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8.3 Unit 8.3:  The  Present  tense  Fi’l  

HOMEWORK
By  the  end  of  this  lesson,  I  should  be  able  to…
Identify ‫ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرع‬

Recite the ‫ ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرع‬in normal, light and lightest forms

Identify the different present tense huroof

5 – THE PRESENT TENSE FI’L (‫)اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع‬

5.4.1: Introdution

Now that we have learned the past tense(‫ )اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬as well as some basics of

‫اﻟﺠﻤ اﻟﻔﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬, we can concentrate on learning the present tense form. Remember

that all the rules we have already learned for the ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬ apply to the present
tense as well.

Recall that the present tense form represents both present and future tense in
Arabic.

Following is the present tense chart. Unlike the past tense, the present tense
shows changes to both the beginning and ending of the words.

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5.4.2: Present Tense Chart

Plural Pair Singular
rd

They (2) help . ‫ﻫﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬

Masculine 3 person
They help. ُ ُ He helps. َُ

ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮون‬ ‫ﺮان‬
ِ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫ﻳﻨ‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮ‬
َ ُ ُ َ ُ َ ُ ُ َ rd

‫ﻦ‬
َّ ‫ﻫ‬
ُ They (2f) help ‫ﻫﻤﺎ‬ ‫ِﻫﻲ‬
Feminine 3 person
They(f) help. ُ She helps. َ

ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮن‬ ‫ﺮان‬
ِ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫َﺗﻨ‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮ‬
َ ُ َ ُ ُ ُ
ْ ْ ‫ أﻧ‬You (2) help. ْ ْ
nd

ُ َ ‫ أَﻧﺘُﻤﺎ‬You help. ‫أَﻧﺖ‬

Masculine 2 person
َ
You all help.

ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮون‬ ‫ﺮان‬
ِ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫َﺗﻨ‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮ‬
َ ُ ُ ُ ُ ُ
ْ ْ ْ
nd

You all(f) help. ‫ﻦ‬

َ ّ ُ ‫ أَﻧﺘ‬You (2f) help. ‫ أَﻧﺘُﻤﺎ‬You help(f). ‫ﺖ‬
ِ ‫أَﻧ‬
Feminine 2 person

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮن‬ ‫ﺮان‬
ِ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫َﺗﻨ‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ِﺮﻳﻦ‬
َ ُ ُ َ ُ st

‫ َﻧﺤﻦ‬I help. ‫أَﻧﺎ‬

1 Person
ُ
We help.

ْ ْ
‫َﻧﻨﺼﺮ‬ ‫أَﻧﺼﺮ‬
ُ ُ ُ ُ

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5.4.3: Present Tense Tips

Remember a present tense can start with a ‫ت ي ي‬

َ ‫ت‬
ُ ُ ‫ ن َ ن ُ أ َ أ‬sound.
َ ُ
1. Y = he
2. Y + aani = both of them
3. Y + oona = they
4. Y + na = they (fem pl)
5. T = you
6. T + aani = both of them(f)
7. T + aani = both of you (masc and fem)
8. T + oona = all of you
9. T + na = all of you (fem pl)
10.T = she
11.T + eena =  you(f)  “youshe”

5.4.4: Pushing Present Tense to Future Tense Only Using ‫ س‬and ‫ﺳ ْﻮ َف‬
َ َ
The present tense in Arabic includes both present and future tense. Deciding
whether to translate as present or future tense may depend on the context.

However, a present tense ‫ ﻓﻌﻞ‬can be forced into the future tense only by using the

harfs ‫ س‬and ‫ﺳ ْﻮ َف‬.

َ َ

‫ س‬: This ‫ ﺣﺮف‬is attached to ‫اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع‬. For example:

َ

‫ﺎس‬
ِ َ ّ‫ﻦ اﻟﻨ‬ ‫ ﺳﻴﻘﻮل اﻟﺴﻔﻬﺎء ِﻣ‬The  foolish  among  the  people  will  say…  (2:142)
َ ُ َ َ ُّ ُ ُ َ َ

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‫ ﺳ ْﻮ َف‬: Same as ‫ س‬however, ‫ س‬is closer in the future than ‫ﺳ ْﻮ َف‬. Also, ‫ ﺳﻮف‬is not
َ َ َ َ
attached  to  the  fi’l, but can be attached to other harfs. For example:

‫ﻴﻼ‬ ّ ْ ‫ وﺳ ْﻮف ﻳ ْﻌﻠﻤﻮن ﺣﲔ ﻳﺮ ْون ْاﻟﻌﺬاب ﻣ‬But they are going to know, when they
ً ‫ﻦ أﺿ ُﻞ ﺳﺒ‬
َ
ِ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ِ َ ُ َ َ َ َ َ
َ ََ
see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way. (25:42)

5.4.5: Present Tense in the ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬

Remember that a ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬ has three main parts: ‫ ﻓﻌﻞ‬then ‫ ﻓﺎﻋﻞ‬followed by ‫ﻣﻔﻌﻮل‬.

