The children were drivers.

This sentence in Urdu reads بچے ڈرائیور تھے۔, in Hindi बच्चे ड्राइवर थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Bachay driver thay.. In English, it translates to: The children were drivers..

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

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

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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