Verb ‘be’ vs. there is/there are
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title: Fill in the blanks below with the most suitable form of ‘be’ or there is/are. Use either the present simple or the past simple tense.q: Yesterday ______ a very busy day for the IT team.
a: was
q: ______ several problems with the new system.
a: there were
q: At first ______ a system crash.
a: there was
q: All the computers ______ down for an hour.
a: were
q: The backup system ______ slow to start.
a: was
q: It took a while to boot up because it ______ quite old.
a: is
q: Also, ______ a bug in the system, which we cannot fully eradicate, and at first the system ran only partially.
a: there is
q: It ______ not fully functional.
a: was
q: Two of the modules ______ unstable.
a: were
q: The IT team had to restart the system before it ______ fully operational.
a: was
q: ______ also a problem with the server, which caused problems for the staff.
a: there was
q: They ______ unable to access any data for a while.
a: were
q: ______ a lot of calls to the help desk as well.
a: there were
q: The technicians ______ very busy.
a: were
q: The help desk ______ understaffed at the moment.
a: is
q: There ______ two resignations in April, and we don’t have replacements yet.
a: were
q: The positions ______ still vacant now.
a: are
q: ______ advertisements on all the major job websites, and we received several applications last month.
a: there are
q: However, none of the applicants we interviewed ______ suitable for the job.
a: were
q: They ______ not qualified enough.
a: were
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