The rice was strong.

This sentence in Urdu reads چاول مضبوط تھا۔, in Hindi चावल मज़बूत था।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Chawal mazboot tha.. In English, it translates to: The rice was strong..

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

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

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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