📗 Básico

There was
There were

Tinha, havia — o passado do "there is".

🔑 A grande sacada

Pra dizer que havia/tinha algo no passado: there was (singular) e there were (plural).

There was a party last night.

Teve uma festa ontem à noite.

There were many people there.

Tinha muita gente lá.

Was there a problem? · There weren't any seats.

Teve algum problema? · Não tinha lugares.

✗ There was many people.

✓ There were many people. (plural → were)

✗ Had a party last night. (pra dizer "houve")

✓ There was a party last night.