There was / There were: kalimat, latihan, tes dan contoh

There was / There were menggunakan

There was / There were digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa sesuatu ada, hadir, atau berada di suatu tempat pada masa lalu.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Kemarin ada sebuah buku di atas meja.
There were two students in the classroom.
Ada dua siswa di ruang kelas.

There was / There were Bentuk

Bentuknya bergantung pada apakah kita sedang membicarakan satu hal / kata benda tak terhitung atau lebih dari satu hal di masa lalu.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Ada masalah dengan printer pagi ini.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Ada sedikit susu di lemari es.
There were three chairs in the room.
Ada tiga kursi di dalam ruangan itu.

There was / There were Aturan

  • There was digunakan dengan kata benda tunggal, dan there were digunakan dengan kata benda jamak.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Dengan kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung, kita biasanya menggunakan there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Ada cukup makanan untuk semua orang.
    There was some information in the report.
    Ada beberapa informasi dalam laporan itu.
  • Setelah strukturnya, kita sering menambahkan tempat atau keterangan waktu: di dalam ruangan, di atas meja, tadi malam.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Ada seekor kucing di bawah kursi.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Kemarin ada banyak orang di halte bus.
  • Dalam kalimat positif, kita sering menggunakan some, dan dalam pertanyaan serta kalimat negatif kita sering menggunakan any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • Dalam bahasa Inggris lisan, there was sering digunakan dalam bentuk biasanya, dan bentuk negatifnya umumnya dipendekkan menjadi there wasn’t. Dengan there were, bentuk lengkapnya atau there weren’t umum digunakan.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Jika sebuah daftar muncul setelah struktur tersebut, kata kerja sering kali menyesuaikan dengan kata benda pertama dalam daftar itu.
    ✅ 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 Negasi

Negasi dibentuk dengan not: there was not / there wasn’t dan 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.
Tidak ada gula di dalam lemari.
There weren’t any free tables.
Tidak ada meja kosong.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Pagi itu tidak banyak lalu lintas.

There was / There were Pertanyaan

Dalam kalimat tanya, was atau were diletakkan sebelum there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Apakah dulu ada apotek di dekat sini?
Were there any clean cups?
Apakah ada cangkir yang bersih?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Mengapa tadi malam ada begitu banyak suara bising?
How many students were there in your group?
Ada berapa banyak siswa dalam kelompokmu?

There was / There were Kekeliruan umum

❌ 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 Kalimat

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Ada halte bus di dekat rumah saya bertahun-tahun yang lalu.
There were four computers in the office.
Ada empat komputer di kantor itu.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Ada sedikit kopi di dapur.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Tas saya tidak memiliki cukup ruang.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Tidak ada telur di kulkas.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Apakah dulu ada bank di dekat stasiun?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Apakah ada kesalahan dalam kalimat ini?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Ada sebuah restoran yang bagus di jalan ini.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Ada banyak bunga di taman musim panas lalu.
There was too much noise in there.
Terlalu berisik di sana.

There was / There were Contoh

There was a message on your phone.
Ada pesan di ponselmu.
There were some children in the park.
Ada beberapa anak di taman.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Ada rapat pada pukul 10 kemarin.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Tidak ada roti yang tersisa.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Dulu tidak ada banyak toko di desa ini.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Apakah ada sesuatu yang menarik untuk ditonton di TV?
Were there any messages for me?
Apakah ada pesan untuk saya?
There was a strange smell in the room.
Ada bau aneh di ruangan itu.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Ada dua siswa baru di kelas kami bulan lalu.
How many pages were there in that book?
Ada berapa halaman di buku itu?

Latihan tata bahasa Inggris yang tersedia di aplikasi

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Be going to

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech There is / There are There was / There were

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to