The car was in Multan.

This sentence in Urdu reads گاڑی ملتان میں تھی۔, in Hindi गाड़ी मुल्तान में थी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Gaari Multan mein thi.. In English, it translates to: The car was in Multan..

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

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

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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