The present tense can be used just like the past tense in the ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬ .  Let’s  look  at  
some examples for attaching pronouns, outside doers and grammatical analysis.

5.4.6: Present Tense with Attached Pronouns

Just  as  we  attached  pronouns  to  the  past  tense  to  use  as  details  for  the  fi’l,  we  can  
do  the  same  in  present  tense.  Let’s  look  at  some  examples:  
ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨ ﺼ ﺮ‬ He helps both of them ‫ﻫﻤﺎ‬ ُ ُ َ ‫َﻳﻨ‬
‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﺼ‬
ُ َ َ
He helps
ْ ْ
ُ ‫َﻧﻘﺮأ‬ ‫َﻧﻘﺮأُه‬
ُ َ
We read We read it
َ
I find ‫ﺪ‬ُ ‫ﺟ‬ ِ َ‫أ‬ I find you(f.pl) ‫ﻦ‬
َ ّ ُ‫ﺪﻛ‬ ُ ‫ﺟ‬ ِ َ‫أ‬
ْ ْ
You(f. pl) help ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ْﺮن‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ْﺮ َﻧﻨﺎ‬
َ ُ ُ
You(f. pl) help us

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5.4.7: Present Tense with Outside Doers

ْ
Recall  that  every  fi’l  comes  with  an  in-built pronoun doer. For example ‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮ‬
ُ ُ َ
means  “he helps”.  In  order  to  name  the  ‫ﻓﺎﻋﻞ‬, we would need to use an outside
doer.  Let’s  look  at  examples  of  the  outside  doer  with  the present tense.
ٌ
‫ﻮل ﻣ ْﺴ ِﻠ ٌﻢ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﻮل ﻣ ْﺴ ِﻠﻤ‬ ‫ﺗﻘ‬
A Muslim says. A Muslim woman
ُ ُ ُ َ says. َ ُ ُ ُ َ
‫ﻤﺎن‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ْ ‫ ﻳﻘﻮل ﻣ‬Two Muslim
‫ﺴ‬ ‫ﺘﺎن‬ ‫ﻮل ﻣ ْﺴ ِﻠﻤ‬ ‫ﺗﻘ‬
ِ
Two Muslims
say. ِ ُ ُ ُ َ women say. ِ َ ُ ُ ُ َ
ٌ
‫ﻮل ﻣ ْﺴ ِﻠ ُﻤ ْﻮن‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻤﺎت‬ ‫ﻮل ﻣ ْﺴ ِﻠ‬ ‫ﺗﻘ‬
Muslims say. Muslims(f) say.
َ ُ ُ ُ َ ُ ُ ُ َ

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5.4.8: Present Tense in the ‫ا ﻴﺔ‬

Recall that the normal sentence structure for a ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬ with an outside doer is ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬

then ‫ ﻓﺎﻋﻞ‬and then ‫ﻣﻔﻌﻮل‬.  For  example,  “Allah  wants”  would  be  ‫ﺪ اﷲ‬ ُ ‫ﻳ ِﺮ ْﻳ‬.
ُ ُ
In Modern Standard Arabic ‫ﺪ‬ ْ
ُ ‫ اﷲ ُ ﻳ ُ ِﺮﻳ‬would  also  be  translated  as  “Allah  wants”.  
However  in  Classical  and  Quran’ic  Arabic  we  would  translate  it  as  “Allah,  HE
wants”.  Why?  Because  in  the  sentence  ‫ﺪ‬ ْ
ُ ‫ اﷲ ُ ﻳ ُ ِﺮﻳ‬does not have an outside doer.
Remember the outside doer must be AFTER the fi’l.  Thus,  the  inside  doer  of  the  fi’l  
must  be  translated  as  well.  Let’s  look  at  the  grammatical  analysis  of  this  special  
‫ا ﻴﺔ‬ construction.
ْ ْ
‫ُ ﻢ ﺑ ْﻴ َ ُ ْﻢ ﻳ ْﻮم اﻟ ِﻘﻴﺎﻣ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﷲ ﻳﺤ‬ ‫ ﻓ‬Then, Allah, HE will judge between them
َ َ َ َ َ ُ َ ُ َّ َ
on the Day of Resurrection (2:113)

