There was / There were

Oddiy qilib aytganda

There is / There are — hozir biror narsa bor. O‘tmishda bor edi deyish uchun is → was, are → were bo‘ladi:

• There was — birlik yoki sanalmaydigan ot: There was a cinema here.
• There were — ko‘plik ot: There were many people.

• There was a park near my old house.Eski uyim yonida bog‘ bor edi.
• There were 30 students in my class.Sinfimda 30 ta o‘quvchi bor edi.
• There wasn’t any water.Suv yo‘q edi.
• Were there any problems?Muammolar bo‘ldimi?

Bu darsda siz quyidagilarni o‘rganasiz:

1. there was va there were ni tanlash.
2. Inkor va savol shakllari.
3. some, any, a lot of, no bilan.
4. How many ... were there?
5. there was va it was farqi.
6. Kelajakda: there will be.

was yoki were?

Tanlov keyingi otga qarab:

• There was a lot of traffic this morning.Bugun ertalab tirbandlik ko‘p edi.
• There were a lot of cars on the road.Yo‘lda mashinalar ko‘p edi.
• There was nobody at home.Uyda hech kim yo‘q edi.
• There was a man and two women.Bir erkak va ikki ayol bor edi. (birinchi ot — birlik)

Inkor

Diqqat: There wasn’t no... — xato (ikki inkor).

Savol va qisqa javob

• Was there a good hotel in the town?Shaharchada yaxshi mehmonxona bormidi?
• How many guests were there at the wedding?To‘yda nechta mehmon bor edi?
• What was there for dinner?Kechki ovqatga nima bor edi?

there was va it was

• There was a film on TV last night. It was very funny.Kecha televizorda film bor edi. Juda kulgili edi.

Boshqa zamonlarda

Miqdor so‘zlari bilan

there was / there were ko‘pincha miqdor so‘zlari bilan keladi. Fe’l birinchi otga yoki miqdorga moslashadi:

• There was a lot of snow last winter.O‘tgan qish qor ko‘p yog‘di.
• There were a lot of cars on the road.Yo‘lda mashinalar ko‘p edi.
• There wasn’t any milk in the fridge.Muzlatgichda sut yo‘q edi.
• There were no seats on the bus.Avtobusda o‘rindiq yo‘q edi.

Ro‘yxatda birinchi ot

Ro‘yxat bo‘lsa, so‘zlashuvda fe’l birinchi otga moslashadi:

• There was a table and two chairs in the room.Xonada bitta stol va ikkita stul bor edi. (a table — birlik)
• There were two chairs and a table in the room.Xonada ikkita stul va bitta stol bor edi. (two chairs — ko‘plik)

How many ... were there?

How many / How much bilan savol:

• How many students were there in your class?Sinfingizda nechta o‘quvchi bor edi?
• How much traffic was there this morning?Bugun ertalab tirbandlik qanchalik edi?
• Were there many people at the concert?Konsertda odam ko‘p edimi?

Hikoyada sahna yaratish

there was / there were hikoyalarning boshida juda ko‘p ishlatiladi — sahna va qahramonlarni tanishtirish uchun:

• Once upon a time, there was a poor boy.Bir bor ekan, bir yo‘q ekan, bir kambag‘al bola bor ekan.
• Long ago, there were no cars or phones.Qadim zamonda mashina ham, telefon ham yo‘q edi.
• There was a knock at the door.Eshik taqilladi.
• There was a loud noise, and then silence.Qattiq ovoz eshitildi, keyin sukunat cho‘kdi.

Bosqichma-bosqich

1. O‘tmishmi? → was / were.
2. Keyingi ot birlik/sanalmaydimi? → was. Ko‘plikmi? → were.
3. Inkor/savol → wasn’t/weren’t, Was there / Were there.

Misol: “Ziyofatda ko‘p odam bor edi.”

1. O‘tmish. people — ko‘plik → were.

Misol: “Muzlatgichda sut yo‘q edi.”

1. milk — sanalmaydi → was. Inkor → wasn’t any.

Ko‘p uchraydigan xatolar

Eslab qoling: There was + birlik/sanalmaydigan, There were + ko‘plik. Savolda: Was there...? Were there...?

Hayotiy vaziyatlarda

Bolalik qishlog‘im

When I was a child, I lived in a small village. There was one school and one small shop. There wasn’t a cinema, and there weren’t any cafés. But there was a beautiful river, and there were lots of apple trees. In summer there were always children in the river. It was a happy time!

Ziyofatdan keyin

• — How was the party last night?— Kechagi ziyofat qanday o‘tdi?
• — Great! There were about fifty people.— Zo‘r! Taxminan ellik kishi bor edi.
• — Wow! Was there any music?— Voy! Musiqa bormidi?
• — Yes, there was a live band. And there was so much food!— Ha, jonli guruh bor edi. Ovqat ham juda ko‘p edi!
• — Were there any problems?— Biror muammo bo‘ldimi?
• — Only one: there weren’t enough chairs!— Faqat bitta: stul yetarli emas edi!

Kichik matn: “Bobomning uyi”

When I was a child, I spent every summer at my grandfather’s house in the village. There was a big garden with apple and cherry trees. There were chickens, two cows and a lazy old dog. There wasn’t any internet, and there was only one TV in the whole house. But there was always something to do! In the evenings, there were lots of stars in the sky, and my grandfather told us stories. There was no noise, only the sound of the river. I still miss those summers.

Matndagi there was / there were ni toping. Qaysi otlar bilan was, qaysilari bilan were ishlatilgan?

O‘zingizni tekshiring

1. ___ a big tree in front of our house. → There was
2. ___ five people in the room. → There were
3. ___ any milk? — No, there ___. → Was there / wasn’t
4. How many students ___ ___? → were there
5. Tuzating: There was many problems. → There were many problems.
6. Konsertda ko‘p odam bor edi. → There were a lot of people at the concert.
7. Ko‘chada shovqin ko‘p edi. → There was a lot of noise in the street.
8. Sinfingizda nechta o‘quvchi bor edi? → How many students were there in your class?
9. Eshik taqilladi. → There was a knock at the door.

Qisqa xulosa

• There was + birlik / sanalmaydigan ot.
• There were + ko‘plik ot.
• Inkor: wasn’t / weren’t (any) yoki was / were no.
• Savol: Was there...? Were there...? How many... were there?
• Tanishtirish — there was; tasvirlash — it was.
• Kelajak: there will be.