The ship was near the river.

This sentence in Urdu reads جہاز دریا کے قریب تھا۔, in Hindi जहाज़ नदी के पास था।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Jahaaz darya kay qareeb tha.. In English, it translates to: The ship was near the river..

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

Structure: Subject + was + adjective/noun (e.g., I was near the river).

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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