‫ﻣﻴﺘﺪأ‬
‫ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرع‬
‫إ ﻴﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻔﻌﻮل ﺑﻪ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ‬ , ‫ﺧﱪ‬

‫ﻣﻔﻌﻮل ﻓﻴﻪ‬

5.4.9: Other Forms of Present Tense

Unlike the past tense which only has one form, the present tense has three forms
called normal (‫)ﻣﺮﻓﻮع‬, light (‫ )ﻣﻨﺼﻮب‬and lightest (‫)ﻣﺠﺰوم‬. Everything we have
learned so far is the normal present tense. We will now continue with a study of
the light and lightest forms.

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5.4.9.1: Light Present Tense (‫)ﻣﻨﺼﻮب‬

To make the present tense light:

ْ
1) The ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻫ‬
َّ ُ and ‫ﻦ‬
َ ّ ُ َ ‫ أ‬versions do not change.
‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﻧ‬
2) If the present tense ends in a ◌  ُ then change the  ◌ُ to a ◌
 َ .
3) If the present tense ends in a ‫ ن‬then remove the ‫ن‬.

Light Present Tense Chart

ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮ ْوا‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮ‬
ُ ُ َ ُ َ َ ُ َ
ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨﺼ ْﺮن‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮ‬
َ ُ َ ُ َ ُ
ْ ْ ْ
‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮ ْوا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮ‬
ُ ُ ُ َ ُ
ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫َﺗﻨﺼ ْﺮن‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ِﺮي‬
َ ُ ُ ُ
ْ ْ
‫َﻧﻨﺼﺮ‬ ‫أَﻧﺼﺮ‬
َ ُ َ ُ
ٌ
Light Present Tense Harf ‫ع‬ ِ ‫ﻀﺎر‬‫ﻠﻤ‬
ِ ُ ِ ‫ﻧﺎﺻ َﺒ‬
‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ِ ‫ﺣﺮف‬َ
The following harfs make the present tense light
Word Meaning/Notes
ْ
‫أَن‬
to
Used as a connector. Eg: I want to read.
ْ ‫ﻟ‬
‫ﻦ‬ َ will not

‫َ ْﻲ‬ ِ‫ﻟ‬
so that, in order to
This word has three forms: ‫َ ْﻲ‬ ِ‫ﻛ ْﻲ ﻟ‬
َ ‫ِل‬
ْ
‫ ِإذا ً ِإذَن‬in that case

‫ﺣ ّﺘ ٰﻰ‬
َ
Until

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Examples of Light Harf in the Quran

ْ ْ
‫اﷲ َﻻ َ ْﺴﺘﺤ ِﻴﻲ أَن ﻳﻀ ِﺮب ﻣﺜَ ًﻼ ّ َﻣﺎ‬ ‫إن‬
Indeed, Allah is not timid to present any
example َ َ َ َ َ َّ َّ ِ
ْ
Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a ً‫إن اﷲ ﻳﺄﻣﺮﻛ ْﻢ أَن ﺗ ْﺬﺑﺤﻮا ﺑﻘﺮة‬
ُ ُ ُ َ َ َّ َّ ِ
cow. َ ََ ُ َ َ
ْ
‫و ﻟَﻦ ّ ُ ِ َك ِﺑﺮ ِّﺑﻨَﺎ أَﺣ ًﺪا‬
We will not associate anyone with our Master.
َ َ َ
‫ﻛ ِﺜﲑًا‬
َ ‫ﻚ‬ َ ‫ﺤ‬ ‫ﻛ ْﻲ ُﺴ ِّﺒ‬
So that we may exalt You much
َ َ َ
ْ
‫ﻳﺮا‬ ً ‫ﻜﻮن ﻟِﻠﻌﺎﻟَ ِﻤﲔَ َﻧ ِﺬ‬ ‫ﻟﻴ‬
َ َ ُ َِ
So that he may be to the nations a warner

