THERE WAS - THERE WERE

• English
• Secondary Education

They are used to indicate that something existed 

We use THERE ____ for singular nouns.

We use THERE ____ for plural nouns.

THERE WAS and THERE WERE are used to indicate something ____.

1. existed
2. bad

  (+)There was/were               (-)There weren't/wasn't 

                    (?)Was there?/Were there? 

THERE _________  A NARROW BOAT HERE.

THERE _________  FIVE CHAIRS.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

WAS

WERE

THERE _________  ANY HEATING.

THERE _________  ANY CHAIRS.

NEGATIVE FORM

WASN'T

WEREN'T

THERE A MOVIE THEATER IN YOUR OWN TOWN?

THERE ANY NEWSSTAND?

QUESTION FORM

Yes, There 

No, There 

was

weren't

Were

Was