The farmers were enthusiastic.

This sentence in Urdu reads کسان پرجوش تھے۔, in Hindi किसान उत्साही थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Kisaan pur-josh thay.. In English, it translates to: The farmers were enthusiastic..

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

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

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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