Question

2.There is/are or there was/were: 1. three apples on the table yesterday. 2. three apples on the table today. 3. a cat near the school today. 4. a cat near the school yesterday. 5. some people in this street 3 days ago. 6. Yesterday only one banana in my bag. 7. only 15 people in this bus today 8. three thieves in the bank yesterday. 9. no policeman in the bank yesterday. 10. some games in this shop now. 3. was, were, there was or there were? a) William Shakespeare a famous poet and playwright. b) some people waiting for you at the door. c) How many apples in the cupboard? d) We very tired when we finished the PE lesson. e) You sister at the cinema with her friends last Friday. f) How much milk in the fridge yesterday? g) Miguel de Cervantes born in 1920. h) The police investigating a crime in my area. i) a lot of people at the concert last night. j) We happy with the exam results.

Answer 1

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1.there were
2. there are
3. there is 
4. there was
5. there were
6. there was
7. there are
8. there were
9. there was
10. there are

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a) William Shakespeare was a famous ...
b) There were some people....
c) How many apples were....?
d) We were very ...
e) Your sister was at the cinema...
f) How much milk was in ...?
g) Miguel de Cervantes was born ...
h) The police were investigating..
i) There were a lot of ...
j) We were happy... 

Answer 2

1.1)There were
2)There are
3)There is
4)There was
5)There were
6)There was
7)There are
8)There were
9)There was
10)There are
2.a) was
b)There are
c)are there
d)were
e)was
f)was
g)was
h)is
i)there were
j)are

Answer 3

1. There were three apples on the table yesterday. 2. There are three apples on the table today. 3. There is a cat near the school today. 4. There was a cat near the school yesterday. 5. There were some people in this street 3 days ago. 6. There was only one banana in my bag yesterday. 7. There are only 15 people in this bus today. 8. There were three thieves in the bank yesterday. 9. There was no policeman in the bank yesterday. 10. There are some games in this shop now.

3. a) William Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwright. b) There were some people waiting for you at the door. c) How many apples were in the cupboard? d) We were very tired when we finished the PE lesson. e) Your sister was at the cinema with her friends last Friday. f) How much milk was in the fridge yesterday? g) Miguel de Cervantes was born in 1920. h) The police were investigating a crime in my area. i) There were a lot of people at the concert last night. j) We were happy with the exam results.