The birds were sad.

This sentence in Urdu reads پرندے اداس تھے۔, in Hindi पक्षी उदास थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Parinday udaas thay.. In English, it translates to: The birds were sad..

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

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

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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