There ____ two fire engines outside the school yesterday afternoon.
- A. was
- B. were(correct answer)
- C. are
- D. had
Why: Two fire engines, in the past: there were. Never there had.
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There Was and There Were Exercises with Answers
Was it there was or there were? Practise with one thing, many things and words like water and traffic, plus negatives, questions, short answers and there was vs. had. See the reason after each answer.
12 questions
Sample questions with answers
____ there any cheap rooms at the hotel last summer?
- A. Was
- B. Did
- C. Were(correct answer)
- D. Are
Why: Rooms, in the past: Were there…? No did.
There ____ much money in my wallet, so I paid by card.
- A. weren't
- B. didn't have
- C. hadn't
- D. wasn't(correct answer)
Why: Money has no plural: wasn't. This is a be sentence, so no have.
Lessons on this topic
- There Was and There Were
There was with singular and uncountable nouns, there were with plurals, negatives with any, questions, short answers, and when to use had instead.
