There was / There were: cümleler, alıştırmalar, testler ve örnekler

There was / There were kullanıyoruz

There was / There were, geçmişte bir yerde bir şeyin var olduğunu, mevcut olduğunu veya bulunduğunu söylemek için kullanılır.

There was a book on the table yesterday.
Dün masanın üzerinde bir kitap vardı.
There were two students in the classroom.
Sınıfta iki öğrenci vardı.

There was / There were Form

Biçim, geçmişte tek bir şeyden / sayılamayan bir isimden mi yoksa birden fazla şeyden mi söz ettiğimize bağlıdır.

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

There was a problem with the printer this morning.
Bu sabah yazıcıyla ilgili bir sorun vardı.
There was some milk in the fridge.
Buzdolabında biraz süt vardı.
There were three chairs in the room.
Odada üç sandalye vardı.

There was / There were Kural

  • There was, tekil bir isimle kullanılır ve there were, çoğul bir isimle kullanılır.
    ✅ There was a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There were two lamps near the bed.
  • Sayılamayan isimlerle, genellikle there was kullanırız.
    There was enough food for everyone.
    Herkes için yeterince yiyecek vardı.
    There was some information in the report.
    Raporda bazı bilgiler vardı.
  • Yapıdan sonra, sık sık bir yer ya da zaman ayrıntısı ekleriz: odada, masanın üzerinde, dün gece.
    There was a cat under the chair.
    Sandalyenin altında bir kedi vardı.
    There were many people at the bus stop yesterday.
    Dün otobüs durağında çok sayıda insan vardı.
  • Olumlu cümlelerde sık sık some kullanırız; soru ve olumsuz cümlelerde ise sık sık any kullanırız.
    ✅ There were some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Were there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There weren’t any cookies in the box.
  • Konuşma İngilizcesinde, there was genellikle normal biçimiyle kullanılır ve olumsuzu çoğunlukla there wasn’t olarak kısaltılır. There were ile ise tam biçim ya da there weren’t yaygındır.
    ✅ There wasn’t any message for you.
    ✅ There were several mistakes in the text.
  • Eğer yapıdan sonra bir liste gelirse, fiil çoğu zaman listedeki ilk isimle uyumlu olur.
    ✅ 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 Olumsuzluk

Olumsuzluk not ile yapılır: there was not / there wasn’t ve 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.
Dolapta hiç şeker yoktu.
There weren’t any free tables.
Boş masa yoktu.
There wasn’t much traffic that morning.
O sabah çok fazla trafik yoktu.

There was / There were Sorular

Sorularda, was veya were, there’den önce gelir.

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

Was there a pharmacy near here before?
Burada önceden bir eczane var mıydı?
Were there any clean cups?
Temiz bardak var mıydı?
Why was there so much noise last night?
Dün gece neden bu kadar gürültü vardı?
How many students were there in your group?
Grubunuzda kaç öğrenci vardı?

There was / There were Yaygın hatalar

❌ 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 Cümleler

There was a bus stop near my house years ago.
Yıllar önce evimin yakınında bir otobüs durağı vardı.
There were four computers in the office.
Ofiste dört bilgisayar vardı.
There was some coffee in the kitchen.
Mutfakta biraz kahve vardı.
There wasn’t enough space in my bag.
Çantamda yeterince yer yoktu.
There weren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Buzdolabında hiç yumurta yoktu.
Was there a bank near the station before?
İstasyonun yakınında daha önce bir banka var mıydı?
Were there any mistakes in this sentence?
Bu cümlede herhangi bir hata var mı?
There was a good restaurant on this street.
Bu sokakta iyi bir restoran vardı.
There were many flowers in the garden last summer.
Geçen yaz bahçede birçok çiçek vardı.
There was too much noise in there.
Orada çok fazla gürültü vardı.

There was / There were Örnekler

There was a message on your phone.
Telefonunda bir mesaj vardı.
There were some children in the park.
Parkta bazı çocuklar vardı.
There was a meeting at 10 o’clock yesterday.
Dün saat 10'da bir toplantı vardı.
There wasn’t any bread left.
Hiç ekmek kalmamıştı.
There weren’t many shops in this village years ago.
Yıllar önce bu köyde çok fazla dükkân yoktu.
Was there anything interesting to watch on TV?
Televizyonda izlenecek ilginç bir şey var mıydı?
Were there any messages for me?
Bana herhangi bir mesaj var mıydı?
There was a strange smell in the room.
Odada garip bir koku vardı.
There were two new students in our class last month.
Geçen ay sınıfımızda iki yeni öğrenci vardı.
How many pages were there in that book?
O kitapta kaç sayfa vardı?

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