There was/ there were

Question 1

‘Hubo’ y ‘había’ son there was o there were en inglés.
Afirmativo: There was a+singular noun/ (some)+ uncountable noun – There was some cheese in the pantry.
There were + plural noun – There were two cats in the window.
Negativo: There wasn’t a+singular noun/ any+uncountable noun – There wasn’t any water in the bottle.
There weren’t any+plural noun – There weren’t any people in the pool.
Interrogativo: Was there a+singular noun/ any+uncountable noun? – Was there a TV in your hotel room? Were there any+plural noun? – Were there any books on the shelf?

Question 2

1. Hubo una fiesta en mi casa el fin de semana pasado.

Answer 2

1. There was a party at my house last weekend.

Question 3

2. Había cinco personas en la parada de autobús ayer.

Answer 3

2. There were five people at the bus stop yesterday.

Question 4

3. Hubo una reunión la semana pasada.

Answer 4

3. There was a meeting last week.

Question 5

4. Hubo varias reuniones el mes pasado.

Answer 5

4. There were several meetings last month.

Question 6

5. No había errores en el informe.

Answer 6

5. There weren’t any mistakes in the report.

Question 7

6. No había nadie en la oficina antes de las 8 de la 6. mañana.

Answer 7

6. There wasn’t anyone in the office before 8 a.m.

Question 8

7. Hubo un accidente en la carretera esta mañana.

Answer 8

7. There was an accident on the road this morning.

Question 9

8. Había algunas toallas en el cuarto de baño.

Answer 9

8. There were some towels in the bathroom.

Question 10

9. Érase una vez una princesa…

Answer 10

9. Once upon a time there was a princess…

Question 11

10. No había truchas en el río.

Answer 11

10. There weren’t any trout in the river.

Question 12

11. Cerraron el teatro porque no había una salida de emergencia.

Answer 12

11. They closed the theater because there wasn’t an emergency exit.

Question 13

12. Había algunos cigarrillos en la mesa.

Answer 13

12. There were some cigarettes on the table.

Question 14

13. No había agua caliente en mi edificio ayer.

Answer 14

13. There wasn’t any hot water in my building yesterday.

Question 15

14. Había mucha gente en la calle durante el desfile.

Answer 15

14. There were a lot of people in the street during the parade.

Question 16

15. ¿Cuántas cervezas había en la nevera anoche?

Answer 16

15. How many beers were there in the fridge last night?

Question 17

16. ¿Hubo un terremoto en Kyoto el mes pasado?

Answer 17

16. Was there an earthquake in Kyoto last month?

Question 18

17. ¿Cuántos mensajes había en el contestador?

Answer 18

17. How many messages were there on the answering machine?

Question 19

18. ¿Hubo un partido de fútbol el miércoles pasado?

Answer 19

18. Was there a football match last Wednesday?

Question 20

19. ¿Hubo tiempo suficiente para terminar el examen?

Answer 20

19. Was there enough time to finish the test?

Question 21

20. ¿Cuándo hubo entradas disponibles para el espectáculo?

Answer 21

20. When were there tickets available for the show?

Question 22

21. ¿Hubo tormentas en España el agosto pasado?

Answer 22

21. Were there any storms in Spain last August?

Question 23

22. ¿Hubo una guerra en Oriente Medio el año pasado?

Answer 23

22. Was there a war in the Middle East last year?

Question 24

23. ¿Hubo problemas cuando te fuiste a Asia?

Answer 24

23. Were there any problems when you went to Asia?

Question 25

24. ¿No hubo un reportaje sobre las inundaciones anoche?

Answer 25

24. Wasn’t there a report about the floods last night?

Question 26

25. ¿Había alguna revista interesante en la sala de espera?

Answer 26

25. Were there any interesting magazines in the waiting room?