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There was / There were and City Life

English Grade 7 (Super Goal 1) · Unit 15: Then and Now · Lesson 2 · Term 2

Also known as: There was there were · City life

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Lesson questions (12)

  1. ____ a small market here 100 years ago.
    Answer: There was
  2. ____ many old houses in the town.
    Answer: There were
  3. "____ there a school in your village?"
    Answer: Was
  4. "Were there any skyscrapers?" – "No, there ____."
    Answer: weren't
  5. A very tall building:
    Answer: skyscraper
  6. A person walking in the street:
    Answer: pedestrian
  7. A person who sells things in the street:
    Answer: vendor
  8. The number of people in a city:
    Answer: population
  9. A very famous person:
    Answer: celebrity
  10. This house is very old. It isn't modern. It's ____.
    Answer: traditional
  11. The old streets are narrow, but the new streets are ____.
    Answer: wide
  12. Nobody lives in the old castle now. The walls are broken. It's ____.
    Answer: in ruins

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When do we use There was and when do we use There were?

There was is for the singular: There was a small market. There were is for the plural: There were many old houses.

What is the difference between There is and There was?

There is is present and There was is past. A hundred years ago: There was a market.

How do we make the negative?

There wasn't a school. There weren't any cars.

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