Exercise 1
(éksersais uán)

Fill in the gaps with “there was”, “there were”, “there wasn’t” and “there weren’t”.  
(fil in da gaps uíz “der uás”, “der uér”, “der uásent” an “der uérent”.)
/fɪl/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /gæps/ /wɪθ/ “/ðeər/ /wʌz/”, “/ðeər/ /wɜr/”, “/ðeər/ /ˈwɑzənt/” /ænd/ “/ðeər/ /ˈwɜrənt/”.
Rellena los espacios en blanco con “there was”, “there were”, “there weren’t” y “there wasn’t”.

a. There weren’t a lot of books in the past.  

b.  files and desks but now there aren’t any.  

c. Don’t eat everything!  two packages of hamburgers yesterday. Now, there is only one.  

d.  a ticket here last night, now there isn’t any ticket.  

e.  many things pending an investigation last year.  

f. 

 many packets of rice on the table.

Exercise 2
(éksersais tu)

Change the sentences into the interrogative form. Answer them in affirmative and negative form.
(chéinch da séntenses íntu da interrógativ form. ánser dem in afírmativ an négativ form.)
/ʧeɪnʤ/ /ðə/ /ˈsɛntənsəz/ /ˈɪntu/ /ði/ /ɪntəˈrɒgətɪv/ /fɔrm/. /ˈænsər/ /ðɛm/ /ɪn/ /əˈfɜrmətɪv/ /ænd/ /ˈnɛgətɪv/ /fɔrm/. Cambia las oraciones a forma interrogativa. Respóndelas en afirmativo y en negativo.

1. There were caves back in History.

Were there caves back in History?
Yes, there were.	No, there weren’t.

2. There was an ashtray in my living room.

?.
Yes,	No,

3. There were three packets of noodles in my cupboard.

?.
Yes,	No,

4. There was an underground in the city in 1998.

?.
Yes,	No,

5. There were four packages of ketchup on my table.

?.
Yes,	No,

6. There was a herd of tigers in India last night.

?.
Yes,	No,

7. There were files inside my desk.

?.
Yes,	No,