THERE WAS, THERE WERE (HUBO, HUBIERON)

THERE WAS, THERE WERE (Past)

There was: significa hubo (de haber) y es empleado para designar nombres o sustantivos individuales o en singular.

Ej.           There was a match.  (Hubo un partido)

                There was an eraser (Hubo un borrador)

Para elaborar oraciones negativas, al verbo WAS, se le agrega NOT.

Ej.           There was NOT a book. (No hubo un libro.)

                There wasn´t a table. (No hubo una mesa)

Las oraciones interrogativas se antepone primero el verbo WAS.

Ej.           Was there a cat?  (¿Hubo un gato?)

                Was there a monkey? (¿Hubo un mono?)

There were: significa hubieron (de haber) se emplea para nombrar sustantivos en plural.

Ej.           There were trains. (Hubieron trenes)

                There were women. (Hubieron mujeres)

Para realizar oraciones negativas e interrogativas se siguen los mismos pasos con el verbo WERE.

Ej.           Afirmative:         There were nurses. (Hubieron enfermeras)

                Negative             There were not nurses (No hubieron enfermeras)

                Question             Were there nurses? (¿Hubieron enfermeras?)