The students stopped suddenly.

This sentence in Urdu reads سٹوڈنٹس اچانک رکے۔, in Hindi छात्र अचानक रुके।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Students achanak ruke.. In English, it translates to: The students stopped suddenly..

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

Structure: Subject + past tense verb + detail (e.g., I stopped suddenly).

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 "suddenly" to add detail.

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