There be no passado (There was x There were)
No módulo 2, estudamos sobre o There to be no presente. Essa estrutura é usada para fala sobre existência de algo. O There is é usado no singular e indica há/existe/tem e o There are é usado no plural e indica há/existem/têm.
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- There is a chair in my bedroom. (Tem uma cadeira no meu quarto).
- There are three cars in the garage. (Têm três carros na garagem).
A estrutura é construída com o verb to be. No presente é usado is e o are, mas no passado vamos utilizar os verbos o to be conjugado no passado: was e were. There was é usado no singular e significa tinha/existia, já o There were é usado
Veja a tabela abaixo com as estruturas:
| There was (singular) | There were (plural) |
|---|---|
| ( + ) There was a park near my house. | ( + ) There were many books in this library. |
| ( – ) There was not a park near my house. There wasn’t a park near my house. | ( – ) There were not many books in this library. There weren’t many books in this library. |
| ( ? ) Was there a park near my house? Yes, there was. | ( ? ) Were there many books in this library? No, there weren’t. |
| Na forma negativa, o there was not pode ter a forma contraída there wasn’t. E there were not, pode ser contraído para there weren’t. |
Veja mais exemplos com There was/were:
- There was a baby crying. (Tinha uma bebê chorando)
- There were three kids outside the house. (Tinham três crianças fora da casa)
- There was a pink car in this store. (Tinha um carro rosa nessa loja)
- There weren’t malls in this city. (Não tinha shoppings nessa cidade)
- There wasn’t an elephant in this zoo. (Não tinha um elefante nesse zoológico)
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