Ayesha and Fatima were on the bus.

This sentence in Urdu reads عائشہ اور فاطمہ بس میں تھیں۔, in Hindi आयशा और फ़ातिमा बस में थीं।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Ayesha aur Fatima bus mein theen.. In English, it translates to: Ayesha and Fatima were on the bus..

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

Structure: Subject + were + adjective/noun (e.g., I were on the bus).

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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