PRACTICE

1.- Complete with THERE IS/ THERE ARE/ THERE WAS/ THERE
WERE.

• ……………… lots of books on the bookcase last term.

• In 1950 ………………… only one school in our village.

• ………………… any children in the park yesterday morning?

• Now ………………… some cheese in the fridge.

• ………………… any fish on the plate yesterday evening?

• Last summer ……………………. beautiful flowers in the garden.

• When I was 8, ……………………. many pupils in this school.

• When my dad was 8, ………………………… ( not) electricity or

telephone.

• ……………………. any milk in the jug?

• In 1900 ………………………. twenty four bedrooms in the old

castle.

• ……………………… an attic in my granny´s house.

• ……………………… many cars in the street in 1960?

• Yesterday …………………….. a car in front of our house, but now

…………………….. ( not).

2.- Complete with the present or past form of TO BE.

• Last year she …………. 22, so now she ……………..23.

• Today the weather ……………….. nice, but yesterday, it

……………….. cold.

• I………….. hungry. Can I have something to eat?

• I feel fine this morning, but I …………….. very tired last night.

• Where ……………… you at 11 o´clock last Friday morning?

• Don´t buy these shoes. They …………… very expensive.

• I like your new jacket. ……………….. it expensive?

• “Where ………….. the children?” “ I don´t know. They …………

here five minutes ago.”

• We weren´t happy with our hotel. Our room ………… very small
and it …………… ( not) very clean.

• Bill …………….. at work last week because he ………… sick. He

…………….. better now.

• My keys …………….. on the table, but now they ……………..

( not).

• You ……………….. at home last night. Where …………. you?