There was / There were: वाक्य, अभ्यास, परीक्षाएँ और उदाहरण

There was / There were हम उपयोग करते हैं

There was / There were का उपयोग यह कहने के लिए किया जाता है कि अतीत में कहीं कुछ मौजूद था, उपस्थित था, या स्थित था

There was a book on the table yesterday.
कल मेज़ पर एक किताब थी।
There were two students in the classroom.
कक्षा में दो छात्र थे।

There was / There were फ़ॉर्म

रूप इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि हम भूतकाल में एक चीज़ / अगणनीय संज्ञा की बात कर रहे हैं या एक से अधिक चीज़ों की।

There was + singular noun / uncountable noun
There were + plural noun

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
आज सुबह प्रिंटर में एक समस्या थी।
There was some milk in the fridge.
फ्रिज में थोड़ा दूध था।
There were three chairs in the room.
कमरे में तीन कुर्सियाँ थीं।

There was / There were नियम

  • There was का प्रयोग एकवचन संज्ञा के साथ किया जाता है, और there were का प्रयोग बहुवचन संज्ञा के साथ किया जाता है।
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • अगणनीय संज्ञाओं के साथ, हम आमतौर पर there was का उपयोग करते हैं।
    There was enough food for everyone.
    सबके लिए पर्याप्त खाना था।
    There was some information in the report.
    रिपोर्ट में कुछ जानकारी थी।
  • संरचना के बाद, हम अक्सर एक स्थान या समय का विवरण जोड़ते हैं: कमरे में, मेज़ पर, कल रात
    There was a cat under the chair.
    कुर्सी के नीचे एक बिल्ली थी।
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    कल बस स्टॉप पर बहुत सारे लोग थे।
  • सकारात्मक वाक्यों में, हम अक्सर some का उपयोग करते हैं, और प्रश्नवाचक तथा नकारात्मक वाक्यों में हम अक्सर any का उपयोग करते हैं।
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • बोली जाने वाली अंग्रेज़ी में, there was का अक्सर उसके सामान्य रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है, और नकारात्मक रूप को आमतौर पर छोटा करके there wasn’t कर दिया जाता है। there were के साथ, पूरा रूप या there weren’t आम है।
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • यदि संरचना के बाद कोई सूची आती है, तो क्रिया अक्सर सूची में पहली संज्ञा के साथ सहमत होती है।
    ✅ There was a sofa and two chairs in the living room.
    ✅ There were two chairs and a sofa in the living room.

There was / There were निराकरण

नकार not के साथ बनता है: there was not / there wasn’t और there were not / there weren’t

There was not + singular noun / uncountable noun
There were not + plural noun

There wasn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
अलमारी में ज़रा भी चीनी नहीं थी।
There weren’t any free tables.
कोई भी खाली मेज़ नहीं थी।
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
उस सुबह ज़्यादा यातायात नहीं था।

There was / There were प्रश्न

प्रश्नों में, was या were, there से पहले आता है।

Was there + singular noun / uncountable noun?
Were there + plural noun?
Wh-word + was / were + there ...?

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
क्या यहाँ पहले पास में कोई फ़ार्मेसी थी?
Were there any clean cups?
क्या कोई साफ़ कप थे?
Why was there so much noise last night?
कल रात इतनी ज़्यादा शोर क्यों था?
How many students were there in your group?
आपके समूह में कितने छात्र थे?

There was / There were सामान्य गलतियाँ

❌ There was two windows in the room.
✅ There were two windows in the room.
❌ There were some milk in the fridge.
✅ There was some milk in the fridge.
Was there any books on the shelf?
Were there any books on the shelf?
❌ In my bag was a notebook.
✅ There was a notebook in my bag.
❌ There were a lot of water on the floor.
✅ There was a lot of water on the floor.

There was / There were वाक्य

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
कई साल पहले मेरे घर के पास एक बस स्टॉप था।
There were four computers in the office.
दफ़्तर में चार कंप्यूटर थे।
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
रसोई में थोड़ी कॉफ़ी थी।
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
मेरे बैग में पर्याप्त जगह नहीं थी।
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
फ्रिज में कोई अंडे नहीं थे।
Was there a bank near the station before?
क्या पहले स्टेशन के पास कोई बैंक था?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
क्या इस वाक्य में कोई गलती थी?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
इस सड़क पर एक अच्छा रेस्तरां था।
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
पिछली गर्मियों में बगीचे में बहुत सारे फूल थे।
There was too much noise in there.
वहाँ बहुत ज़्यादा शोर था।

There was / There were उदाहरण

There was a message on your phone.
तुम्हारे फ़ोन पर एक संदेश था।
There were some children in the park.
पार्क में कुछ बच्चे थे।
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
कल 10 बजे एक बैठक हुई थी।
There wasn’t any bread left.
कोई भी रोटी बची नहीं थी।
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
कई साल पहले इस गाँव में ज़्यादा दुकानें नहीं थीं।
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
क्या टीवी पर देखने के लिए कुछ दिलचस्प था?
Were there any messages for me?
क्या मेरे लिए कोई संदेश था?
There was a strange smell in the room.
कमरे में एक अजीब-सी गंध थी।
There were two new students in our class last month.
पिछले महीने हमारी कक्षा में दो नए छात्र थे।
How many pages were there in that book?
उस किताब में कितने पन्ने थे?

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