The trains were under control.

This sentence in Urdu reads ٹرینیں قابو میں تھیں۔, in Hindi ट्रेनें क़ाबू में थीं।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Trainein qaboo mein theen.. In English, it translates to: The trains were under control..

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

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

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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