There was / There were (Past) exercises — Set 1: Affirmative & Negative (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 12 min
There a big party at Tom's house last night.
There a good film on TV last night.
There many students in the classroom yesterday.
There no milk in the fridge yesterday.
There three cats in the garden yesterday morning.
There a loud noise outside at midnight.
There some beautiful flowers in the park last spring.
There no chairs in the room when we arrived.
There no electricity in the village fifty years ago.
There lots of people at the concert last Saturday.
There a letter for you on the table yesterday morning.
There two mistakes in my homework last week.
There no buses after 10 p.m. yesterday.
There a spider on the wall last night.
There a lot of traffic on the road yesterday morning.
There some interesting books at the book fair last weekend.
There five children playing in the playground when I walked past.
There no water in the swimming pool last summer.
There an accident on the highway yesterday.
There no clouds in the sky that day.
There was / There were (Past) exercises online (Worksheet)
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Use 'was' for singular and uncountable nouns, and 'were' for plural nouns. This set covers both affirmative and negative forms in the past tense.