TEMAS SEMANA 1

The Present Simple Tense

(also called the simple present tense)

(Download this explanation in PDF)

We need to use the Present Simple a lot in English, so it's really important to understand it well. Many students have problems with the form (or how to make it).

If you'd prefer to learn about how to USE the Present Simple jump to this page.
Or, click here for all the practice exercises about this tense.

Simple present tense with 'be'

The verb 'be' is different from the other verbs in this tense. Let's look at 'be' first:

Here's the positive form (positive means a normal sentence, not a negative or a question. This is sometimes called 'affirmative')

Positive	Positive Short Form
I am	I'm
you are	you're
he is	he's
she is	she's
it is	it's
we are	we're
they are	they're

Next, here's the negative. It's very easy. You only add 'not'.

Negative	Negative short form
I am not	I'm not
you are not	you aren't
he is not	he isn't
she is not	she isn't
it is not	it isn't
we are not	we aren't
they are not	they aren't

And finally let's talk about the question form of the present simple with 'be'.

Firstly, here's the 'yes / no' question form:

Yes / No Questions

am I ?

are you ?

is he ?

is she ?

is it ?

are we ?

are they ?

If you'd like to make a 'wh' question, you just put the question word at the front:

Wh Questions
where	am I ?
what	are you ?
why	is he ?
who	is she ?
when	are we ?
how	are they ?

Present simple tense with other verbs

With all other verbs, we make the present simple in the same way.

The positive is really easy. It's just the verb with an extra 's' if the subject is 'he', 'she', or 'it'. Let's take the verb 'play' as an example:

Positive (of 'play')

I play

you play

he plays

she plays

it plays

we play

they play

Don't forget the 's'! Even really advanced students do this!
For a few verbs, there is a spelling change before the 's'. For example, 'study' becomes 'studies'.

There are also few verbs which are irregular in the present simple:
1. 'have' becomes 'has'
2. 'do' becomes 'does'
3. 'go' becomes 'goes'

To make the negative form, you need to use 'do not' (don't) or ' does not' (doesn't).

Negative (of 'play')
I do not play	I don't play
you do not play	you don't play
he does not play	he doesn't play
she does not play	she doesn't play
it does not play	it doesn't play
we do not play	we don't play
they do not play	they don't play

How about the question form of the present simple tense?

We use 'do' or 'does' before the subject to make the 'yes / no' question:

Yes / No questions

do I play ?

do you play ?

does he play ?

does she play ?

does it play ?

do we play ?

do they play ?

Just like with 'be', if you'd like to make a 'wh' question, you just put the question word at the front:

Wh Questions
where	do I play ?
what	do you play ?
why	does he play ?
who	does she play ?
when	do we play ?
how	do they play ?

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FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Always (siempre)
Usually ( usualmente)
Normally // Generally (normalmente // generalmente)
Often // Frequently (frecuentemente // a menudo)
Sometimes (algunas veces)
Occasionally (ocasionalmente)
Seldom (pocas veces)
Hardly ever // Rarely (casi nunca // rara vez)
Never (nunca)

¿Como se utilizan?

Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after verb “to be”
(se colocan antes del verbo principal pero después del verbo “to be”).

They don´ t usually watch TV.
She never eats sweets.
They are usually in bed by 11:30
She´s never eaten Chinese food.
Have you ever had a really serious illness? (= ever = alguna vez)

Sometimes, usually, normally, frequently, often and occasionally can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence (en ocasiones, los adverbios indicados, pueden ir al principio o al final de la oración).

Sometimes I walk to work.
Do you see your parentes often

Frequency expressions or adverbs phrases of frequency (every evening, once a week, twice a week…) normally go at the end a clause (las “expresiones de frecuencia” se colocan al final de la oración).

I watch TV every evening.
I go to the cinema twice a week.
We use “How often…?” to ask (utilizamos la fórmula “How often…” para preguntar por la frecuencia con la que alguien hace algo).

How often do they watch TV? They watch TV every evening.
How often do you go swimming? I go swimming once a week.

