There was / There were pravidlo, príklady, cvičenia a testy

There was / There were používame

There was / There were sa používa na vyjadrenie, že niečo existovalo, bolo prítomné alebo sa niekde nachádzalo v minulosti.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Včera bola na stole kniha.

There were two students in the classroom.
V tried boli dvaja študenti.

There was / There were Forma

Tvar závisí od toho, či hovoríme o jednej veci / nepočítateľnom podstatnom mene alebo o viac než jednej veci v minulosti.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Dnes ráno bol problém s tlačiarňou.

There was some milk in the fridge.
V chladničke bolo trochu mlieka.

There were three chairs in the room.
V miestnosti boli tri stoličky.

There was / There were Pravidlo

There was sa používa s podstatným menom v jednotnom čísle a there were sa používa s podstatným menom v množnom čísle.

✅ There was a lamp near the bed.

✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
Pri nepočítateľných podstatných menách zvyčajne používame there was.
There was enough food for everyone.
Bolo dosť jedla pre každého.

There was some information in the report.
V správe boli nejaké informácie.
Za vetnú štruktúru často pridávame údaj o mieste alebo čase: v izbe, na stole, včera večer.
There was a cat under the chair.
Pod stoličkou bola mačka.

There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
Včera bolo na autobusovej zastávke veľa ľudí.
V kladných vetách často používame some a v otázkach a záporných vetách často používame any.

✅ There were some cookies in the box.

✅ Were there any cookies in the box?

✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
V hovorenej angličtine sa there was často používa vo svojom bežnom tvare a záporný tvar sa bežne skracuje na there wasn’t. Pri there were je bežný úplný tvar alebo there weren’t.

✅ There wasn’t any message for you.

✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
Ak po štruktúre nasleduje zoznam, sloveso sa často zhoduje s prvým podstatným menom v zozname.

✅ 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 Negácia

Zápor sa tvorí pomocou not: there was not / there wasn’t a 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.
V kredenci nebol žiadny cukor.

There weren’t any free tables.
Neboli tam žiadne voľné stoly.

There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
V to ráno nebola veľká premávka.

There was / There were Otázky

V otázkach was alebo were stojí pred there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Bola tu predtým niekde nablízku lekáreň?

Were there any clean cups?
Boli tam nejaké čisté šálky?

Why was there so much noise last night?
Prečo bol včera v noci taký veľký hluk?

How many students were there in your group?
Koľko študentov bolo vo vašej skupine?

There was / There were Typické chyby

❌ 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 Vety

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Pred rokmi bola neďaleko môjho domu autobusová zastávka.

There were four computers in the office.
V kancelárii boli štyri počítače.

There was some coffee in the kitchen.
V kuchyni bola nejaká káva.

There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
V mojej taške nebolo dosť miesta.

There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
V chladničke neboli žiadne vajcia.

Was there a bank near the station before?
Bola predtým pri stanici banka?

Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Boli v tejto vete nejaké chyby?

There was a good restaurant on this street.
Na tejto ulici bola dobrá reštaurácia.

There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Minulé leto bolo v záhrade veľa kvetov.

There was too much noise in there.
Bolo tam príliš veľa hluku.

There was / There were Príklady

There was a message on your phone.
Na vašom telefóne bola správa.

There were some children in the park.
V parku boli nejaké deti.

There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Včera o desiatej hodine bolo stretnutie.

There wasn’t any bread left.
Nezostal žiadny chlieb.

There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Pred rokmi nebolo v tejto dedine veľa obchodov.

Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Bolo v televízii niečo zaujímavé na pozeranie?

Were there any messages for me?
Boli pre mňa nejaké správy?

There was a strange smell in the room.
V miestnosti bol zvláštny zápach.

There were two new students in our class last month.
Minulý mesiac boli v našej triede dvaja noví študenti.

How many pages were there in that book?
Koľko strán bolo v tej knihe?

There was / There were: vety, cvičenia, testy a príklady

There was / There were používame

There was / There were Forma

There was / There were Pravidlo

There was / There were Negácia

There was / There were Otázky

There was / There were Typické chyby

There was / There were Vety

There was / There were Príklady

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