The offices were in Karachi.

This sentence in Urdu reads دفاتر کراچی میں تھے۔, in Hindi दफ़्तर कराची में थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Dafaatir Karachi mein thay.. In English, it translates to: The offices were in Karachi..

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

Structure: Subject + were + adjective/noun (e.g., I were in karachi).

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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