Read the table.find examples in the dialogue. There ............. a lot of people in the fast food restaurant last night. It was very busy! ".............. Katie at school last week?" No she ........... . She was sick." "These flowers are beautiful. ............... they expensive?" "No, they ............... . " ................ James and Charlotte in the florict's? Yes, they ................. . That's pretty dress. ................ it in the sale? Yes, it ................... . ..................... there a toy shop in that shopping centre? No, there .................. . Where ................. you yesterday, Sam? I ................., at the zoo with my mum. We ..................... at home last night. We ................... at the cinema with friends.

Окей, давай разберём это пошагово, заполняя пропуски грамматически правильно, основываясь на контексте предложений. Судя по конструкции, нам нужно использовать прошедшее время глагола “to be” (was/were) и простое прошедшее время (did/didn’t + глагол) там, где про действие, и was/were для состояния или количества.

1. There ............. a lot of people in the fast food restaurant last night. It was very busy!
   → Правильный вариант: There were a lot of people in the fast food restaurant last night.
   Объяснение: мы говорим о множественном числе (a lot of people), поэтому используем were.

2. ".............. Katie at school last week?" "No she ........... . She was sick."
   → Правильно: "Was Katie at school last week?" "No, she wasn’t. She was sick."
   Объяснение: вопрос о месте/состоянии в прошлом: was/were + подлежащее.

3. "These flowers are beautiful. ............... they expensive?" "No, they ............... . "
   → Правильно: "Are they expensive?" "No, they aren’t."
   Объяснение: настоящее время (are/aren’t), так как говорим о текущем состоянии.

4. "................ James and Charlotte in the florist’s?" "Yes, they ................. ."
   → Правильно: "Were James and Charlotte in the florist’s?" "Yes, they were."
   Объяснение: снова прошлое, множественное число → were.

5. "That's a pretty dress. ................ it in the sale?" "Yes, it ................... ."
   → Правильно: "Was it in the sale?" "Yes, it was."
   Объяснение: спрашиваем о прошлом событии → was.

6. "..................... there a toy shop in that shopping centre?" "No, there .................. ."
   → Правильно: "Is there a toy shop in that shopping centre?" "No, there isn’t."
   Объяснение: настоящее время, говорим о существовании → is there / isn’t.

7. "Where ................. you yesterday, Sam?" "I ................., at the zoo with my mum."
   → Правильно: "Where were you yesterday, Sam?" "I was, at the zoo with my mum."
   Объяснение: вопрос о месте в прошлом → were / was.

8. "We ..................... at home last night. We ................... at the cinema with friends."
   → Правильно: "We weren’t at home last night. We were at the cinema with friends."
   Объяснение: отрицание в прошедшем времени → weren’t, утверждение → were.

Если сложить всё вместе, получится вот так:

1. There were a lot of people in the fast food restaurant last night.

2. "Was Katie at school last week?" "No, she wasn’t. She was sick."

3. "These flowers are beautiful. Are they expensive?" "No, they aren’t."

4. "Were James and Charlotte in the florist’s?" "Yes, they were."

5. "Was it in the sale?" "Yes, it was."

6. "Is there a toy shop in that shopping centre?" "No, there isn’t."

7. "Where were you yesterday, Sam?" "I was, at the zoo with my mum."

8. "We weren’t at home last night. We were at the cinema with friends."

Если хочешь, я могу сделать мини-таблицу, где показывается правило, когда использовать was / were / is / are / didn’t, чтобы это легко запоминалось. Это реально помогает для таких упражнений.

Хочешь, чтобы я её сделал?