There was / There were: реченице, вежбе, тестови и примери

There was / There were koristimo

There was / There were se koristi da se kaže da je nešto postojalo, bilo prisutno ili se nalazilo negde u prošlosti.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Juče je bila knjiga na stolu.
There were two students in the classroom.
U učionici su bila dva učenika.

There was / There were Форма

Облик зависи од тога да ли говоримо о једној ствари / небројивој именици или о више од једне ствари у прошлости.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Jutros je bio problem sa štampačem.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Bilo je nešto mleka u frižideru.
There were three chairs in the room.
U sobi su bile tri stolice.

There was / There were Правило

  • There was se koristi sa imenicom u jednini, a there were se koristi sa imenicom u množini.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Са небројивим именицама, обично користимо there was.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Bilo je dovoljno hrane za sve.
    There was some information in the report.
    Bilo je nekih informacija u izveštaju.
  • После структуре, често додајемо место или временски детаљ: у соби, на столу, синоћ.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Bila je mačka ispod stolice.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Јуче је било много људи на аутобуској станици.
  • У потврдним реченицама често користимо some, а у питањима и одричним реченицама често користимо any.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • У говорном енглеском, there was се често користи у свом редовном облику, а одрични облик се обично скраћује у there wasn’t. Са there were, чест је пуни облик или there weren’t.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Ако списак долази после структуре, глагол се често слаже са првом именицом на списку.
    ✅ 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 Негација

Негација се гради помоћу not: there was not / there wasn’t и 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.
Nije bilo šećera u ormariću.
There weren’t any free tables.
Није било ниједног слободног стола.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
Тог јутра није било много саобраћаја.

There was / There were Питања

U pitanjima, was ili were dolazi ispred there.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Да ли је овде раније била нека апотека?
Were there any clean cups?
Да ли је било чистих шоља?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Зашто је синоћ било толико буке?
How many students were there in your group?
Koliko je bilo studenata u tvojoj grupi?

There was / There were Типичне грешке

❌ 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 Реченице

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Пре много година, у близини моје куће било је аутобуско стајалиште.
There were four computers in the office.
U kancelariji su bila četiri računara.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Bilo je malo kafe u kuhinji.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Nije bilo dovoljno mesta u mojoj torbi.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Није било јаја у фрижидеру.
Was there a bank near the station before?
Да ли је раније била банка близу станице?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Да ли је било грешака у овој реченици?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
У овој улици је био добар ресторан.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Прошлог лета је било много цвећа у башти.
There was too much noise in there.
Bilo je previše buke tamo unutra.

There was / There were Примери

There was a message on your phone.
Bila je poruka na tvom telefonu.
There were some children in the park.
Bilo je neke dece u parku.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Juče je bio sastanak u 10 sati.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Није остало нимало хлеба.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Пре много година у овом селу није било много продавница.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Да ли је било нечег занимљивог за гледање на телевизији?
Were there any messages for me?
Да ли је било порука за мене?
There was a strange smell in the room.
U sobi se osećao čudan miris.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Prošlog meseca su u našem odeljenju bila dva nova učenika.
How many pages were there in that book?
Koliko je stranica bilo u toj knjizi?

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Tenses

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Conditionals

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Sentences

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

Verbs

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