The shop was heavy.

This sentence in Urdu reads دکان بھاری تھی۔, in Hindi दुकान भारी थी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Dukan bhaari thi.. In English, it translates to: The shop was heavy..

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

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

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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