I walked along the river.

This sentence in Urdu reads میں دریا کے کنارے چلی۔, in Hindi मैं नदी के किनारे चली।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Main darya ke kinaray chali.. In English, it translates to: I walked along the river..

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

Structure: Subject + past tense verb + detail (e.g., I walked along the river).

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 "along the river" to add detail.

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