Lesson 32
There was; There were / Tinha; existia; havia
AFFIRMATIVE SINGULAR
NEGATIVE SINGULAR
There was a fish in the aquarium.
There wasn’t a fish in the aquarium.
There was a starfish in the aquarium.
There wasn’t a starfish in the aquarium.
There was an octopus in the aquarium.
There wasn’t an octopus in the aquarium.
AFFIRMATIVE PLURAL
NEGATIVE PLURAL
There were two sharks in the aquarium.
There weren’t two sharks in the aquarium.
There were two dolphins in the aquarium.
There weren’t two dolphins in the aquarium.
There were two mermaids in the aquarium.
There weren’t two mermaids in the aquarium.
INTERROGATIVE SINGULAR
SHORT ANSWERS
Was there a fish in the aquarium?
Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
Was there a starfish in the aquarium?
Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
Was there an octopus in the aquarium?
Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
INTERROGATIVE PLURAL
SHORT ANSWERS
Were there two sharks in the aquarium?
Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.
Were there two dolphins in the aquarium?
Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.
Were there two mermaids in the aquarium?
Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.
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