Fatima coughed constantly.

This sentence in Urdu reads فاطمہ مسلسل کھانسی۔, in Hindi फ़ातिमा लगातार खाँसी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Fatima musalsal khaansi.. In English, it translates to: Fatima coughed constantly..

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 constantly).

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 "constantly" to add detail.

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