Sara and Mariam were proud.

This sentence in Urdu reads سارہ اور مریم فخر مند تھیں۔, in Hindi सारा और मरियम गर्वित थीं।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Sara aur Mariam fakhr mand theen.. In English, it translates to: Sara and Mariam were proud..

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

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

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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