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ABA INGLÊS 42

Friday Message
15/1/2016

Hello there!

I hope you are having a nice Friday.

Today we are going to have a look at “there was” and “there were” to see exactly when and how to use them.
Hoje vamos estudar “there was” e “there were” para saber quando e como usá-los.

We use “there was” and “there were” when we want to say something existed or something was present in the past.
Usamos “there was” e “there were” quando queremos dizer que algo existia ou estava presente no passado.

* Remember that “there was” and “there were” refer to the past and are the past tense of “there is” and “there are”.
* Lembre-se que “there was” e “there were” são as formas no passado de “there is” e “there are”.

- We use there was with singular nouns. For example:
Usamos “there was” com substantivos singulares. Por exemplo:

There was a big garden in the front of the house.
Havia/tinha um grande jardim na frente da casa.

There was a man at the bus stop.
Havia/tinha um homem na paragem do ônibus.

- We use there were with plural nouns. For example:
Usamos “there were” com substantivos plurais. Por exemplo:

There were many travel guides at the bookshop yesterday.
Havia/tinha muitos guias de viagem na livraria ontem.

There were seven hundred people at the convention last week.
Havia/tinha setecentas pessoas no congresso a semana passada.

Look at this dialogue between Eric (E) and Pam (P) to see how to use “there was” and “there were” in conversation:

E: Were there many people at the show, Pam?
Havia/tinha muita gente no espetáculo, Pam?

P: Yes, it was packed. You should have come! There wasenough room in the car for you.
Sim, estava lotado. Você deveria ter vindo! Havia lugar suficiente para você no carro

E: I know, I just didn’t feel like going out. There was a great film on TV last night anyway.
Eu sei, mais não tinha vontade de sair. Passou um filme muito bom na TV ontem à noite, de qualquer jeito.

P: There were amazing decorations set up too around the stage area and there was a new guitar player who I hadn’t seen before.
Havia umas decorações incríveis ao redor do palco e também um novo guitarrista que não tinha visto antes.

E: It sounds great. Next time I might come along.
Parece ótimo. Talvez eu me anime na próxima vez.

As you can see, we make questions by placing “was” or “were” at the beginning of the sentence followed by “there.”

• Were there many people at the show?
Havia/tinha muita gente no espetáculo?

• Was there anything good on TV last night?
¿Havia/tinha algo algo bom na TV ontem à noite?

To form the negative we add “not” to “was” or “were” to form “was not” or “were not.” Alternatively, you can use the contracted forms “wasn’t” or “weren’t”. Look at some examples:

• There were not / There weren’t many people at the show.
Não havia/tinha muita gente no espetáculo.

• There was not / wasn’t anything good on TV last night.
Não havia/tinha nada algo bom na TV ontem à noite

I hope this has been helpful for you. For more information on this topic, please take a look at unit 64 of the online ABA course.

Have a great weekend!

Bye for now!

Priscilla
ABA English Teacher

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ABA INGLÊS 41

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Friday Message
8/1/2016

Hello again!

I hope you’ve had a good week and that your Friday is going well.

Even new English learners may have to speak English on the phone at some time or another.
Mesmo aqueles que estão começando a aprender inglês terão que falar no telefone a certa altura.

Normally speaking over the phone in English is difficult because we can’t see the other person’s face or see their mouth move and so we may have trouble understanding them. However, when making and receiving phone calls, we normally follow some sort of structure.
Falar ao telefone em inglês é difícil, porque não vemos o rosto e a boca da outra pessoa, por isso é difícil compreendê-la. No entanto, ao fazer e receber ligações geralmente seguimos um tipo de estrutura.

Let’s have a look at a few ways of speaking on the phone.

Firstly, let’s look at a common phone conversation between Tom (T) and Mrs Smith (MS):

T: Hello, can I speak to Max please?
Alô, posso falar com o Max, por favor?

MS: Sure. May I ask who’s calling?
Com certeza. Da parte de quem?

T: My name is Tom. Is that Mrs Smith?
Eu sou o Tom. É a senhora Smith?

MS: Yes, it is Tom. Just hang on a second. I’ll check if he’s here.
Sou sim, Tom. Só um instante, vou ver se ele está.

(A few seconds later) I’m afraid he’s not home. Can I take a message?
(Uns segundos mais tarde). Desculpe, ele não está em casa. Quer deixar recado?

T: It’s OK, thank you, I’ll call back later. Thanks so much, Mrs Smith.
Não é preciso, obrigado. Ligarei mais tarde. Muito obrigado, senhora Smith.

MS: Not at all. Have a nice day.
De nada. Tenha um bom dia!

T: You too.
Igualmente.

MS: Goodbye!
Tchau!

T: Goodbye, Mrs Smith!
Tchau, senhora Smith!

We may also use many variations in our conversation and the list below will help you structure your sentences in a better way.
Podemos usar muitas variações desta conversa e a lista abaixo vai ajudá-lo a estruturar melhor as frases.

Answering the phone:

- Hello!
- Good morning/afternoon/evening

Asking for a person:

- May / Can I speak to (name)?
- Is (name) there?

Asking to take a message:

- Can I take a message?
- Would you like to leave a message?

Asking who is calling:

- Who’s calling please?
- May I ask who’s calling?

Introducing yourself:
- This is (name)
- (Name) speaking

Asking a person to wait:

- Hold on
- Hang on, I’ll call (name)
- Just a second

I hope this has been helpful. For more information on speaking on the phone, take a look at unit 11 of the online ABA course.

Until next week!

Have a nice weekend.