il y avait

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French - Turkish
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French - English
there were

It was a pleasant day, but there were few people in the park. - C'était une journée agréable, mais il y avait peu de monde dans le parc.

At one time there were many slaves in America. - À une époque il y avait beaucoup d'esclaves en Amérique.

Simple past plural of there be
there existed, there lived