Question

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Complete o texto com a forma correta do verbo to be no passado.
Albert Einstein (1) born in Germany, in March, 1876. When he (II) young, he (III) a good
student. He did not like to attend classes and take exams. His parents and teachers
(IV) concerned that he (V) too slow and unable to learn. Later, he became a great scientist. His
best-known work, the theory of relativity (VI) published in 1905. Unfortunately, his theory (VII)
used to create the atomic bomb.
Destaque a forma verbal correta,
a) (There was / There were) thirty students in the classroom yesterday.
b) (Was there / Were there) a park in this neighborhood some years ago?
c) (Was there / Were there) many Indian tribes in Brazil?
d) (There was / There were) a terrible accident on this avenue yesterday.
e) (There wasn't / There weren't) any money in my wallet, unfortunately,
f) (There wasn't / There weren't) any cookies in the jar on the table.
g) (There was / There were) several people protesting in front of the hospital.

Answer 1

Para passar frases para o passado usando o verbo to be, usa-se was e were.

Was = primeira e terceira pessoa do singular.

Were = segunda pessoa do plural e singular.

conjugação:

I was

you were

he was

she was

it was

you were

we were

they were

então:  Albert Einstein was born in Germany, in March, 1876. When he was young, he was a good student. He did not like to attend classes and take exams. His parents and teachers were concerned that he was too slow and unable to learn. Later, he became a great scientist. His best-known work, the theory of relativity was published in 1905. Unfortunately, his theory was used to create the atomic bomb.

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Para usar there was e there were é só lembrar que a primeira opção indica o singular, já a segunda, plural.

então:

a) There were thirty students in the classroom yesterday.

b) Was there a park in this neighborhood some years ago?

c) Were there many Indian tribes in Brazil?

d) There was a terrible accident on this avenue yesterday.

e) There weren't any money in my wallet, unfortunately,

f) There wasn't any cookies in the jar on the table.

g) There were several people protesting in front of the hospital.