FORMACIÓN DEL PARTICIPIO DE PRESENTE O GERUNDIO (INFINITIVO + ING) Y SUS EXCEPCIONES

La forma verbo + ing se llama participio de presente (gerundio).

¿Cómo se forma el participio de presente? Basta con añadir “ing” al verbo.

Talk = talking.
Mix = mixing.
Play = playing.

Si el verbo acaba en consonante + vocal acentuada + consonante, debemos duplicar la consonante final antes de añadir el sufijo “ing”.

Stop = stopping.
Run = runnig.
Begin = beginning.

Los verbos que acaban en vocal + consonante + “e” muda pierden la “e” final antes de añadir el sufijo “ing”.

Dance = dancing.
Bake = baking.
Close = closing.

Pero, los verbos que acaban en doble “e” la mantienen antes de añadir el sufijo “ing”.

Agree = agreeing.

Finalmente, hay algunos verbos en inglés que acaban en ie. Estos verbos cambian la ie por y antes de añadir el sufijo ing:

Lie = lying.
Tie = tying.
Die = dying.

VERBOS QUE NO SE UTILIZAN EN PRESENTE CONTINUO

Existen una serie de verbos que normalmente no pueden emplearse en Presente Continuo, excepto en ocasiones excepcionales:

Verbos que expresan sensaciones, como feel (sentir), hear (oír), see (ver) o smell (oler).
Verbos que expresan posesión, como belong (pertenecer), own (ser propietario de) o possess (poseer).
Verbos que expresan sentimientos o emociones, como desire (anhelar), detest (detestar), dislike (disgustar), fear (temer), hate (odiar), like(gustar), love (amar), respect (respetar), want (querer) o wish (desear).
Verbos que expresan actividades mentales, como agree (estar de acuerdo), believe (creer), forget (olvidar), know (saber), realice (darse cuenta), recognize (reconocer), remember (recordar), suppose (suponer), think (pensar) o understand (entender).

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present continuous, también llamado present progressive o -ing form, es la forma continua del presente en inglés. Se asemeja al uso del gerundio (ando, endo, iendo) en español.

Se utiliza principalmente para expresar acciones que están teniendo lugar en el momento
del habla o que tienen un futuro proximo:

James is travelling around Australia. He is staying at a youth hostel in a little Australian town.

The town is becoming more and more popular because of its beautiful beaches.

Use of the Present Progressive

Actions happening at the moment of speaking

Peter is reading a book now.

Fixed plans in the near future

We are going to Basel on Saturday.

Temporary actions: I am working in Rome this month.

Actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions): My friend is preparing for his exams.

Trends: More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.

Repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)

Andrew is always coming late.

2. Signal words

now
at the moment
Look!
Listen!

3. Form

to be (am, are, is) + Infinitiv + -ing

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ-PukNEMDeCgzbHRlCwrHETRn5I4_JemyPfGDlyKbO7x8_aUT3h56SUYkwEwYFaQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

present tense vs present progressive

Form

Simple Present	Present Progressive
infinitive (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak	form of 'be' and verb + ing I am speaking you are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 's' : For can, may, might, must, do not add s. Example: he can, she may, it must After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he does, wash - she washes After a consonant, the final consonant y becomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays	Exceptions when adding 'ing' : Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English). Example: travel - travelling (British English) but: traveling (American English) Final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying

Use

In general or right now?

Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right now?

Simple Present	Present Progressive
in general (regularly, often, never) Colin plays football every Tuesday. present actions happening one after another First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.	right now Look! Colin is playing football now. also for several actions happening at the same time Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
Signal words
always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom never first then	at the moment at this moment today now right now Listen! Look!
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

Timetable / Schedule or arrangement?

Do you want to express that something is arranged for the near future? Or do you refer to a time set by a timetable or schedule?

Simple Present	Present Progressive
action set by a timetable or schedule The film starts at 8 pm.	arrangement for the near future I am going to the cinema tonight.

