There was / There were (Past) exercises — Set 3: Mixed Practice: Quantifiers, There was vs It was & Tense Contrast (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
There some cheese in the fridge, but we ate it all.
There any good films at the cinema last week.
was raining all day yesterday, so we stayed at home.
There a lot of snow last winter.
There many tourists here now — it's the summer season.
was difficult to understand the instructions.
There any students absent from class yesterday.
There a lot of food at the party. Everyone enjoyed it.
There much time left. We need to hurry now.
was my birthday yesterday, and there a surprise party for me!
There some letters on your desk when I came in.
There much noise in the library. It was very quiet.
There a few mistakes in yesterday's report, but nothing serious.
was about ten o'clock when we arrived at the station.
There any coffee left this morning, so I bought some.
There several reasons for the delay, but nobody explained them.
There a hospital in this town now, but there one ten years ago.
There a little milk in the bottle, but it wasn't enough for two cups.
There many shops in this area before, but now there a big shopping centre.
was getting late. There still a lot of work to do.
There was / There were (Past) exercises online (Worksheet)
This set mixes different skills: choose the correct form with quantifiers (some, any, much, many, a lot of), decide between 'there was' and 'it was', and pick the right tense (past vs present). Read each sentence carefully before choosing.