• there was / were is the past of there is / are.
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of there was or there were.
@AEFile
Complete the sentences with there was / were/ wasn’t / weren’t + a/an, or some/any.
@AEFile
6 SPEAKING
> Communication The Ghost Room
8C THE GHOST ROOM Student A
a Look at the picture for a minute.

Try to remember what’s in the room.
c Close your books. Answer B’s questions.
8C THE GHOST ROOM Student B
a Look at the picture for a minute.

Try to remember what’s in the room.
b Close your books. Answer A’s questions.
7&8 Review and Check
GRAMMAR

Choose a, b, or c.

1 Marilyn Monroe ... an actress.

a was
b were
c are

2 Where ... Shakespeare born?

a was
b were
c is

3 ... the tickets expensive?

a Was
b Were
c Did

4 I ... a good movie on TV last night.

a watched
b watch
c watches

5 They ... at Stamford Bridge stadium.

a didn’t arrived
b don’t arrived
c didn’t arrive

6 ... you see the soccer match last night?
a Did
b Do
c Was

7 We … to Cuzco three years ago.

a go
b were
c went

8 When ... in Los Angeles?

a you live
b did you lived
c did you live

9 I ... you at the party last night.

a didn’t saw
b didn’t see
c don’t saw

10 What time ... home?

a did you get
b you did get
c you got

11 ... a big table in the living room.

a There are
b There is
c It is

12 How many bedrooms ... ?

a there are
b are there
c are they

13 There aren’t ... pictures on the walls.

a any
b some
c a

14 ... only three guests in the dining room.

a There was
b There were
c There is

15 How many people ... in the hotel?

a there were
b was there
c were there


@AEFile