There was / There were en Inglés: Había, Hubo (Pasado)

There was / There were

Utilizamos there was y there were para indicar la existencia o presencia de alguien o algo (personas, animales, cosas, etc) en el pasado.

There was y there were están en Tiempo Pasado y se traducen como había, hubo o habían, hubieron al español. There was se utiliza con sustantivos en singular y there were se utiliza con sustantivos en plural.

Recuerda: there was se utiliza con sustantivos en singular y there were se utiliza con sustantivos en plural.

Cómo formar oraciones con There was / There were

Afirmativa

Singular: There was + Singular

Plural: There were + Plural

Negativa

Singular: There was not + Singular

Plural: There were not + Plural

Interrogativa

Singular: Was there + Singular + ?

Plural: Were there + Plural + ?

Contracciones con There was / There were

there wasn't = there was not

there weren't = there were not

A continuación ejemplos:

Example	Translation
There was a party last night.	Hubo una fiesta anoche.
There was a chair in the living room.	Había una silla en la sala.
There was music at the party.	Había música en la fiesta.
There was a lot of food at the party.	Había mucha comida en la fiesta.
There was no time to go to the beach.	No había tiempo para ir a la playa.
There was a dog in the garden.	Había un perro en el jardín.
There was a problem with the computer.	Había un problema con la computadora.
There was a long line at the supermarket.	Había una larga fila en el supermercado.
There was a beautiful sunset yesterday.	Hubo un hermoso atardecer ayer.
There was not enough water in the bottle.	No había suficiente agua en la botella.
Was there a meeting this morning?	¿Hubo una reunión esta mañana?
Was there a doctor at the clinic?	¿Había un médico en la clínica?
There were two strangers outside the house.	Había dos extraños fuera de la casa.
There were many cars in the parking lot.	Había muchos autos en el parqueo.
There were a lot of people at the concert.	Había mucha gente en el concierto.
There were many students in the classroom.	Había muchos estudiantes en el aula.
There were flowers in the garden.	Había flores en el jardín.
There were no chairs in the room.	No había sillas en la habitación.
There were three accidents on the highway.	Hubo tres accidentes en la autopista.
Were there any problems during the trip?	¿Hubo algún problema durante el viaje?
Were there enough plates for everyone?	¿Había suficientes platos para todos?