Directions: Put in there was / there wasn’t / was there / there were / there weren’t / were there
into the blanks.
1. I was thirsty, but ____________________ anything to drink.
2. ______________________ any mail for me yesterday?
3. Part A: We stayed at a nic motel.
Part B: Really? __________________________ an air conditioner?
4. The backpack was empty. ______________________ any books in it.
5. ___________________________ a basketball game on TV last night, but I didn’t watch it.
6. I found a purse on the street, but ________________________ any money in it.
7. Part A: ___________________________ many people at the meeting?
Part B: No, very few.
8. We didn’t visit the aquarium. ________________________ enough time.
9. I’m sorry I came late. _________________________ a lot of traffic.
10. The flashlight wasn’t working because ____________________________ any batteries in it.
Answers & Comments
Put in there was / there wasn’t / was there / there were / there weren’t / were there into the blanks.
1. I was thirsty, but _there wasn’t_ anything to drink.
2. _was there_ any mail for me yesterday?
3. Part A: We stayed at a nice motel. Part B: Really? _was there__ an air conditioner?
4. The backpack was empty. _there weren’t_ any books in it.
5. _there was_ a basketball game on TV last night, but I didn’t watch it.
6. I found a purse on the street, but _there wasn’t_ any money in it.
7. Part A: _were there_ many people at the meeting? Part B: No, very few.
8. We didn’t visit the aquarium. _there wasn’t_ enough time.
9. I’m sorry I came late. _there was_ a lot of traffic.
10. The flashlight wasn’t working because _there weren’t_ any batteries in it.