There was / There were: setninger, øvelser, tester og eksempler

There was / There were bruker

There was / There were brukes for å si at noe eksisterte, var til stede eller befant seg et sted i fortiden.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Det lå en bok på bordet i går.
There were two students in the classroom.
Det var to elever i klasserommet.

There was / There were Form

Formen avhenger av om vi snakker om én ting / et utellelig substantiv eller mer enn én ting i fortiden.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Det var et problem med skriveren i morges.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Det var litt melk i kjøleskapet.
There were three chairs in the room.
Det var tre stoler i rommet.

There was / There were Regel

  • There was brukes med et substantiv i entall, og there were brukes med et substantiv i flertall.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Med utellelige substantiv bruker vi vanligvis there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Det var nok mat til alle.
    There was some information in the report.
    Det var noe informasjon i rapporten.
  • Etter strukturen legger vi ofte til et sted eller en tidsdetalj: i rommet, på bordet, i går kveld.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Det var en katt under stolen.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Det var mange mennesker på bussholdeplassen i går.
  • I bekreftende setninger bruker vi ofte some, og i spørsmål og nektende setninger bruker vi ofte any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • I muntlig engelsk blir there was ofte brukt i sin vanlige form, og nektelsen blir vanligvis forkortet til there wasn’t. Med there were er enten fullformen eller there weren’t vanlig.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Hvis en liste kommer etter strukturen, samsvarer verbet ofte med det første substantivet i listen.
    ✅ 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 Negasjon

Negasjon dannes med not: there was not / there wasn’t og 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.
Det var ikke noe sukker i skapet.
There weren’t any free tables.
Det var ingen ledige bord.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Det var ikke mye trafikk den morgenen.

There was / There were Spørsmål

I spørsmål kommer was eller were før there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Var det et apotek her i nærheten før?
Were there any clean cups?
Var det noen rene kopper?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Hvorfor var det så mye støy i går kveld?
How many students were there in your group?
Hvor mange studenter var det i gruppen din?

There was / There were Typiske feil

❌ 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 Setninger

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Det var et busstopp nær huset mitt for mange år siden.
There were four computers in the office.
Det var fire datamaskiner på kontoret.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Det var litt kaffe på kjøkkenet.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Det var ikke nok plass i vesken min.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Det var ingen egg i kjøleskapet.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Var det en bank i nærheten av stasjonen før?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Var det noen feil i denne setningen?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Det var en god restaurant i denne gaten.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Det var mange blomster i hagen i fjor sommer.
There was too much noise in there.
Det var for mye støy der inne.

There was / There were Eksempler

There was a message on your phone.
Det var en melding på telefonen din.
There were some children in the park.
Det var noen barn i parken.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Det var et møte klokken 10 i går.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Det var ikke noe brød igjen.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Det var ikke mange butikker i denne landsbyen for mange år siden.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Var det noe interessant å se på TV?
Were there any messages for me?
Var det noen meldinger til meg?
There was a strange smell in the room.
Det var en merkelig lukt i rommet.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Det var to nye elever i klassen vår forrige måned.
How many pages were there in that book?
Hvor mange sider var det i den boken?

Engelske grammatikkøvelser tilgjengelig i appen

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