2 Fill in was or were. 1) There __________ a small kitchen in our old flat. 2) There __________ no modern conveniences in the houses many years ago. 3) There __________ a telephone in their cottage last year. 4) There __________ a lot of flowers in his garden two years ago. 5) There __________ no computers in the 19th century. 6) Moscow __________ a dirty city a few centuries ago. 7) There __________ plague (чума) in London in 1666. 8) There __________ some big volcano eruptions in the world. 9) Ancient Egyptians __________ clever people. 10) There __________ no cinemas in Pompeii.

Для выполнения задания необходимо вставить в предложения правильную форму глагола to be (was или were) в прошедшем времени.

1. There was a small kitchen in our old flat.

   В нашем старом доме была маленькая кухня.

2. There were no modern conveniences in the houses many years ago.

   В домах много лет назад не было современных удобств.

3. There was a telephone in their cottage last year.

   В их коттедже в прошлом году был телефон.

4. There were a lot of flowers in his garden two years ago.

   В его саду два года назад было много цветов.

5. There were no computers in the 19th century.

   В 19 веке не было компьютеров.

6. Moscow was a dirty city a few centuries ago.

   Москва была грязным городом несколько веков назад.

7. There was plague (чума) in London in 1666.

   В Лондоне в 1666 году была чума.

8. There were some big volcano eruptions in the world.

   В мире произошло несколько крупных извержений вулканов.

9. Ancient Egyptians were clever people.

   Древние египтяне были умными людьми.

10. There were no cinemas in Pompeii.

    В Помпеях не было кинотеатров.

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