Was / Were
I_____a good student.
I was a good student.
I (go)____ to the store.
I went to the store.
My house is (small)_____ than the white house.
My house is SMALLER than the white house.
________ any coffee left?
a) There is
b) There isn’t
c) Is there
d) Are there
Is there any coffee left?
My wife doesn't want ______ dog.
My wife doesn't want a dog.
(Dog is a countable noun, and we cannot use some/any + singular countable noun. We need to use a/an.)
There_____ hundreds of tres here.
There were hundreds of tres here.
You (play)____ video games last night.
You played video games last night.
My pencil is (thin)______ than my marker.
My pencil is thinner than my marker.
________ no speed limit.
a) There is
b) There isn’t
c) There are
d) There aren’t
There is no speed limit.
Can I have ______ milk, please?
Can I have some milk, please?
(We use some because we are asking for something. We use any in questions, but not in questions when we are asking for something or offering something. )
There____ many supermarkets in London.
There were many supermarkets in London.
I (live)______ in another city in the past.
I lived in another city in the past.
A natural fresh is (healthy)________ than a soda.
A natural fresh is healthier than a soda.
________ a lot of fish in this river.
a) There is
b) There isn’t
c) There are
d) There aren’t
There are a lot of fish in this river.
I always have _______ egg for breakfast.
I always have an egg for breakfast.
(We cannot use some/any + singular countable noun. We need to use a/an.)
_____ there any interesting films at the cinema?
Were there any interesting films at the cinema?
Suddenly, Tom (break)______ in and (ask)____ for his brother.
Suddenly, Tom broke in and ASKED for his brother.
Some people think that Lionel Messi is (good)______ than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Some people think that Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo.
________ a lot of things to do.
a) There is
b) There isn’t
c) There are
d) Are there
There are a lot of things to do.
We didn't see ______ people in the streets.
We didn't see any people in the streets.
(We use any and not some because the sentence is negative, and we use any in negatives and questions. You can't use an because people is a plural noun.)
The mathematics test_______very dificult and we______very stressed.
The mathematics test WAS very dificult and we were very stressed.
(Wake up) _____ and I (stay )______ in bed for an hour. Then, I (get up)______ and I (have)______ a shower.
Woke up and I stayed in bed for an hour. Then, I got up and I had a shower.
Corea is (far)_______ than New York.
Corea is farther than New York.
How much sugar ______?
a) there is
b) is there
c) there are
d) are there
How much sugar is there?
Can you help me? I need ______ advice.
Can you help me? I need some advice.
(Advice in English is uncountable. The word advice is difficult because it is countable in some other languages. We use some and not any because the sentence is positive, and we use any in negatives and questions.)