Unit 5 It Was Here Just NowPart BNew words agoaboutthousand以前大约;左右千New wordsLet’s learn moreLet’s learn more Liu: Dad, were you at this school thirty years ago
Dad: Yes, I was
But the school was small at that time
Liu: Was there a library
Dad: Yes, there was
But there weren’t so many books in it
Liu: Were there any trees
Dad: Yes, there were
Look, they are still there, beside the playground
Liu: Was there a computer room thirty years ago
Dad: No, there wasn’t
Liu: How many students were there at that time
Dad: About six hundred students
Liu: Now there are about two thousand
Dad: Yes
It’s a big school now
Language points1
Was there a library
那里过去有图书馆吗
本句是 there be 句型的一般过去时的一般疑问句 , 其结构为: Was/Were(+ 冠词 )+ 名词
若要表达过去某处有某人或某物,我们可以使用句型: There was/were + 某人 / 某物 +某地 (+ 过去的时间状语 )