There was / There were: meningar, övningar, tester och exempel

There was / There were använder

Det fanns används för att säga att något existerade, var närvarande eller befann sig någonstans i det förflutna.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Det låg en bok på bordet igår.
There were two students in the classroom.
Det fanns två elever i klassrummet.

There was / There were Form

Formen beror på om vi talar om en sak / ett oräkneligt substantiv eller mer än en sak i det förflutna.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Det var problem med skrivaren i morse.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Det fanns lite mjölk i kylskåpet.
There were three chairs in the room.
Det fanns tre stolar i rummet.

There was / There were Regel

  • There was används med ett substantiv i singular, och there were används med ett substantiv i plural.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Med oräkneliga substantiv använder vi vanligtvis there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Det fanns tillräckligt med mat för alla.
    There was some information in the report.
    Det fanns viss information i rapporten.
  • Efter strukturen lägger vi ofta till en plats eller en tidsdetalj: i rummet, på bordet, i går kväll.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Det fanns en katt under stolen.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Det var många människor vid busshållplatsen igår.
  • I bekräftande meningar använder vi ofta some, och i frågor och nekande meningar använder vi ofta any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • I talad engelska används there was ofta i sin vanliga form, och den negativa formen förkortas vanligtvis till there wasn’t. Med there were är den fullständiga formen eller there weren’t vanlig.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Om en uppräkning kommer efter strukturen, överensstämmer verbet ofta med det första substantivet i uppräkningen.
    ✅ 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 Negation

Negation bildas med not: there was not / there wasn’t och 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.
Det fanns inget socker i skåpet.
There weren’t any free tables.
Det fanns inga lediga bord.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Det var inte mycket trafik den morgonen.

There was / There were Frågor

I frågor kommer was eller were före there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Fanns det ett apotek här i närheten förut?
Were there any clean cups?
Fanns det några rena koppar?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Varför var det så mycket oväsen i går kväll?
How many students were there in your group?
Hur många studenter var det i din grupp?

There was / There were Vanliga misstag

❌ 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 Meningar

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Det fanns en busshållplats nära mitt hus för flera år sedan.
There were four computers in the office.
Det fanns fyra datorer på kontoret.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Det fanns lite kaffe i köket.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Det fanns inte tillräckligt med plats i min väska.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Det fanns inga ägg i kylskåpet.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Fanns det en bank nära stationen förut?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Fanns det några misstag i den här meningen?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Det fanns en bra restaurang på den här gatan.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Det fanns många blommor i trädgården förra sommaren.
There was too much noise in there.
Det var för mycket oväsen där inne.

There was / There were Exempel

There was a message on your phone.
Det fanns ett meddelande på din telefon.
There were some children in the park.
Det fanns några barn i parken.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Det var ett möte klockan 10 i går.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Det fanns inget bröd kvar.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Det fanns inte många butiker i den här byn för flera år sedan.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Fanns det något intressant att titta på på TV?
Were there any messages for me?
Fanns det några meddelanden till mig?
There was a strange smell in the room.
Det fanns en märklig lukt i rummet.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Det fanns två nya elever i vår klass förra månaden.
How many pages were there in that book?
Hur många sidor fanns det i den boken?

Engelska grammatikövningar som finns tillgängliga i appen

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