Daily routine or just for a limited period of time?

Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis that something is only going on for a limited (rather short) period of time?

Simple Present	Present Progressive
daily routine Bob works in a restaurant.	only for a limited period of time (does not have to happen directly at the moment of speaking) Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).

state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We are on holiday.
possession: belong, have
Example: Sam has a cat.
senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He feels the cold.
feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
Example: Jane loves pizza.
brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I believe you.
Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example: “I am watching TV,“ he says.

Explanation video:

Explanation 2:

This video is for learning more about the difference between simple present and present progressive

semana 4:

Vocabulary

Review, this web page. It is the British Council web page. It is very useful for you!

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories

REVISA ESTE VIDEO PARA QUE APRENDAS LA PRONUNCIACION CORRECTA DE LAS GRAFIAS O SONIDOS EN INGLES:

SOUND AND PHONETIC SYMBOLS IN ENGLISH

les comparto un breve vídeo muy gráfico, con el cual pueden reconocer y y practicar el presente simple y el presente progresivo:

Present Simple	Present Continuous
Things which are always true: Water boils at 100 degrees.	Things which are happening at the moment of speaking: The water is boiling now, so you can put in the pasta.
Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; true for a few years at least): Julie lives in London.	Temporary situations: Julie is living in Paris for a few months (usually she lives in London). Situations which are slowly changing: I'm getting better and better at speaking English.
Habits or things we do regularly: I drink coffee every morning.	Temporary or new habits: I'm drinking too much coffee these days because I'm so busy at work. Annoying habits (usually with 'always'): My flatmate is always leaving the kitchen in a mess!
Future events which are part of a timetable: My plane leaves at eight tonight. To talk about the future after certain words ('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon as'): I'll call you when I get home.	Definite future plans: I'm meeting John after class today.
To talk about what happens in books, plays and films: At the end of the book, the detective catches the killer.	To talk about people in pictures and photos: In this photo, my mother is walking beside a lake.

Aquí, un pequeño tip obtenido desde tick tock: Les ayuda para su nivel de inglés.

Para finalizar el repaso de EL presente Simple y el Presente Progresivo, les presento una pequeña presentación, la cual, les puede ayudar mucho a la hora de hacer oraciones y/o escritos en el presente progresivo. Toma los apuntes en tu cuaderno.

AVISO IMPORTANTE

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1. ABRE SU CUENTA DE GMAIL

2. INGRESA A DRIVE

3. INGRESA A MEET

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5. SOLICITA SER ADMITIDO Y ESPERA SER ADMITIDO

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6. DEBE PONER UNA IMAGEN SUYA EN SU PERFIL.

SEMANA 6

PAST OF TO BE

Watch this video, here, you can learn the Simple Past, through the story.

Taken from: youtube.com

Expressions for Past Tense

last	ago	yesterday
last night	10 minutes ago	yesterday
last Sunday	an hour ago	yesterday morning
last week	three days ago	yesterday afternoon
last weekend	a week ago	yesterday evening
last year	a month ago	the day before yesterday
last month	a year ago

taken from: https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile.php/1987/mod_resource/content/17/contenido/index.html

LET´S SEE THIS PICTURE, WHERE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE SIMPLE PAST OF TO BE:

was and were are in the past tense, but they are used differently.

Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it).

Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they).

Singular = I was, You were, He was, She was, It was

Plural = We were, You were, They were

Examples:

I was driving to the park.
You were drinking some water.
He was about to eat dinner.
She was at the roller rink.
It was a great time.
We were in the right spot.
They were nowhere to be seen.

NOTE: We use last night NOT yesterday night.

We also use the expression the day before yesterday to mean "two days ago".

Example: I played soccer the day before yesterday.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use the past tense to talk about:

something that happened once in the past:

I met my wife in 1983.
We went to Spain for our holidays.
They got home very late last night.

something that happened several times in the past:

When I was a boy, I walked a mile to school every day.
We swam a lot while we were on holiday.
They always enjoyed visiting their friends.

something that was true for some time in the past:

I lived abroad for ten years.
He enjoyed being a student.
She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.

we often use expressions with ago with the past simple:

I met my wife a long time ago.