‫ﻮل‬
ُ ‫اﻟﺮ ُﺳ‬ ‫ﺣﺘ ٰﻰ ﻳﻘﻮل‬
Until the Messenger says
َّ َ ُ َ َّ َ
ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻦ‬
َ ّ ِ ُ ٰ َ ّ َ ِ َ ِ ‫ﺤﻮا اﻟ ُﻤ‬
‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺆ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻰ‬ ‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ُ ‫ﻜ‬
ِ ‫َو َﻻ َﺗﻨ‬
And do not marry polytheistic women until
they believe

5.4.9.2: Lightest Present Tense (‫)ﻣﺠﺰوم‬

To make the present tense lightest:

ْ
1) The ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻫ‬
َّ ُ and ‫ﻦ‬
َ ّ ُ َ ‫ أ‬versions do not change.
‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﻧ‬
2) If the present tense ends in a ◌  ُ then change the  ◌ُ to a◌
 ْ .
3) If the present tense ends in a ‫ ن‬then remove the ‫ن‬.

Lightest Present Tense Chart

ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮ ْوا‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺼ ْﺮ‬
ُ ُ َ ُ َ ُ َ
ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻨﺼ ْﺮن‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ْﺮ‬
َ ُ َ ُ ُ
ْ ْ ْ
‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮ ْوا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ْﺮ‬
ُ ُ ُ ُ
ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫َﺗﻨﺼ ْﺮن‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼﺮا‬ ‫َﺗﻨﺼ ِﺮي‬
َ ُ ُ ُ
ْ ْ
‫َﻧﻨﺼ ْﺮ‬ ‫أَﻧﺼ ْﺮ‬
ُ ُ
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Lightest Present Tense Harf ‫ع‬ ِ ‫ﻀﺎر‬
ِ ‫ﻠﻤ‬ِ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﺟﺎزﻣ‬ ‫ﺣﺮف‬
ُ َ ِ َ
The following harfs make the present tense lightest

Word Meaning/Notes
ْ
‫ِإن‬
if
Can be used with past and present tense.
‫ﻟَ ْﻢ‬
did not.
Only used with present tense, pushes meaning to past
tense
‫ﻟَ ّ َﻤﺎ‬
not yet.
If  used  with  present  tense  it  means  “not  yet”
If  used  with  past  tense  it  means  “when”
‫ِل‬ should

Examples of lightest harf in the Quran

‫ﻀ ّﻠُﻮا ِﻋﺒﺎد َك‬
ِ ‫ﻚ ِإن َﺗ َﺬ ْر ُ ْ ﻳ‬
َ َ‫ِإ ّﻧ‬
Indeed, if You leave them, (then) they
will mislead Your servants َ َ ُ
‫ﻛﺎ ِﺗ ًﺒﺎ‬ ْ
َ ‫ﺪوا‬
ُ ‫ﻟَﻢ َﺗ ِﺠ‬
All of you didn’t  find a scribe

‫اب‬ ِ ‫ﺬوﻗُﻮا َﻋ َﺬ‬

ُ ‫َﺑﻞ ﻟّ َ ّ َﻤﺎ َﻳ‬
Rather, they have not yet tasted My
punishment
Then (as a result) they should respond
‫ﺪون‬ ‫ﺷ‬ ْ ‫ﻓ ْﻠ ْﺴﺘﺠﻴﺒﻮا وﻟْﻴ ْﺆ ِﻣﻨﻮا ﻟﻌ ّﻠ َ ْ ﻳ‬
‫ﺮ‬
to Me and they should believe in Me َ ُ ُ َ ُ ََ ِ ُ ُ َ ِ ُ ِ َ َ َ
that they may be [rightly] guided.

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REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. True or False: The present tense includes the future tense.

2. True or False: The present tense shows changes to the end of the word only.

3. What is the difference between ‫ س‬and ‫ف‬ ْ

َ َ ‫?ﺳﻮ‬ َ
______________________________________________________________

4. To make the present tense light:

a. The _________ and _________ versions don’t  change

b. If it ends in a _________ change it to a _________

c. If it ends in a _________ then remove it

5. To make the present tense lightest:

a. The  _________  and  _________  versions  don’t  change

b. If it ends in a _________ change it to a _________

c. If it ends in a _________ then remove it

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IN-SESSION
DISCUSSION POINTS

