4. There was / There were. Complete the sentences with the correct form. 1. ___ a lot of tourists in the city centre yesterday. 2. ___ any water in the bottle? 3. How many people ___ at the concert last Friday? 4. ___ a small shop here five years ago. 5. ___ any mistakes in your test? 6. ___ no flowers in the garden last spring.

Перевод задания: There was / There were. Вставьте в предложения правильную форму.

1. There were a lot of tourists in the city centre yesterday. (Вчера в центре города было много туристов.)
2. Was there any water in the bottle? (В бутылке была вода?)
3. How many people were at the concert last Friday? (Сколько человек было на концерте в прошлую пятницу?)
4. There was a small shop here five years ago. (Пять лет назад здесь был небольшой магазин.)
5. Were there any mistakes in your test? (В твоём тесте были ошибки?)
6. There were no flowers in the garden last spring. (Прошлой весной в саду не было цветов.)

Используем there was с существительным в единственном числе или неисчисляемым, а there were — с существительным во множественном числе. В вопросах формы was/were ставятся перед there.