More information:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/past-simple

How to form the Past Tense in English

The main rule is that for every verb in English, there is only one form of it in the past tense.
(The exception is the Past tense of To Be, which has two forms: was and were)

This is totally different from other languages such as Spanish, French, Italian etc. where you change the verb ending for every subject.

For example: The past tense of the verb want is wanted. Because, it is a regular verb; Wanted is used as the past tense for all subjects/pronouns. Then you just only, add an ED to form the past of this verb.

Simple Present Simple Past

I want I wanted
You want You wanted
He wants He wanted
She wants She wanted
It wants It wanted
We want We wanted
They Want They wanted

Past Tense Regular Verbs:

To change a regular verb into its past tense form, we normally add –ED to the end of the verb.

play – played
cook – cooked
rain – rained
wait – waited

Past Tense Irregular Verbs:

But if you have a irregular verb? Things are different:

Irregular verbs are ONLY irregular in affirmative/positive sentences.

(An exception to this is with the verb TO BE in the Past Tense).

For example: The past tense of GO is WENT.

It does not end in –ED so it is considered irregular.

The word went is used for all subjects – I, you, we, they, he, she, it.

I went to the beach

He went to the park.

She went to the zoo.

They went to the library.

BUT, as we mentioned before, it is only in its irregular form (went) in sentences that are affirmative/positive.

Compare the following using GO in the past tense.

Affirmative Sentence:

They went to the beach

Negative Sentence:

They didn't go to the beach --- Didn't shows that we are talking in the past tense.

Question:

Did they go to the beach? --- Did shows that we are talking in the past tense.

Another example with an irregular verb.

The past of EAT is ATE.

You ate my cake.
You didn't eat my cake.
Did you eat my cake?

Present vs Past Tense Summary Chart

Present Tense vs Past Tense Summary Chart

https://www.grammar.cl/english/past-tense.htm

Use of Simple Past

action in the past taking place once, never or several times

Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
actions in the past taking place one after the other

Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
action in the past taking place in the middle of another action

Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
if sentences type II (If I talked, …)

Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you

TEN PRESENTE QUE:

Los verbos irregulares, no obedecen una regla expecífica, por lo tanto, te aconsejo conseguir la tabla de tres columnas:

La primera columna es la del verbo en su forma base o presente simple

La segunda columna es el pasado, lo usamos cuando hablamos de actividades que se hicieron antes, en el pasado, durante un periodo corto o prolongado, también les ayuda a hablar de hechos generales del pasado.

La tercera columna es el participio pasado, es decir, el presente perfecto, el pasado perfecto, futuro perfecto y el condicional perfecto.

semana: 08 de junio al 12 de junio

CONTINUING WITH VERBS:

THE IDEA IS TO UNDERSTAND VERBS, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE REGULAR VERBS. What are Irregular Verbs?

There are about 200 irregular verbs in English. We can divide these into four types:

Verbs which have the same base form, past simple and past participle
Verbs which have the same past simple and past participle
Verbs which have the same base form and past participle
Verbs which have a different base form, past simple and past participle

A good way to learn irregular verbs is to study them in these groups because as they are similar they’re easier to remember. Here are the most common irregular verbs in these groups.

same base form, past simple and past participle

Tomado de : https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/blog/regular-and-irregular-english-verbs/

If a verb ends in -e we simply add -d, For example:

Tomtado de:https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/blog/regular-and-irregular-english-verbs/

Here are some examples of regular verbs:

“Yesterday Jack studied all day.”

“Raul has accepted the job offer.”

“Have you finished yet?”

“We really liked the film we watched last night.”

There are three ways to pronounce -ed, depending on the last letter of the verb.

