The house was expensive.

This sentence in Urdu reads گھر مہنگا تھا۔, in Hindi घर महंगा था।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Ghar mehnga tha.. In English, it translates to: The house was expensive..

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

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

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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