There was / There were peraturan, contoh, latihan dan ujian

There was / There were menggunakan

There was / There were digunakan untuk menyatakan bahawa sesuatu wujud, hadir, atau terletak di suatu tempat pada masa lalu.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Ada sebuah buku di atas meja semalam.

There were two students in the classroom.
Terdapat dua orang pelajar di dalam bilik darjah.

There was / There were Bentuk

Bentuknya bergantung pada sama ada kita bercakap tentang satu benda / kata nama tak boleh dikira atau lebih daripada satu benda pada masa lalu.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Terdapat masalah dengan pencetak pagi ini.

There was some milk in the fridge.
Terdapat sedikit susu di dalam peti sejuk.

There were three chairs in the room.
Terdapat tiga kerusi di dalam bilik itu.

There was / There were Peraturan

There was digunakan dengan kata nama tunggal, dan there were digunakan dengan kata nama jamak.

✅ There was a lamp near the bed.

✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
Dengan kata nama tidak boleh dikira, kita biasanya menggunakan there was.
There was enough food for everyone.
Terdapat makanan yang mencukupi untuk semua orang.

There was some information in the report.
Terdapat beberapa maklumat dalam laporan itu.
Selepas struktur itu, kita sering menambah tempat atau perincian masa: di dalam bilik, di atas meja, malam tadi.
There was a cat under the chair.
Terdapat seekor kucing di bawah kerusi.

There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
Terdapat ramai orang di perhentian bas semalam.
Dalam ayat afirmatif, kita sering menggunakan some, dan dalam soalan serta ayat 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 Inggeris pertuturan, there was sering digunakan dalam bentuk biasa, dan bentuk negatif biasanya dipendekkan kepada there wasn’t. Dengan there were, bentuk penuh atau there weren’t adalah biasa.

✅ There wasn’t any message for you.

✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
Jika senarai hadir selepas struktur itu, kata kerja sering bersetuju dengan kata nama pertama dalam senarai 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 Penafian

Penafian 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.
Tiada gula di dalam almari.

There weren’t any free tables.
Tiada meja yang kosong.

There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Tidak banyak lalu lintas pada pagi itu.

There was / There were Soalan-soalan

Dalam soalan, was atau were datang sebelum there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Adakah terdapat farmasi berdekatan sini sebelum ini?

Were there any clean cups?
Adakah terdapat sebarang cawan yang bersih?

Why was there so much noise last night?
Mengapa terdapat begitu banyak bunyi bising malam tadi?

How many students were there in your group?
Berapa ramai pelajar dalam kumpulan anda?

There was / There were Kesilapan biasa

❌ 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 Ayat-ayat

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Terdapat sebuah perhentian bas berhampiran rumah saya beberapa tahun yang lalu.

There were four computers in the office.
Terdapat empat buah komputer di pejabat itu.

There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Terdapat sedikit kopi di dapur.

There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Tidak ada ruang yang mencukupi dalam beg saya.

There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Tiada telur di dalam peti sejuk.

Was there a bank near the station before?
Adakah terdapat sebuah bank berhampiran stesen sebelum ini?

Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Adakah terdapat sebarang kesalahan dalam ayat ini?

There was a good restaurant on this street.
Terdapat sebuah restoran yang bagus di jalan ini.

There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Terdapat banyak bunga di taman itu pada musim panas yang lalu.

There was too much noise in there.
Terdapat terlalu banyak bunyi bising di dalam sana.

There was / There were Contoh-contoh

There was a message on your phone.
Ada mesej pada telefon anda.

There were some children in the park.
Terdapat beberapa kanak-kanak di taman.

There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Terdapat satu mesyuarat pada pukul 10 semalam.

There wasn’t any bread left.
Tiada lagi roti yang tinggal.

There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Tidak banyak kedai di kampung ini beberapa tahun yang lalu.

Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Adakah ada apa-apa yang menarik untuk ditonton di TV?

Were there any messages for me?
Ada apa-apa mesej untuk saya?

There was a strange smell in the room.
Terdapat bau yang pelik di dalam bilik itu.

There were two new students in our class last month.
Terdapat dua pelajar baharu dalam kelas kami bulan lalu.

How many pages were there in that book?
Berapa banyak halaman yang terdapat dalam buku itu?

There was / There were: ayat, latihan, ujian dan contoh

There was / There were menggunakan

There was / There were Bentuk

There was / There were Peraturan

There was / There were Penafian

There was / There were Soalan-soalan

There was / There were Kesilapan biasa

There was / There were Ayat-ayat

There was / There were Contoh-contoh

Latihan tatabahasa Inggeris yang tersedia dalam aplikasi

Tenses

Conditionals

Sentences

Verbs