Farhan stopped near the shop.

This sentence in Urdu reads فرحان دکان کے پاس رکا۔, in Hindi फ़रहान दुकान के पास रुका।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Farhan dukan ke paas ruka.. In English, it translates to: Farhan stopped near the shop..

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 near the shop).

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 "near the shop" to add detail.

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