THERE IS / THERE ARE / THERE WAS / THERE WERE

What’s different?

LAST
LAST NIGHT
NIGHT RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
NOW
> There was a police > There is a police officer
officer pursuing a thief. giving a ticket.
> There was a man > There is a man
walking his dog. sweeping the street.
> There were two children > There are two children
fighting. playing with a ball.
 Answer the questions

LAST
LAST NIGHT
NIGHT RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
NOW
> Was there a police officer giving a ticket last night?
No, there wasn’t. There was a police officer pursuing a thief.
> Is there a man walking his dog right now?
No, there isn’t. There is a man sweeping the street.
> Were there two children playing with a ball last night?
No, there weren’t. There were two children fighting.
 What’s different?

LAST
LAST EVENING
EVENING RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
NOW
> There was a helicopter flying > There is a plane looping
over a cow. in the sky.
> There is a sheep looking at
> There was a cow eating grass. the plane.
> There is a boy riding
> There was a boy riding a bike. a motorbike.
 Answer the questions

LAST
LAST EVENING
EVENING RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
NOW
> Was there a plane looping in the sky last evening?
No, there wasn’t. There was a helicopter flying over a cow.
> Is there a boy riding a bike right now?
No, there isn’t. There is a boy riding a motorbike.
> Was there a sheep looking at a plane last evening?
No, there wasn’t. There was a cow eating grass.
 What’s different?

THIS
THISEARLY
EARLYMORNING
MORNING RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
NOW
> There was a rooster crowing. > There is a hen incubating
some eggs.
> There was a green bird > There is a blue bird
flying in the sky. flying in the sky.
> There is a girl riding
> There was a boy riding a horse. a horse.
 Answer the questions

THIS
THISEARLY
EARLYMORNING
MORNING RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
NOW
> Was there a blue bird flying in the sky this early morning?
No, there wasn’t. There was a green bird flying in the sky.
> Is there a girl riding a horse right now?
Yes, there is.
> Was there a hen incubating some eggs this morning?
No, there wasn’t. There was a rooster crowing.
 MEMORY GAME

There was/There wasn’t

Prepositions of place
Hi,
Hi, my
my name’s
name’s
Slouth,
Slouth, Johnny
Johnny
Slouth.
Slouth.

Mr. Sleuth is back in his office.

He is trying to remember the
things he saw before a bomb
exploded at the crime scene.
Can you help him?
Look at the picture carefully for
30 seconds. Are the statements
true or false?
 You
You are
are wrong.
right.
It’s
It’strue.
true!

There was a flower pot on the table.

TRUE FALSE
 You
You are
are wrong.
right.
It’s
It’strue.
true!

There was a newspaper on the chair.

TRUE FALSE
 There was a
You
You are
are wrong.
right.
bookshelf
It’s
It’sfalse.
false!
above the chair.

There was a bookshelf below the chair.

TRUE FALSE
 You are
You are wrong.
right.
It’s
It’s true.
true!

There was an open window.

TRUE FALSE
 You
There
You are
arewas
wrong.
right.
a cat
under
It’s
It’sfalse.
the
false!
table.

There was a dog under the table.

TRUE FALSE
 There was a
You
You are
are wrong.
right.
lamp behind
It’s
It’sfalse.
false!
the armchair.

There wasn’t a lamp behind the armchair.

TRUE FALSE
 There was a cup
You
You are
are wrong.
right.
of coffee on the
It’s
It’sfalse.
false!
table.

There wasn’t a cup of coffee on the table.

TRUE FALSE
 You
You are
are wrong.
right.
It’s
It’strue.
true!

There was a gun on the floor.

TRUE FALSE
 There was a
You
You are
are wrong.
right.
picture on the
It’s
It’sfalse.
false!
floor.

There was a picture hanging on the wall.

TRUE FALSE
 You
You are
are wrong.
right.
It’s
It’strue.
true!

There was an open safe in the wall.

TRUE FALSE
Describe the scene EXIT