____________, there ______ a bus stop, but _______, there ______ many bus stops.
Forty years ago, there was a bus stop, but today, there are many bus stops.
______, there ______ many bottles, but ______, there ______ many cups.
Yesterday, there were many bottles, but now, there are many cups.
_____, there _____ a building, but ____, there _____ many buildings.
Ten years ago, there was a building, but these days, there are many buildings.
_____, there ______ a cafe, but _____, there _____ many cafes.
Then, there wasn't a cafe, but now, there are many cafes.
______, there ______ a movie theater, but _____, there _____ many movie theaters.
In those days, there wasn't a movie theater, but today, there are many movie theaters.
_____, there _____ any schools, but _____, there _____ many schools.
In those days, there weren't any schools, but today, there are many schools.
Two hundred years _____, there weren't any cell phones.
ago
then
There _____ a lot of factories now.
are
were
There _____ a lot of skyscrapers two hundred years ago.
weren't
aren't
The biggest city _____ was Rome, in Italy.
then
ago
