The buses were harsh.

This sentence in Urdu reads بسیں سخت تھیں۔, in Hindi बसें कठोर थीं।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Basein sakht theen.. In English, it translates to: The buses were harsh..

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

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

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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