The tourists stopped at the signal.

This sentence in Urdu reads سیاح سگنل پر رکے۔, in Hindi सैलानी सिग्नल पर रुके।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Sayyah signal par ruke.. In English, it translates to: The tourists stopped at the signal..

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 at the signal).

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 "at the signal" to add detail.

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