1. True or False: The present tense can start with the letters ‫أ‬, ‫ن‬, ‫ي‬, ‫ت‬

2. True or False: ‫ س‬pushes the present tense to past tense

َ
ْ
3. Translate to English: ‫_____________________________ ﻳﻘﺮآ ِﻧ ِﻪ‬
َ َ

4. Translate to English: ‫ان‬

ِ َ ‫اﻟﻮ‬ ‫ل‬
ُ ‫_________________________ ﻳ ُﻘ ْﻮ‬
َ َ

5. Recite the light present tense huroof (‫)ﺣﺮوف ﻧﺎﺻﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻀﺎرع‬

6. Translate  to  Arabic:  Zainab  won’t  read  the  book  ______________________

7. Recite the lightest present tense huroof (‫)ﺣﺮوف ﺟﺎزﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻀﺎرع‬

8. Translate  to  Arabic:  You  didn’t  write  the  book  

________________________

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IN-SESSION ACTIVITIES
In  the  following  sentences,  translate  the  highlighted  fi’l.  An  example  has  been  done.

1. ‫ﻛﺮون‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ّ َﻣﺎ َﺗ َﺬ‬ ً ‫ ﻗﻠ‬to remember

َ ُ َ ّ َِ you (m. pl) remember
ْ
2. ‫ِﺑﺂﻳﺎ ِﺗﻨَﺎ ﻳﻈ ِﻠ ُﻤﻮن‬
َ َ َ
to wrong/do injustice

3. ‫و ِﻓ ﺎ َﺗ ُﻤﻮﺗُﻮن‬
َ َ َ
to die

4. ‫ﻛﺄ ُﻋ َﻠ ْ ﺎ‬
َ ّ ‫أ َ َﺗﻮ‬
َ َ َ
to lean

5. ‫ﻮل‬
ُ ‫ ﻓ َ َﺘ ُﻘ‬to say
6. ‫ﻛﺮ‬َ ّ ‫ ﻟﻌ ّ َ ﻳﺘﺬ‬to take a reminder
ُ َ ََ ُ ََ
7. ‫ﺎف‬
ُ ‫ﺨ‬ َ ‫ ِإ ّﻧَﻨﺎ َﻧ‬to fear
8. ‫ان‬
ِ ‫ﻳﺪ‬ َ ‫ ﻳ ُ ِﺮ‬to want
ْ
9. ‫ﺎن‬
ِ َ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ ِ ‫ﺨ‬ ‫ ﻳ‬to put together
َ
ْ
10. ‫ﻛ ِ ِ ْﻢ‬ ِ ‫ﻮن ِﰲ َﻣﺴﺎ‬ ‫ﺸ‬
ُ ‫ ﻳﻤ‬to walk
َ َ َ
ْ
11. ‫ ﻻ ﻳﺨﻠ ُ ُﻘﻮن َﺷ ْﻴ ًﺌﺎ‬to create
َ َ
12. ‫اﻵﻳﺎت‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻞ‬ ٰ to explain
ِ ّ ِ ‫ﻚ ﻧ ُ َﻔ‬ َ ِ‫ﻛﺬﻟ‬ َ
13. ‫ﱰ ّ َﺑ ْﺼﻦ‬ َ َ ‫ َﻳ‬to wait
َ
14. ‫ﺎن‬
ِ ‫ ﻳ ُ َﻌ ِّﻠ َﻤ‬to teach
ْ
15. ‫ﻓَﻴﺘﻌ ّﻠ َ ُﻤﻮن ِﻣ ُﻤﺎ‬
َ َ َََ
to learn

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Word Bank: Present Tense Fi’l  With  Pronouns  and  Details

ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ل‬
ُ ‫ ﻳُﻨ ِﺰ‬he sends down ‫ل‬
ُ ‫ َﻳ ُﻘﻮ‬he says ‫ ﻳﻔ ِﻠﺢ‬he succeeds ‫ﺚ‬ُ ‫ َﻳﺒ َﻌ‬he raises up ‫ﺪ‬
ُ ‫ َﻳ ِﺠ‬he finds
ُ ُ
ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ ﻳﻨ ِﺬر‬he warns ‫ ﻳﻀ ِﺮب‬he hits ‫ ﻳﺬﻛُﺮ‬he mentions ‫ﺚ‬ ُ ‫ َﻳﻠ َﺒ‬he ‫ﺤﺎور‬ ‫ ﻳ‬he converses
ُ ُ ُ َ ُ َ ُ ِ ُ
stays/slept with
ْ ْ
ّ ِ ‫ ﻳ‬he ‫ ﻳﻌﻤ ُﻞ‬he ‫ﺬ‬
ُ ‫ َﻳ ّ َﺘ ِﺨ‬he takes ‫ﺪ‬
ُ ‫ﺠ‬ ‫ ْﺴ‬he made ‫ ﻳﻤﻨَﻊ‬he prevents
ُ َُ َ َ ُ َ ُ َ
congratulates works firmly sujood

