PRESENT
PAST
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
Nowadays…
Ten years ago…
THERE
+
TO BE
SINGULAR
There is
There isn´t / is no
There was
There wasn´t / was no
e.g. There is a park near this square
e.g. There isn´t a town all
e.g.: There was a bridge in the city center
There wasn´t a harbor in the city.
PLURAL
There are
There aren´t any / are no
There were
There weren´t any / were no
e.g.: There are few houses in the suburbs
e.g.: There aren´t any double rooms in the hotel
e.g.: There were trees near this lake.
There weren´t any hills in the surroundings.
Railway station; town hall; fire station ; bridge ; city center; harbour ; suburbs; double rooms; hotel ; cliffs; hills; trees, surroundings...
VOCABULARY
Yes, there were (some).
No, there weren´t (any)
Were there / Weren´t there many cars in this town in 1975?
Yes, there was.
No, there wasn´t
Was there / wasn´t there a park in this road?
SHORT ANSWERS
YES/ NO QUESTIONS
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