Adeel was a consultant.

This sentence in Urdu reads عدیل کنسلٹنٹ تھا۔, in Hindi अदील सलाहकार था।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Adeel consultant tha.. In English, it translates to: Adeel was a consultant..

Grammar Point: The Past Simple tense with "to be" (was) describes a past state, trait, or condition — here, "a consultant".

Structure: Subject + was + adjective/noun (e.g., I was a consultant).

Usage Tip: Use this pattern to describe how someone or something was in the past, unlike "am/is/are" for the present.

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