There was and There were in English (A1)

There was and there were describe things that existed in the past. This lesson shows when to use each form with singular and plural nouns, so you can describe past places and situations clearly.

Practice questions

1. ___ a big supermarket on this street twenty years ago.
   There wasThere wereThere is
2. ___ many trees in the park before they cut them down.
   There wasThere wereThere are
3. ___ not any food left in the fridge this morning.
   There wasThere wereThere is