj čistih skodelic?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Zakaj je bilo sinoči toliko hrupa?
How many students were there in your group?
Koliko študentov je bilo v vaši skupini?

There was / There were Tipične napake

❌ 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 Stavki

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Pred leti je bilo blizu moje hiše avtobusno postajališče.
There were four computers in the office.
V pisarni so bili štirje računalniki.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
V kuhinji je bilo nekaj kave.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
V moji torbi ni bilo dovolj prostora.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
V hladilniku ni bilo jajc.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Ali je bila prej blizu postaje banka?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Ali so bile v tem stavku kakšne napake?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Na tej ulici je bila dobra restavracija.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Lani poleti je bilo na vrtu veliko rož.
There was too much noise in there.
Tam je bilo preveč hrupa.

There was / There were Primeri

There was a message on your phone.
Na tvojem telefonu je bilo sporočilo.
There were some children in the park.
V parku je bilo nekaj otrok.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Včeraj je bil sestanek ob 10. uri.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Ni bilo več kruha.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Pred leti v tej vasi ni bilo veliko trgovin.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Je bilo na televiziji kaj zanimivega za gledati?
Were there any messages for me?
Ali je bilo kaj sporočil zame?
There was a strange smell in the room.
V sobi je bil čuden vonj.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Prejšnji mesec sta bila v našem razredu dva nova učenca.
How many pages were there in that book?
Koliko strani je bilo v tisti knjigi?

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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