PRESENT		PAST
				AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE
				Nowadays…		Ten years ago…
THERE + TO BE	SINGULAR	There is	There isn´t / is no	There was	There wasn´t / was no
				e.g. There is a park near this square	e.g. There isn´t a town all	e.g.: There was a bridge in the city center	There wasn´t a harbor in the city.
			PLURAL	There are	There aren´t any / are no	There were	There weren´t any / were no
				e.g.: There are few houses in the suburbs	e.g.: There aren´t any double rooms in the hotel	e.g.: There were trees near this lake.	There weren´t any hills in the surroundings.

Railway station; town hall; fire station ; bridge ; city center; harbor ; suburbs; double rooms; hotel ; cliffs; hills; trees, surroundings...

VOCABULARY

There were two museums in 1988.

__________________________________? ________________________________(one)

There was a zoo in this city.

___________________________________? _____________________________( cinema)

There were a cinema and a museum in this Avenue.

___________________________________? _____________________________( café and a museum)

Write Yes/ No questions and the answers according to the information in brackets.

(Are there) _____________________ any airplanes in those days?

(There is now) __________________ a taxi rank in Scarlet Road.

(Is there) a_____________________ a Fire Station in this city?

(There aren´t) __________________ any traffic lights at that time.

( Today there is ) _______________ a important football match .

B) Rewrite the sentences in The Simple Past. Change the adverb if necessary.

Was there a petrol station next to the park?

Were there trees in the park?

Were there cars in the street?

Was there a bank in town?

Was there a supermarket?

A) Answer the questions about the Picture using There to be: There was / There wasn´t ; There were/ There weren´t.

Yes, there were (some).

No, there weren´t (any)

Were there / Weren´t there many cars in this town in 1975?

Was there / wasn´t there a park in this road?

YES/ NO QUESTIONS

Yes, there was.

No, there wasn´t

SHORT ANSWERS

Railway station; town hall; fire station ; bridge ; city center; harbour ; suburbs; double rooms; hotel ; cliffs; hills; trees, surroundings...

VOCABULARY

Yes, there were (some).

No, there weren´t (any)

Were there / Weren´t there many cars in this town in 1975?

Was there / wasn´t there a park in this road?

YES/ NO QUESTIONS

Yes, there was.

No, there wasn´t

SHORT ANSWERS

A) Answer the questions about the Picture using There to be: There was / There wasn´t ; There were/ There weren´t.

· Was there a petrol station next to the park?

 

· Were there trees in the park?

· Were there cars in the street?

 

· Was there a bank in town?

• Was there a supermarket?

B) Rewrite the sentences in The Simple Past. Change the adverb if necessary.

(Are there) _____________________ any aeroplanes in those days?

(There is now) __________________ a táxi rank in Scarllet Road.

(Is there) a_____________________ a Fire Station in this city?

(There aren´t) __________________ any traffic lights at that time.

( Today there is ) _______________ a important football match .

Write Yes/ No questions and the answers according to the information in brackets.

There were two museums in 1988.

__________________________________? ________________________________(one)

There was a zoo in this city.

___________________________________? _____________________________( cinema)

There were a cinema and a museum in this Avenue.

___________________________________? _____________________________( café and a museum)

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