Section 1: Using the word bank, translate the following from Arabic to English.
ْ
1. ُ ‫ﻧُﻨ ِﺰ‬ 2. ‫ﻦ‬َّ ‫ﻜ‬
ُ ‫وﻧ‬َ ‫ﺪ‬ ُ ‫َﻳ ِﺠ‬
ُ
ْ ْ
3. ‫َﺗﻤﻨَ ُﻌﻨِﻲ‬ 4. ‫َﻧﺬﻛُﺮﻫﺎ‬
ُ
5. ‫ﺗ ُ ِ ّ ا ِ ﺎ‬ 6. ‫ﻚ‬
َ ‫ﺤﺎورا ِﻧ‬
ِ ُ‫ﻳ‬
َ

ْ ْ
7. ‫ﺤﺎورﻛُﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ 8. َ‫ﺗُﻔ ِﻠ ِﺤﲔ‬
ُ ِ ُ
ْ ْ
9. ‫ﻳﺬﻛُﺮﻛُﻢ‬ 10.‫ﻻن‬
ِ ‫َﻳ ُﻘﻮ‬
ُ َ
ْ
11. ‫ﺗ ُ ِ ّ ْ ن ﻣﺤ ّ َﻤ ًﺪا‬ 12. ‫ُ ﺘُﺐ‬ ‫ل اﻟ‬
ُ ‫ﻳُﻨ‬
‫ﺰ‬ِ
َ ُ َ َ َ
ْ ْ
13. ‫أُﻧ ِﺬر َﻗ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ‬ 14. ‫ﻳﻠ ِﺒﺜُﻮن‬
ُ َ َ
ْ
15. ‫َﺗﻀ ِﺮﺑ ْﻮن َز ْﻳ ًﺪا‬ 16. ‫اﻟﻤ ْﺴ ِﻠﻤ َﺔ‬
ُ ‫ﺪ‬ُ ‫َﺗ ِﺠ‬
َ ُ َ

Section 2: Using the word bank, translate from English to Arabic. Put ALL harakaat.
1. We warn them(f) 2. You(f. pl) converse
with me
3. She works 4. Both of them(f) work
5. We will find it 6. You(2f) work
7. I prevent you(m) 8. We congratulate
you(f).
9. He raises the 10. I will succeed!
people up

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‫‪ is highlighted.‬ﻓﻌﻞ ‪) in the following sentences? The‬ﻓﺎﻋﻞ( ‪What is the doer‬‬

