The building was in Islamabad.

This sentence in Urdu reads عمارت اسلام آباد میں تھی۔, in Hindi इमारत इस्लामाबाद में थी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Emaarat Islamabad mein thi.. In English, it translates to: The building was in Islamabad..

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

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

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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