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Exercises
£ J H Look at the two pictures. N ow the room is empty, but what was in the room last week? Choose
from the box and write sentences with There w a s... or There were . . . .
an arm chair
a carpet
som e flowers
a sofa
som e books
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three pictures
a sm all table
1 Tham w asa.clo ck.................................................................on the wall near the wind o w .
2 ............................................................................................................. on the floor.
3 ..............................................................................................................on the wall near the door.
4 ..............................................................................................................in the m id dle o f the room .
5 ..............................................................................................................on the table.
6 ..............................................................................................................on the shelves.
7 ............................................................................................................. in the corner near the door.
8 ..............................................................................................................opposite the arm chair.
^ 2 9 1 W rite there was / there wasn't / was there or there were / there weren't / were there.
1 I was hungry, b u t t h ere w aen’t anything to eat.
2 W as everything O K yesterday? W ere t h e re any problem s?
3 I opened the envelope, but it was em pty. .............................................................. nothing in it.
4 'W e stayed at a very nice hotel.' 'Really?...............................................................a sw im m ing pool?'
5 'Did you buy any bananas?' 'N o ,................................................................any in the shop.'
6 The w allet was em pty. ................................................................any m o ney in it.
7 '............................................................ m any people at the meeting?' 'No, very few.'
8 W e didn't visit the m useum .....................................................................enough tim e.
9 I'm sorry I'm late...................................................................a lot o f traffic.
10 Tw enty years ag o ..............................................................m any tourists here. N o w there are a lot.
£ 3 1 W rite there + is / are / was / were / has been / have been / will be.
1 There .w as a good film on TV last night.
2 ..............................................................24 hours in a day.
3 ..............................................................a party at the club last Friday, but I didn't go.
4 'W here can I get som ething to eat?' ' a cafe at the end o f the street.'
5 'W hy are the police outside the bank?' '.............................................................. a robbery.'
6 W hen we arrived at the t h eat re, a long queue outside.
7 W hen you arrive t o m o rro w ,..................................... * ....................... som eb o d y at the station to m eet you.
8 Ten years ag o ................................................................500 children at the school. N o w
..............................................................m ore than a thousand.
9 Last w eek I w ent back to the town where I was born. It's very different now.
................................................................a lot o f changes.
10 I t hink everything will be O K. I don't t h in k ................................................................any problem s.