My friend was happy.

This sentence in Urdu reads میرا دوست خوش تھا۔, in Hindi मेरा दोस्त खुश था।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Mera dost khush tha.. In English, it translates to: My friend was happy..

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

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

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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