Tomado de : https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/blog/regular-and-irregular-english-verbs/

julio 27 al 31 de julio

With your partners in our virtual classes, We have used this video for learning some tips for regular verbs: Watch it, it is very useful.

como estamos repasando el pasado simple de lo verbos y hay que tener en cuenta que existen verbo regulares e irregulares, les dejo este vídeo que conseguí en Youtube y les puede ser muy útil, pues deforma práctica el pasado simple.

There are some examples using the imple past tense:

USING REGULAR VERBS:

You worked very hard last week. (Tú trabajaste muy duro la semana pasada)
She lived in Japan last year. (Ella vivió en Japón el año pasado)
They learned how to swim two years ago. (Ellos aprendieron a nadar hace dos años)
She liked to sit in the sun. (A ella le gustó sentarse en el sol)
He always walked to school. (Él siempre caminó para ir a la escuela)
I painted my house last weekend. (Yo pinté mi casa el fin de semana pasado)
Mr. Green worked with my uncle. (El Sr. Green trabajó con mi tío)
I married Kelly last year. (Me casé con Kelly el año pasado)
He worked in his garden yesterday. (El trabajó en su jardín ayer)
He studied for his English class. (Él estudió para su clase de inglés).

USING IRREGULAR VERBS:

She read the newspaper yesterday. (Ella leyó el periódico ayer)
The telephone rang many times, but no one answered. (El teléfono sonó muchas veces, pero nadie respondió)
We ate together last Saturday. (Nosotros comimos juntos el sábado pasado)
I spoke several foreign languages. (Yo hablé varias lenguas extranjeras)
She went there twice a week. (Ella fue allí dos veces a la semana)
They broke the table. (Ellos rompieron la mesa)
We gave her a gift in her birthday. (Nosotros le dimos un regalo en su cumpleaños)
The plane left from the airport at 8 o’clock. (El avión salió del aeropuerto a las a 8)
I drove to work yesterday. (Yo conduje al trabajo todas las mañanas)
I understood everything in the book. (Yo entendí todo en el libro)
They bought their home last year. (Ello compraron su casa el año pasado)
I forgot to bring my jacket. (Olvidé traer mi chaqueta)
They told us about their new plans. (Ellos nos dijeron acerca de sus nuevos planes)
They sold books there. (Ellos vendieron libros allí)
She brought her brother to the party last Friday. (Ella trajo a su hermano a la fiesta el viernes pasado).
I felt sick yesterday. (Yo me sentí enfermo ayer)
We thought about the problem all night. (Nosotros pensamos en el problema toda la noche)
The lamp cost $10.5. (La lámpara costó $10.5)
The class began at nine o’clock. (La clase comenzó a las 9)
The politician spoke to everybody last night. (El político habló a todos anoche)
They came to visit us last weekend. (Ellos vinieron a visitarnos el fin de semana pasado)
She wrote a letter to her mother. (Ella escribió una carta a su madre).

TRY TO LEARN THIS SONG IN ENGLISH IT HAS A LOT VERBS IN PAST.

TAKEN FROM: https://ingles.celeberrima.com/ejemplos-oraciones-pasado-simple-en-ingles/

semana del 24 al 28 de agosto

Did

Se le da uso como el pasado de los auxiliares “do” y “does”. También es utilizado como past simple tense y la forma de empezar las oraciones no se divide como “was” y “were”, porque se puede utilizar perfectamente I, He, She, It, You, They y We en cualquier caso.

Cuando se habla en tono negativo, también se incluye el “not” en la parte posterior y se abrevia “didn’t”. La manera de incluirse en las oraciones es igual, pero hay una diferencia importante: “did” busca hablar del verbo hacer mientras que “was” y “were” se refieren a estar y haber.

Esto quiere decir que cuando se usa “did” el verbo “to be” no está incluido:

– Did you be in class today? (Incorrecto)
– Were you in class today? (Correcto)

Vamos a nombrar algunos ejemplos:

• I did something fun today (forma positiva)
• I didn’t go to the party last weekend (forma negativa)
• Did she give you her e-mail address? (pregunta)
• Yes, she did. (respuesta corta)

https://www.estudiaringles.online/ejercicios-was-were-y-did/

DID in Questions

To make a question in the Past Tense in English we normally put the auxiliary DID at the beginning of the question or before the main subject.