‫ْ‬ ‫ْ ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ ْ‬
‫اﻫ ِ ‪1.‬‬ ‫ج ِﻣﻦ أَﻓﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﺗﺨﺮ‬ ‫اﻷ ﺎر ‪2.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﺗﺠ ِﺮي ِﻣﻦ َﺗﺤ ِ ِ ﻢ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ُ ُ‬ ‫َ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﲔ ‪3.‬‬ ‫ات اﻟ َﻴ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧ ُ َﻘ ِّﻠ ُ ُﻢ ذَ َ‬ ‫ﻀ ّﻠ َ ُ ‪4.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴﻄَﺎنُ أَن ﻳ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺪ ّ َ‬‫َو ﻳ ُ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ﻧ ْﺤﻦ ﻧﻘﺺ ﻋﻠ ْ‬
‫و ﻳﻠﻌ ُ ُﻢ اﻟ ّﻠ َ ٰـ ِﻌﻨ ُ ْﻮن ‪5.‬‬ ‫ﻚ َﻧﺒﺄ َ ُ ْ ‪6.‬‬ ‫ﻴ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ َ َ ُ‬ ‫َ ُ َ ُ ُّ َ َ َ َ‬
‫ْ‬
‫ﺣﻴ َ ً ‪7.‬‬ ‫ﻮن ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﻌ‬ ‫َﻻ َ ْﺴﺘ‬ ‫ﻜﻤﺎ أ َ َﻊ و أَر ٰى ‪8.‬‬ ‫إﻧﻨﻲ ﻣﻌ‬
‫َ ُ َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ُ َ َ‬ ‫ِ َّ ِ َ َ ُ َ‬
‫اﷲ ‪9.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ت ‪10.‬‬ ‫ﻮ‬‫ﻢ اﻟْﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ر‬
‫ْ‬
‫ُ ِ ُ َّ ُ‬ ‫َ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ﻳُ ِ‬
‫ﺪ‬
‫ْ‬
‫ُ ْﻢ ‪11.‬‬ ‫ﻀ ّﻠ ُ ْﻮ َﻧ‬ ‫ﻳُ ِ‬ ‫ﺐ ‪12.‬‬ ‫َﺗ ّ َﺒﺖ َﻳ َﺪا أ َ ِ َ َ ٍ‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﺎﻋﻮن ‪13.‬‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﻨ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫وﻳ‬ ‫ﻚ ‪14.‬‬
‫ﻓ َ َﻌ َﻞ َر ّ ُﺑ َ‬
‫َ َ َُ َ َ ُ َ‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫اﻷرض ‪15.‬‬ ‫زﻟﺰﻟﺖ‬ ‫اﷲِ ‪16.‬‬‫ﺎل ﻟَ ُ َ ُ ُ ّ َ‬
‫ﻮل‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ﻓ َ َﻘ َ‬
‫ُ ِ َ ِ َ ُ‬
‫ﻓ َ َﺪ ْﻣ َﺪم ﻋ َﻠ ْ ِ ْﻢ ر ّ ُ ﻢ ‪17.‬‬ ‫ُ ْﻢ ‪18.‬‬ ‫ﻓﺄ ْ‬
‫ﻧﺬرﺗ ُ‬
‫ََ َ‬
‫َ ُ‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫ٌ‬ ‫ﱪﻧﻪ وﻗﻄّ َْﻌﻦ أ ْ‬ ‫ْ ْ‬
‫ﻻ ﻳﻌ ِّﺬب ﻋ َﺬاﺑﻪ ُ أَﺣﺪ ‪19.‬‬ ‫ﻦ ‪20.‬‬ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻳ‬
‫َ َ ِ َ ُ َّ‬ ‫أَﻛ َ َ ُ َ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َُ ُ َ َ‬

‫‪Present Tense with harfs. Section 1: Translate from Arabic to English‬‬

‫ْ‬ ‫ﻟ ْ‬
‫ﻦ أ ُ َ ِ ّ أ َ َﺪ ‪1.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْ‬
‫ﻟَ ْﻢ َ ْﺴﺠ ِﺪي ‪2.‬‬
‫ُ‬
‫ْ‬
‫ِإن ُ ْﺴ ِﻠ ْﻢ ‪3.‬‬

‫ْ‬
‫ﺪ ُ ‪ِ ,‬إن ﺷﺎء اﷲ ‪4.‬‬ ‫َﺳﻨَ ِﺠ ُ‬
‫َ ُ‬
‫ْ‬
‫ﻳﺨﻠ ُ ُﻘﻮن ‪5.‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻚ ‪6.‬‬ ‫ﺤ َ‬ ‫ﻛ ْﻲ ﺴﺒ‬
‫َ ُ َ ِّ َ‬
‫ﺣ ّﺘﻰ ﻳ ُﻘ ْﻮ َل ‪7.‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
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ْ ْ
8. ‫أَن ﻳﻀ ِﺮب‬
َ َ
ْ
9. ‫ﺳ ْﻮ َف َﺗﻌ َﻠ ُﻤ ْﻮن‬
َ َ
ْ
10.ُ ‫ﺸﺔ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺐ ﻋﺎ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﺘ‬
ُ ُ َ
11. ‫ﺳﻴ ُﻘ ْﻮﻟ ُ ْﻮن‬
َ َ َ
ْ ْ
12. ‫ﺤ ْﻮا‬ ُ َ َ َ‫أ‬
‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ن‬

13. ‫ﺬ ْوﻗ ُ ْﻮا‬ ُ ‫ﻟَ ّﻤﺎ َﻳ‬

ْ
14.‫ﻟَ ْﻢ َﺗﻔﻌﻠ ُ ْﻮا‬
َ
ْ
15. ‫ﻓَﻠ ْﺴﺘ ِﺠ ْﻴﺒ ْﻮا‬
ُ َ َ

Using  the  word  bank  of  fi’l  below,  translate  the  following  from  English to Arabic
ْ ْ
‫ﻳﺬ َﻫﺐ‬ Send Down ‫ل‬
ُ ‫ﻳُﻨَ ِ ّﺰ‬ ‫ل‬
ُ َ ‫َﺴﺄ‬ Teach ‫ﻳﻌ ِّﻠﻢ‬
ُ َ ُ َُ
Go Ask

