The fruits were cheap.

This sentence in Urdu reads پھل سستا تھے۔, in Hindi फल सस्ता थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Phal sasta thay.. In English, it translates to: The fruits were cheap..

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

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

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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