Exercise 9
Complete the sentences using there and the verb forms in the box.
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is
are
was
were
has been
will be
Example:
There _____ a terrible accident in Western road yesterday.
There was a terrible accident in Western road yesterday.
1. Look. _____ a policeman over there. Can you see him?
How many people _____ at the party last night?
I think _____ some snow later this evening.
Excuse me. _____ a post office near here?
_____ six hotels in this street ten years ago?
_____ a lot of cold weather recently.
The cinema was almost empty. There _____ very few people there.
There is a shortage of water because there _____ very little rain recently.
It’s not a very lively town. There _____ not much to do.
10. There _____ not many people at the conference I had seen before.
Exercise 10
Read the first sentence and then write a sentence beginning There … .
Example:
The roads were busy today. There was a lot of traffic.
This soup is very salty. There ………………………………in the soup.
The box was empty. There ………………………………….in the box.
The film was very violent. There …………………………….in the film.
The shops were very crowded. There……………..………..in the shops.
It was windy yesterday. There …………………………….…yesterday.
The beach was almost deserted. There …………………on the beach.
If you don't understand words, use a dictionary. If there …………….,
use a dictionary.
8.The newspaper carries lots of advertisements. There…..in the newspaper.
9. Someone has left an umbrella on the bench. There …………on the bench.
10. Nobody lives here. There ……………………………living here.
THERE … and IT… and THEY …
Exercise 11
Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
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there it they is are
Example:
here? - Yes, ___. ___ in East Street. |
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here? -
Yes, there
is. |
___ a good programme on TV this evening. ___ about the history of pop music.
___ some envelopes in my bedroom. ___ on my desk.
“ ___ any beer in the kitchen?” “Yes, ___ in the fridge.”
“ ____ a man waiting outside. Who ___ ?” “ ___ Jim Brown.”
“Look! ___ a light on in my bedroom!” “ ___ somebody in there.”
“ ___ a new restaurant in King Street.” “yes, I know. I went there last night.
___ very good.”
How far ___ from Moscow to Khabarovsk?
The soup is very salty. ___ too much salt in ___.
Look at the sky. ___ no clouds at all.
10. What day ___ today? Thank God ___ Friday. ___ two days off waiting
for us to relax.
11. ___ some people over there. I’m sure I am not familiar with them.
12. Nowadays ___ many traffic accidents. ___ dangerous for both drivers and
pedestrians.
13. ___ dangerous to walk in the road. ___ a lot of traffic there.
Exercise 12
Put in there is/was or it is/was. Some sentences are questions (is there…? / is it …? etc.) and some are negative (isn’t/wasn’t).
The journey took a long time. There was a lot of traffic.
What’s the new cafe like? Is it good?
“ ___ a bookshop near here?” “Yes, ___ one in Hill Street.”
When we got to the cinema, ___ a queue outside. ___ a very long queue, so we decided not to wait.
I couldn’t see anything. ___ completely dark.
___ trouble at the club last night. They had to call the police.
How far ___ from Milan to Rome?
___ Keith’s birthday yesterday. We had a party.
___ three years since I last went to the theatre.
I wanted to visit the museum but ___ enough time.
“ ___time to go?” “Yes, ___ nearly midnight.”
A few days ago ___ a storm. ___ a lot of damage.
___ a beautiful day yesterday. We had a picnic.
___ anything on television, so I turned it off.
___ an accident in King Street but ___ very serious.