Download this free A1–A2 grammar worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson helps students practise there is, there are, there was and there were.
Students learn how to use there is with singular and uncountable nouns in the present. The worksheet gives clear examples such as There is a lift in the hotel and There is some water on the floor.
The worksheet also teaches how to use there are with plural nouns in the present. Students practise examples such as There are two banks near the station and learn how to choose the correct verb from the noun after there.
Students then practise the past forms there was and there were. The worksheet shows how to use there was with singular and uncountable nouns, and there were with plural nouns. Examples include There was a problem yesterday, There was some noise outside and There were many people at the beach.
The worksheet also covers negative forms and questions, including there isn’t, there aren’t, there wasn’t, there weren’t, Is there…?, Are there…?, Was there…? and Were there…? Students practise short answers such as Yes, there is and No, there weren’t.
The PDF includes a grammar focus section, there is / there are / there was / there were exercises, choose-the-correct-form practice, sentence matching, mistake correction, mini-dialogues, sentence rewriting, meaning-and-form practice, speaking questions, writing practice, vocabulary and grammar sentence practice, an error-checking challenge, useful reminders and a full answer key.
This worksheet can be used in one-to-one lessons, group classes, online English lessons, adult ESL lessons, EFL classes, homework or independent grammar practice.
Level: A1–A2
Grammar point: There is, there are, there was and there were
Focus: grammar accuracy, singular and plural nouns, uncountable nouns, present and past forms, negatives, questions, speaking and writing
Format: Free grammar worksheet PDF with answer key
This free worksheet includes:
- a clear explanation of there is and there are
- practice with there is for singular and uncountable nouns
- practice with there are for plural nouns
- practice with there was for past singular and uncountable nouns
- practice with there were for past plural nouns
- practice with there isn’t and there aren’t
- practice with there wasn’t and there weren’t
- practice with Is there…? and Are there…?
- practice with Was there…? and Were there…?
- practice with short answers
- useful present and past time expressions
- choose-the-correct-form practice
- sentence-to-reason matching
- mistake correction
- mini-dialogues
- sentence rewriting
- meaning-and-form practice
- speaking practice
- writing practice
- vocabulary and grammar sentence practice
- an error-checking challenge
- useful reminder table
- full answer key for teachers and students
The worksheet focuses especially on common A1–A2 mistakes such as There are a hotel, There was three chairs, Is there any shops?, There wasn’t many people, Were there a problem?, There aren’t a station, There were some water and There is two buses. The main classroom point is simple: use is / was with singular or uncountable nouns, use are / were with plural nouns, and choose the verb from the noun after there.
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