PART I. THERE TO BE (HABER, EXISTIR)
B. PAST TENSE: THERE WAS - THERE WERE
El pasado de THERE IS/THERE ARE se expresa usando THERE WAS /δear wóz/ / THERE WERE /δear we:r/ La negación se expresa usando la palabra NOT después de WAS y WERE. Normalmente se usan las contracciones THERE WASN´T /δear wózent/ THERE WEREN´T /δear wé:rent/. La interrogación se expresa invirtiendo el orden de las palabras WAS y WERE con la palabra THERE.
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There was a lot of noise in the room /δear was e lot ov nóis in δe rú:m/ Había bastante ruido en la sala.
There were many people absent. /δear we:r méni pí:pl æbsent/ Había muchas personas ausentes.
There wasn´t any beer in the can. /δear wóznt éni bíar in δe kæn/ No había nada de cerveza en la lata.
There weren´t many books on the desk. /δear wé:rnt méni buks on δe désk/ No había muchos libros sobre el escritorio.
Was there a TV in the room? / woz δear e tÍ: ví: in δe rú:m / ¿Había un televisor en la habitación?
How many people were there at the party? / háu meni pí:pl we:r δear atδe pá:rti / (¿Cuánta gente había en la fiesta?).
EXERCISES:
Ex. 1. Change into the Past Tense:
1. There´s a lot of work in the office today. _________________________________________________________
2. There are two books missing from the shelf. _________________________________________________________
3. How much milk is there in the fridge? _________________________________________________________
4. There aren´t many hotels in this town. _________________________________________________________
5. Is there enough money for the trip? _________________________________________________________
6. How many people are there on board? _________________________________________________________
7. There isn´t much time to talk. _________________________________________________________
8. There are very few people in the pub. _________________________________________________________
9. Are there many errors in the bill? _________________________________________________________
10. There´s very little whisky left. _________________________________________________________
Ex. 2. Answer these questions, using the information given in parenthesis:
1. How many students were there in this class last year? (about 20)
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2. Were there many people at the meeting last Monday? (No, not more than 30)
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3. How much free time was there during the Basic Training Period? (very little, of course) _________________________________________________________________________
4. Was there enough bread for all the people? (yes, more than enough)
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5. How many students were there in the laboratory? ( not any)
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6. How many days were there in February that year? (29, it was a leap year)
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7. Were there many cars in the street at that time? ( Yes, lots of cars)
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A short course in english for adult students 31 C. FUTURE TENSE: THERE WILL BE
El futuro de THERE IS/THERE ARE se expresa con la forma THERE WILL BE /δear wil bí:/. En la conversación diaria WILL se une con la palabra THERE, formando la contracción THERE´LL BE /δearl bí:/.
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There will be a very good program on TV tonight /δear wil bí: e veri gud próugram on tí: ví: tunaít/. Habrá un muy buen programa en la TV esta noche.
There will be two more tests next week. /δear wil bí: tú: mó:r tésts nekst wí:k/ . Habrá dos pruebas más la próxima semana.
There´ll be another meeting this evening. /δearl bí: anáδer mí:tiηδis í:vniη/ . Habrá otra reunión esta tarde.
There´ll be some more rain next weekend. /δearl bí: sám mó:r réin nékst wikénd/. Habrá algo más de lluvia el próximo fin de semana
La forma negativa se expresa usando la palabra NOT después del verbo modal WILL, normalmente formando la contracción WON´T /wóunt/ En las preguntas, el verbo modal WILL precede a la palabra THERE.
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There will not be a good program on TV tonight. /δear wil not bí: e gud próugram on tí: ví: tunáit/. There will not be another meeting this evening. /δear wil not bí: anáδer mí:tiηδis í:vniη/
There won´t be two more tests next week. /δear wóunt bí: tú: mó:r tests nekst wí:k/
Will there be a good program on TV this evening? /wil δear bí: a gud próugram on tí: ví: δis í:vnin/
Will there be any more rain next weekend? /wil δear bí. eni mó:r réin nekst wi:kend/
How many tests will there be next week? /háu méni tésts wil δear bí: nekst wí:k/
EXERCISES:
Ex.1. Change into the future tense.
1. There is a lot of free time in the evening. ___________________________________________________
2. There are some women at the meeting. ___________________________________________________
3. There isn´t any food left in the fridge. ___________________________________________________
4. How many people are there at the reception? ___________________________________________________
5. How much money is there in the box? ___________________________________________________
6. Is there any more work? ___________________________________________________
7. Are there more than ten students in your class? ___________________________________________________
Ex. 2. Use the right tense of There To Be (Present, Past or Future).
1. How many women ____________________________ at the party last Saturday?
2. ____________________________________________ a lot of noise in this room now.
3. ____________________________________________ several trees in the park now.
4. How much free time __________________________ next time?
5. ____________________________________________ very little food in the fridge now.
6. ____________________________________________ not any more exercises in the book now.
7. ____________________________________________ a lot of noise at the disco last night.
8. ____________________________________________ very few flowers in our garden.
9. How many students ___________________________ in your class last year?
10. ____________________________________________ much milk left. Just one or two bottles.
Ex. 3. Translate the previous sentences into Spanish.
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________
9. ______________________________________________________________
10. ______________________________________________________________
Ex. 4. Answer these questions in English.
1. How many days are there in a week? ______________________________________________
2. How many days will there be in February next year? ______________________________________________
3. How many students were there in your class last year? ______________________________________________
4. How many computers are there in your office? ______________________________________________
5. How many people were there in the room at 8:30? ______________________________________________
6. Will there be another meeting this week? No, __________________________________________
7. Was there much work to do in the office last Monday? Yes, __________________________________________
8. Are there any spelling mistakes in the letter? No, __________________________________________
No, ___________________________________________
9. How much money is there in your wallet? ______________________________________________
10. How many eggs are there in a dozen? ______________________________________________
Ex. 5. Translate the following sentences into English
1. Habrá otra reunión general el próximo viernes. ______________________________________________
2. Había solamente dos hoteles en ese pueblo. ______________________________________________
3. ¿Hay un restaurant cerca de aquí? ______________________________________________
4. ¿Cuánto dinero hay en la billetera? ______________________________________________
5. No había mucha gente en el edificio a esa hora. ______________________________________________
6. No habrá otro concierto hasta la próxima semana. ______________________________________________
7. No hay tiempo para conversar. ______________________________________________
8. Había muy poco tiempo libre durante la mañana. ______________________________________________
9. ¿Cuánto s autos había en el estacionamiento esa tarde? ______________________________________________
10. Había muy pocos niños en la calle ese día. ______________________________________________
11. No habrá muchos partidos de fútbol este fin de semana. ______________________________________________
12. Hay mucho ruido en esta sala ahora.. ______________________________________________
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