EXISTENTIAL IN PAST

EXISTENTIAL IN PAST

1. GRAMMAR

   • AFIRMATIVA THERE+ VERB TO BE IN PAST (WAS,WERE)+COMPLEMENT
   • NEGATIVE THERE + VERB TO BE IN PAST (WAS,WERE) + NOT + COMPLEMENT
   • INTERROGATIVA VERB TO BE IN PAST (WAS,WERE) + THERE + COMPLEMENT + ?

2. FUNCTION

   • There was / there were, aré impersonal expressions , existence and permanente in past.

3. EXAMPLES

   • Was there a park there ? -Yes, there was -No, there wasn't Were there any restaurants? -Yes, there were -No, there weren't
   • There wasn't a shop There weren't any shops There weren't moré chairs There wasn't food
   • There was a bank There were some banks

4. NOTES

   • -There was : había I,he,se,it Is -There were: habían You, we, they Are -En las preguntas se responden con la forma corta Yes, there (was,were) No, there(was,were) -there was : singular -there were: plural -Are used with uncountable nouns