were. Describe the crime scene using there = was/ . 1. a gun next to the body 2. papers everywhere 3. footprints on the floor 4. no sign of broken glass There + SE in the past There was(n't) There were(n't)
When I walked into the room, I saw a gun next to the body, there were papers everywhere in the room, there wasn't broken glass, but footsprints on the floor.