Zain got up late.

This sentence in Urdu reads زین دیر سے اٹھا۔, in Hindi ज़ैन देर से उठा।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Zain der se utha.. In English, it translates to: Zain got up late..

Grammar Point: The Past Simple tense (irregular verb) describes a completed past action — here, "got" (base form: "get").

Structure: Subject + got + detail (e.g., I got up late).

Usage Tip: Irregular verbs don't follow the "-ed" rule, so memorize common ones like "get → got". Here it's followed by "up late" to add detail.

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