The teachers were jealous.

This sentence in Urdu reads اساتذہ حاسد تھے۔, in Hindi अध्यापक ईर्ष्यालु थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Asatiza haasid thay.. In English, it translates to: The teachers were jealous..

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

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

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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