THERE WAS i THERE WERE

El There was s’utilitza per a expressar que alguna cosa o algú existia (singular).

Exemples

Anglès Català

There was a chair in the classroom. Hi havia una cadira a la classe.

El There were s’utilitza per a expressar que moltes coses o persones existien (plural).

Exemples

El there was o there were es pot escriure en forma afirmativa (que existia o existien),

negativa (que no existia o no existien) i interrogativa (pregunta si existia o no existien

alguna o algunes coses).

Forma afirmativa Forma negativa Forma interrogativa

Singular There was There was not Was there...?

Plural There were There were not Were there...?

Exemples

a) FORMA AFIRMATIVA

b) FORMA NEGATIVA

Anglès Català

Singular There was not a car.

There was not a hotel.

There was not a coin.

No hi havia un cotxe.

No hi havia un hotel.

No hi havia una moneda.

Plural There were not trees.

There were not papers.

There were not books.

No hi havia arbres.

No hi havia papers.

No hi havia llibres.

Anglès Català

There were 15 children in the park. Hi havia 15 nens al parc.

Anglès Català

Singular

There was a car.

There was a hotel.

There was a coin.

Hi havia un cotxe.

Hi havia un hotel.

Hi havia una moneda.

Plural There were trees.

There were papers.

There were books.

Hi havia arbres.

Hi havia papers.

Hi havia llibres.

c) FORMA INTERROGATIVA

Anglès Català

Singular Was there a car ?

Was there a hotel?

Was there a coin?

Hi havia un cotxe?

Hi havia un hotel?

Hi havia una moneda?

Plural Were there trees?

Were there papers?

Were there books?

Hi havia arbres?

Hi havia papers?

Hi havia llibres?