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Unit 7: A Time and Place: The Was, There Were
Unit 7: A Time and Place: The Was, There Were
GRAMMAR
AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRMATIVE
SINGULAR
o I/He/She/It was late. SINGULAR
o There was a party
PLURAL
PLURAL
o You / We/They were excited o There were a lot of singers.
about the party.
NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
SINGULAR
SINGULAR
o I/He/She/It wasn’t born at home.
o There wasn’t any food.
PLURAL PLURAL
INTERROGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
SINGULAR
SINGULAR
o Was there a festival?
o Was I/he/she/it rich?
Yes, there was.
Yes, I/he/she/it was.
No, there wasn’t.
No, I/he/she/it wasn’t.
PLURAL
PLURAL
o Were there a lot of people?
o Were you/we/they happy?
Yes, there were.
Yes, you/we/they were.
No, you/we/they weren’t.
No, you/we/they weren’t.