there was & there were

RULES

1. Use there was for singular nouns (one item).

2. Use there was for non-count items (group nouns).

3. Use there were for many items (plural nouns).

There was a spider on the wall.

There was milk on the floor.

There were pencils on my desk.

There was significa 'hi havia' en singular i there were 'hi havia' en plural

Negative

There wasn’t any food.

There weren’t any people

Question

Was there any food?

Were there any people?

SHORT ANSWERS

Affirmative

Yes, there was.

Yes, there were.

Negative

No, there wasn't.

No, there weren't.

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