there were many people

había mucha gente

there were many people(thehr wuhr meh-ni pi-puhl)

phrase

1. (general)

a. había mucha gente (long or undefined period of time)

There were many people at the protest on Saturday.

Había mucha gente en la protesta el sábado.

b. había muchas personas (long or undefined period of time)

There were many people at the musician's funeral.

Había muchas personas en el funeral del músico.

c. hubo mucha gente (short or defined period of time)

There were many people who opposed the new policy.

Hubo mucha gente que se opuso a la nueva política.

d. hubo muchas personas (short or defined period of time)

There were many people who didn't get tickets to the concert.

Hubo muchas personas que no recibieron boletos para el concierto.