Rizwan was open-minded.

This sentence in Urdu reads رضوان کشادہ ذہن تھا۔, in Hindi रिज़वान खुले विचारों वाला था।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Rizwan kushada zehan tha.. In English, it translates to: Rizwan was open-minded..

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

Structure: Subject + was + adjective/noun (e.g., I was open-minded).

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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