Zara arrived on time.

This sentence in Urdu reads زارا وقت پر پہنچی۔, in Hindi ज़ारा वक़्त पर पहुँची।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Zara waqt par pahunchi.. In English, it translates to: Zara arrived on time..

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

Structure: Subject + past tense verb + detail (e.g., I arrived on time).

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 "on time" to add detail.

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