Unit5NowandThen语法精讲精练
一、Therewas/were
Therewas/were是therebe的过去时形式，用于表达过去的“存在”。
Thereisabuseverytenminutes.
(Its10:15.)Therewasabusfiveminutesago.
was与单数可数名词或不可数名词连用。
Therewasarestaurant5yearsago.
Therewasnt(wasnot)arestaurant5yearsago.
Wastherearestaurant5yearsago?
Therewasmuchnoiseinthecommunityinthepast.
Therewasntmuchnoiseinthecommunityinthepast.
Wastheremuchnoiseinthecommunityinthepast?
were与可数名词复数连用。
TherewerelotsofsmallshopswhenIwasyoung.
Therewerent(werenot)lotsofsmallshopswhenIwasyoung.
WeretherelotsofsmallshopswhenIwasyoung?
单项选择题
—______thereanymilkinthefridgeyesterday?
—No,there______.
A.Was;wasntB.Were;werentC.Is;isntD.Are;arent
2.There______manypeopleattheconcertlastnight.
A.wasB.wereC.isD.are
3.______thereafootballmatchonTVat8:00p.m.yesterday?
A.WasB.WereC.IsD.Are
4.There______abigearthquakeinthisareatenyearsago.
A.wasB.wereC.isD.are
5.—Howmanystudents______intheclassroomjustnow?
—Abouttwenty.
A.wasthereB.werethereC.isthereD.arethere
6.There______nocomputersinmyschooltwentyyearsago.
A.wasB.wereC.isD.are
7.______thereanyapplesleftinthebasketyesterday?
A.WasB.WereC.IsD.Are
8.There______aheavyrainandstrongwindslastSunday.
A.wasB.wereC.hadD.have
9.—______therealibraryinyourtownbefore?
—Yes,there______.
A.Was;wasB.Were;wereC.Is;isD.Are;are
10.There______someoldphotosinthatboxwhenIopenedityesterday.
A.wasB.wereC.isD.are
答案：1.A2.B3.A4.A5.B6.B7.B8.A9.A10.B
二、按要求完成句子（考察Therewas/were的一般过去时）
11.肯定句变否定句：Therewasabookonthedesk.
答案：Therewasntabookonthedesk.
肯定句变一般疑问句：Thereweresomeflowersinthegarden.
答案：Werethereanyflowersinthegarden?
对划线部分提问：Therewerefivepeopleintheroom.
答案：Howmanypeoplewerethereintheroom?
对划线部分提问：Therewa