There was / There were: речення, вправи, тести та приклади

There was / There were використовуємо

There was / There were вживається, щоб сказати, що щось існувало, було присутнє або розташовувалося десь у минулому.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Учора на столі була книга.
There were two students in the classroom.
У класі було двоє учнів.

There was / There were Форма

Форма залежить від того, чи ми говоримо про одну річ / незлічуваний іменник чи більше ніж одну річ у минулому.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Сьогодні вранці виникла проблема з принтером.
There was some milk in the fridge.
У холодильнику було трохи молока.
There were three chairs in the room.
У кімнаті було три стільці.

There was / There were Правило

  • There was вживається з іменником в однині, а there were — з іменником у множині.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • З незлічуваними іменниками ми зазвичай вживаємо there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Їжі вистачило на всіх.
    There was some information in the report.
    У звіті була деяка інформація.
  • Після конструкції ми часто додаємо місце або часову деталь: у кімнаті, на столі, минулої ночі.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Під стільцем був кіт.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Учора на автобусній зупинці було багато людей.
  • У стверджувальних реченнях ми часто вживаємо some, а в запитаннях і запереченнях ми часто вживаємо any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • У розмовній англійській there was часто вживається у своїй звичайній формі, а заперечення зазвичай скорочується до there wasn’t. Із there were поширеною є повна форма або there weren’t.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Якщо перелік іде після конструкції, дієслово часто узгоджується з першим іменником у переліку.
    ✅ 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 Заперечення

Заперечення утворюється за допомогою not: there was not / there wasn’t та 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.
У шафці не було цукру.
There weren’t any free tables.
Вільних столиків не було.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Того ранку рух був не дуже жвавий.

There was / There were Питання

У запитаннях was або were стоїть перед there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Чи була тут раніше поблизу аптека?
Were there any clean cups?
Чи були чисті чашки?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Чому вчора ввечері було так шумно?
How many students were there in your group?
Скільки студентів було у вашій групі?

There was / There were Типові помилки

❌ 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 Речення

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Колись біля мого будинку була автобусна зупинка.
There were four computers in the office.
В офісі було чотири комп’ютери.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
На кухні була кава.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
У моїй сумці не вистачило місця.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
У холодильнику не було яєць.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Чи був раніше банк біля станції?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Чи були якісь помилки в цьому реченні?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
На цій вулиці був хороший ресторан.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Минулого літа в саду було багато квітів.
There was too much noise in there.
Там було надто шумно.

There was / There were Приклади

There was a message on your phone.
На вашому телефоні було повідомлення.
There were some children in the park.
У парку було кілька дітей.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Учора о 10-й годині була зустріч.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Хліба не залишилося.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Багато років тому в цьому селі було небагато магазинів.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
По телевізору було щось цікаве?
Were there any messages for me?
Для мене були якісь повідомлення?
There was a strange smell in the room.
У кімнаті був дивний запах.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Минулого місяця в нашому класі з’явилися двоє нових учнів.
How many pages were there in that book?
Скільки сторінок було в тій книзі?

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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