You coughed at night.

This sentence in Urdu reads تم رات کو کھانسے۔, in Hindi तुम रात को खाँसे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Tum raat ko khaanse.. In English, it translates to: You coughed at night..

Grammar Point: The Past Simple tense describes a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past — here, "coughed".

Structure: Subject + past tense verb + detail (e.g., I coughed at night).

Usage Tip: Use this tense for finished actions with a clear past time reference, like yesterday or last week. In this sentence, it's followed by "at night" to add detail.

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