Mariam was in a good mood.

This sentence in Urdu reads مریم اچھے موڈ میں تھی۔, in Hindi मरियम अच्छे मूड में थी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Mariam achay mood mein thi.. In English, it translates to: Mariam was in a good mood..

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

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

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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