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20-07-05, 10:24 AM
LESSON ELEVEN : PRESENT TENSE VERBS
Look back to lesson nine to see how we made verbs in the Past. In this lesson we are going to talk about Present tense verbs. These are actions that are not yet completed or finished. Past tense verbs were formed by adding endings to show who did the action, however with present tense verbs something is added to the beginning instead. Look at the following examples:
ٍيَكْتُبُ
(yaktubu) he writes
تَكْتُبُ
(taktubu) she writes
تَكْتُبُ
(taktubu) you write[to a male]
تَكْتُبينَ
(taktubeena) you write[to a female]
أَكْتُبُ
(aktubu) I write
يَذْهَبُ
(yadhhabu) he goes
تَذْهَبُ
(tadhhabu) she goes
تَذْهَبُ
(tadhhabu) you go[to a male]
تَذْهَبينَ
(tadhhabeena) you go[to a female]
أَذْهَبُ
(adhhabu) I go
*Note : It is important to note that the verb form is the same for "she does" and "you do" [to a male], but you will usually be able to tell the meaning from context.
It is also important to learn and remember the vowelling of present tense verbs. You may have noticed that yaktub took a damma in the middle while yadhhab took a fatha. This is not for any grammatical reason, it is just the way the verb is spelt.
Look back to lesson nine to see how we made verbs in the Past. In this lesson we are going to talk about Present tense verbs. These are actions that are not yet completed or finished. Past tense verbs were formed by adding endings to show who did the action, however with present tense verbs something is added to the beginning instead. Look at the following examples:
ٍيَكْتُبُ
(yaktubu) he writes
تَكْتُبُ
(taktubu) she writes
تَكْتُبُ
(taktubu) you write[to a male]
تَكْتُبينَ
(taktubeena) you write[to a female]
أَكْتُبُ
(aktubu) I write
يَذْهَبُ
(yadhhabu) he goes
تَذْهَبُ
(tadhhabu) she goes
تَذْهَبُ
(tadhhabu) you go[to a male]
تَذْهَبينَ
(tadhhabeena) you go[to a female]
أَذْهَبُ
(adhhabu) I go
*Note : It is important to note that the verb form is the same for "she does" and "you do" [to a male], but you will usually be able to tell the meaning from context.
It is also important to learn and remember the vowelling of present tense verbs. You may have noticed that yaktub took a damma in the middle while yadhhab took a fatha. This is not for any grammatical reason, it is just the way the verb is spelt.