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There was y there were en inglés: cómo decir "había"
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Fácil: elige
EASYToca lo que va en el hueco.
Elige el presente o el pasado
1. ___ three cats in the yard yesterday.
There wasThere areThere were
2. ___ a lot of snow last winter.
There wereThere wasThere is
3. Look! ___ a rainbow!
There wasThere isThere were
4. ___ many cars on the road yesterday.
There wereThere wasThere are
5. ___ no milk in the fridge when I got home.
There wasThere wereThere is
6. ___ two exams last week.
There isThere wereThere was
7. ___ a new student in my class now.
There wasThere wereThere is
8. In 1990, ___ only one school in my town.
there werethere isthere was
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Medio: toca el error
MEDIUMeach sentence tiene una palabra mal. Tócala.
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Difícil: completa los textos
HARDToca un hueco y luego la palabra. Sobran dos palabras en cada texto.
Texto 1: el parque de mi infancia
When I was a kid, there a small park near my house. There two old benches and a big tree. There any swings, but we were happy. Now there a mall there.
Word Bank:wereiswasweren'tarewasn't
Texto 2: la fiesta
A: How was the party?
B: Great! There a lot of food.
A: there any musicians?
B: Yes, there a DJ. But there any people from work.
Word Bank:Wereiswasweren'tWaswas
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Mixto: escribe en pasado
MIXEDPart A: pasa la oración al pasado y escríbela completa. Part B: responde corto según el paréntesis.
Part A: escribe la oración completa en pasado
1. There are two dogs in the yard.
2. There isn't any coffee.
3. Are there any questions?
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Train your ear
LISTENINGListen to each audio and choose the sentence you heard.
Elige la que oíste
Scan the QR code (shown in the PDF) to listen, then circle the sentence you heard.
1.
There was a fire at the school.
There is a fire at the school.
There was a fire at the mall.
2.
There were cats in the yard.
There are cats in the yard.
There were dogs in the yard.
3.
There are ducks in the lake.
There were swans in the lake.
There were ducks in the lake.
4.
There isn't any paper.
There isn't any ink.
There wasn't any paper.
5.
There is a man at the door.
There was a man at the door.
There is a dog at the door.
6.
There are no seats.
There were no seats.
There are no tables.
7.
There is a lot of smoke.
There was a lot of smoke.
There was a lot of dust.
8.
Is there a doctor?
Is there a nurse?
Was there a doctor?
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speakup-academy.comWorksheet · Level A1 · GRAMMAR
There was y there were en inglés: cómo decir "había"
1
Fácil: elige
EASYToca lo que va en el hueco.
Elige el presente o el pasado
1. ___ three cats in the yard yesterday.
There wasThere areThere were
2. ___ a lot of snow last winter.
There wereThere wasThere is
3. Look! ___ a rainbow!
There wasThere isThere were
4. ___ many cars on the road yesterday.
There wereThere wasThere are
5. ___ no milk in the fridge when I got home.
There wasThere wereThere is
6. ___ two exams last week.
There isThere wereThere was
7. ___ a new student in my class now.
There wasThere wereThere is
8. In 1990, ___ only one school in my town.
there werethere isthere was
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Medio: toca el error
MEDIUMeach sentence tiene una palabra mal. Tócala.
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Difícil: completa los textos
HARDToca un hueco y luego la palabra. Sobran dos palabras en cada texto.
Texto 1: el parque de mi infancia
When I was a kid, there a small park near my house. There two old benches and a big tree. There any swings, but we were happy. Now there a mall there.
Word Bank:wereiswasweren'tarewasn't
Texto 2: la fiesta
A: How was the party?
B: Great! There a lot of food.
A: there any musicians?
B: Yes, there a DJ. But there any people from work.
Word Bank:Wereiswasweren'tWaswas
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Mixto: escribe en pasado
MIXEDPart A: pasa la oración al pasado y escríbela completa. Part B: responde corto según el paréntesis.
Part A: escribe la oración completa en pasado
1. There are two dogs in the yard.
2. There isn't any coffee.
3. Are there any questions?
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Train your ear
LISTENINGListen to each audio and choose the sentence you heard.
Elige la que oíste
Scan the QR code (shown in the PDF) to listen, then circle the sentence you heard.
1.
There was a fire at the school.
There is a fire at the school.
There was a fire at the mall.
2.
There were cats in the yard.
There are cats in the yard.
There were dogs in the yard.
3.
There are ducks in the lake.
There were swans in the lake.
There were ducks in the lake.
4.
There isn't any paper.
There isn't any ink.
There wasn't any paper.
5.
There is a man at the door.
There was a man at the door.
There is a dog at the door.
6.
There are no seats.
There were no seats.
There are no tables.
7.
There is a lot of smoke.
There was a lot of smoke.
There was a lot of dust.
8.
Is there a doctor?
Is there a nurse?
Was there a doctor?
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