There was / There were regra, exemplos, exercícios e testes

There was / There were usamos

There was / There were é usado para dizer que algo existia, estava presente ou estava localizado em algum lugar no passado.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Havia um livro em cima da mesa ontem.

There were two students in the classroom.
Havia dois estudantes na sala de aula.

There was / There were Forma

A forma depende de estarmos a falar de uma coisa / um substantivo incontável ou de mais do que uma coisa no passado.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Houve um problema com a impressora esta manhã.

There was some milk in the fridge.
Havia um pouco de leite na geladeira.

There were three chairs in the room.
Havia três cadeiras na sala.

There was / There were Regra

There was é usado com um substantivo no singular, e there were é usado com um substantivo no plural.

✅ There was a lamp near the bed.

✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
Com substantivos incontáveis, geralmente usamos there was.
There was enough food for everyone.
Havia comida suficiente para todos.

There was some information in the report.
Havia algumas informações no relatório.
Depois da estrutura, muitas vezes acrescentamos um lugar ou um detalhe de tempo: na sala, sobre a mesa, ontem à noite.
There was a cat under the chair.
Havia um gato debaixo da cadeira.

There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
Havia muitas pessoas no ponto de ônibus ontem.
Em frases afirmativas, costumamos usar some, e em perguntas e frases negativas costumamos usar any.

✅ There were some cookies in the box.

✅ Were there any cookies in the box?

✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
No inglês falado, there was é frequentemente usado em sua forma regular, e a forma negativa é comumente abreviada para there wasn’t. Com there were, a forma completa ou there weren’t é comum.

✅ There wasn’t any message for you.

✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
Se uma lista vier após a estrutura, o verbo frequentemente concorda com o primeiro substantivo da lista.

✅ 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 Negação

A negação é formada com not: there was not / there wasn’t e 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.
Não havia açúcar no armário.

There weren’t any free tables.
Não havia mesas livres.

There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Não havia muito trânsito naquela manhã.

There was / There were Perguntas

Em perguntas, was ou were vem antes de there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Havia uma farmácia aqui perto antes?

Were there any clean cups?
Havia alguma xícara limpa?

Why was there so much noise last night?
Por que houve tanto barulho na noite passada?

How many students were there in your group?
Quantos alunos havia no seu grupo?

There was / There were Erros típicos

❌ 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 Frases

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Havia uma paragem de autocarro perto da minha casa há anos.

There were four computers in the office.
Havia quatro computadores no escritório.

There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Havia café na cozinha.

There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Não havia espaço suficiente na minha bolsa.

There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Não havia ovos na geladeira.

Was there a bank near the station before?
Havia um banco perto da estação antes?

Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Houve algum erro nesta frase?

There was a good restaurant on this street.
Havia um bom restaurante nesta rua.

There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Havia muitas flores no jardim no verão passado.

There was too much noise in there.
Havia muito barulho lá dentro.

There was / There were Exemplos

There was a message on your phone.
Havia uma mensagem no seu telefone.

There were some children in the park.
Havia algumas crianças no parque.

There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Houve uma reunião às 10 horas ontem.

There wasn’t any bread left.
Não havia mais pão.

There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Não havia muitas lojas nesta aldeia anos atrás.

Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Havia algo interessante para assistir na TV?

Were there any messages for me?
Havia alguma mensagem para mim?

There was a strange smell in the room.
Havia um cheiro estranho no quarto.

There were two new students in our class last month.
Havia dois novos alunos na nossa turma no mês passado.

How many pages were there in that book?
Quantas páginas havia naquele livro?

There was / There were: frases, exercícios, testes e exemplos

There was / There were usamos

There was / There were Forma

There was / There were Regra

There was / There were Negação

There was / There were Perguntas

There was / There were Erros típicos

There was / There were Frases

There was / There were Exemplos

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