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Unit 32. there was/ were/ has been/ will be

there is/are
was/were
has been / have been
will be		 see Unit 31
was/were see Unit 11
has/have been see Unit 15, Unit 16, Unit 17
will see Unit 23

 
there was/were
Unit 32. there was/ were/ has been/ will be The time is now 11 o'clock.
There was a train at 10.30
Compare:
there is/are (Present)
  • There is a good film on TV this evening.
  • We are staying at a very big hotel. There are 250 rooms.
  • I'm hungry but there isn't anything to eat.
  • Are there any letters for me this morning?
 there was/were (Past)
  • There was a good film on TV yesterday evening.
  • We stayed at a very big hotel. There were 250 rooms.
  • When I arrived home, I was hungry but there wasn't anything to eat.
  • Were there any letters for me yesterday morning?

 
there has been / there have been
Unit 32. there was/ were/ has been/ will be
  • Look! There's been an accident. (there's been - there has been)
  • This road is very dangerous. There have been many accidents on it.

    • but There was an accident last night. (not has been … last night see Unit 19)
There's been an accident.

 
there will be
  • Do you think there will be a lot of people at the party on Saturday?
  • (from the weather forecast) Tomorrow the weather will be cold. There will be some rain in the afternoon.
 Unit 32. there was/ were/ has been/ will be
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