DID is used with regular AND irregular verbs in English.
(Exception is To Be and Modal Verbs such as Can)

Both Do and Does in present tense questions become Did in past tense questions. Compare the following:

Present: Do they live in Spain?
Past: Did they live in Spain?

The main verb (live in the example above) is in its base form (of the infinitive). The auxiliary DID shows that the question is in the past tense.

NOTICE: The only difference between a question in the present tense and a question in the past tense is the change in the auxiliary verb.

Examples of DID in questions:

Did you visit a museum while you were there?
Did the bus arrive late?
Did she like the surprise?
Why did you say that?

DIDN'T (DID NOT) - Negative Sentences

In the past tense Didn't is used to make a negative sentence for all subjects (I / you / we / they / he / she / it). This is for regular AND irregular verbs in English. (Exception is To Be and Modal Verbs such as Can)

Compare the following:

Present: They don't live in Japan.
Past: They didn't live in Japan.

The main verb (live in the example above) is in its base form (of the infinitive). The auxiliary DIDN'T shows that the sentence is negative AND in the past tense.

NOTICE: The only difference between a negative sentence in the present tense and a negative sentence in the past tense is the change in the auxiliary verb.

Examples of sentences using Didn't:

I didn't want to go
He didn't study for the exam.
We didn't have time to finish the report.
They didn't like the movie.

more information: https://www.grammar.cl/english/do-does-did-done.htm#

SEMANA DEL 12 AL 16 DE OCTUBRE

THERE WAS AND THERE WERE

Es la forma pasada de there is / there are.

There was a car	Había un auto
There were some cars	Había un carro

Al igual que en el presente simple usaremos 'there was' cuando el sustantivo al que acompaña es un sustantivo contable en singular o uno incontable y 'there were' con los sustantivos contables en plural.

We use There was/ There were in a similar way as There is / There are, but we can include past time expressions to describe what there was in a place at a specific time in the past.

Afirmativo
singular	There was a bank	Había un banco
plural	There were some banks	Había algunos bancos

El negativo se forma poniendo el pasado del verbo 'to be' en forma negativa (there was not / there were not). Es frecuente el uso de la forma contraída (there wasn't / there weren't).

Negativo
singular forma corta	There wasn't a shop	No había una tienda
plural forma corta	There weren't any shops	No habían tiendas
singular forma larga	There was not a shop	No había una tienda
plural forma larga	There were not any shops	No habían tiendas

Interrogativo

El interrogativo se forma con el verbo "to be" en pasado (was/were) seguido de "there".

Estas preguntas suelen responderse con la forma corta: "Yes, there was/were" o "No, there wasn't/weren't".

Interrogativo
singular	Was there a park there?	Yes, there was	¿Había un parque allí?	Sí (si había)
singular	Was there a park there?	No, there wasn't	¿Había un parque allí?	No (no había)
plural	Were there any restaurants?	Yes, there were	¿Había restaurantes?	Sí (si había)
plural	Were there any restaurants?	No, there weren't	¿Había restaurantes?	No (no había)

This is the affirmative form with singular nouns:

There was an apple on the table.
With plural nouns:

There were two women in the park.
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There was a lightning storm last night.

(In this sentence, "there" is used with the singular count noun, "storm.")

There were many things to do and see at the amusement park.

(In this sentence, "there" is used with the plural count noun, "things.")

There was also a lot of food there.

(In this sentence, "there" is used with the noncount noun, "food.")

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Modal Verbs–Definition and Usage

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GRAMMAR

Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) like can, will, could, shall, must, would, might, and should. After a modal verb, the root form of a verb is generally used. The word to should not appear after a modal verb. An exception is the phrase ought to, which is considered a modal verb.

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MODALVERBS LIST:
Can.
Could.
Will.
Would.
Should.
May.
Might.
Must.

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