ْ ْ
Speak ‫ﻜ ّﻠَﻢ‬
َ ‫َﻳ َﺘ‬ Help ‫ﺪ‬
ُ ‫ﺴﺎﻋ‬
ِ ُ Write ‫ﻳﻜﺘُﺐ‬ Warn ‫ﻳﻨ ِﺬر‬
ُ ُ َ ُ ُ

1. You(f) teach

2. You(f) will not teach

3. We ask

4. So that we ask

5. Both of them(f) write

6. Until both of them(f) write

7. I warn them

8. I will not warn them

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Using  the  word  bank  of  fi’l  below,  translate  the  following  from  English  to  Arabic
ْ ْ
‫ﻳﺬ َﻫﺐ‬ Send Down ‫ل‬
ُ ‫ﻳُﻨَ ِ ّﺰ‬ ‫ل‬
ُ َ ‫َﺴﺄ‬ Teach ‫ﻳﻌ ِّﻠﻢ‬
ُ َ ُ َُ
Go Ask

ْ ْ
Speak ‫ﻜ ّﻠَﻢ‬
َ ‫َﻳ َﺘ‬ Help ‫ﺪ‬
ُ ‫ﺴﺎﻋ‬
ِ ُ Write ‫ﻳﻜﺘُﺐ‬ Warn ‫ﻳﻨ ِﺬر‬
ُ ُ َ ُ ُ

1. You(f) teach

2. If you(f) teach

3. You(2,f) ask

4. You(2,f) have not yet asked

5. He writes a book

6. He should write a book

7. I teach them

8. I should teach them

9. You two are speaking

10. If you two are speaking

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For  the  following  passage  identify  whether  the  highlighted  fi’l  is  past  or  present  tense.  If  it  is  
present tense indicate if it is in the normal, light or lightest form. (18:75-78)
ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ﺣ ْﺒﻨِﻲۖ َﻗﺪ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺼ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻼ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ء‬
ِ َ ُ ََ َ َ َ ٍ َ َ َ ُ َ َ ِ َ َ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ ‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﻟ‬‫ﺄ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫إ‬ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ﴾٧٥﴿ ‫ا‬ ً
‫ﱪ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﻊ ﻣ ِﻌﻲ ﺻ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ﻟَﻦ َ ْﺴﺘ‬ َ َ ‫ﻚ ِإ ّﻧ‬ َ َ ّ‫ﺎل أَﻟَ ْﻢ أَﻗُﻞ ﻟ‬
َ ‫َﻗ‬
َ َ َ َ َ
ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ﻮﻫﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻔ‬‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻀ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫ﻮ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺄ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻫ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻤ‬ ‫ﻌ‬‫ﻄ‬ ‫ﺘ‬ ‫اﺳ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ْ
‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﻞ‬ ‫ﻫ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﺗ‬‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫ذ‬ ‫إ‬ ‫ﻰ‬ ‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻄ‬ ‫ﺎﻧ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ﴾٧٦﴿ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ً ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﻋ‬ َ ّ
َ ُ ُ ِّ َ ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ٍ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ِ َّ َ َ َ َ َ ٰ ُ ّ ِ ُ ِ َ ‫َﺑ َﻠ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ ‫ﻐ‬
ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫اق‬ ‫ﺮ‬‫ﻓ‬ ‫ا‬‫ﺬ‬ ‫ـ‬ ‫ﻫ‬ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ﴾٧٧﴿ ‫ا‬ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﺟ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬
َ َ َ َ َ ّ َ ‫ﺎل ﻟَﻮ ِﺷ‬
‫ﻋ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﺬ‬ ‫ﺨ‬ ‫ﺗ‬‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ ‫ﺌ‬ ً ‫ﺟ َﺪ‬
ِ
ُ َ َ َ َ َ ٰ ً َ ِ َ َ ‫ﺎﻣ ۖﻪ ُ َﻗ‬ ‫ارا ﻳﺮﻳﺪ أن ﻳﻨﻘﺾ ﻓﺄﻗ‬
َ َ َ َ َّ َ َ َ ُ ِ ُ ِ ‫ﺟ َﺪا ﻓِ ﺎ‬
َ َ ََ
‫ﻓﻮ‬
ْ ْ ْ
ً
﴾٧٨﴿ ‫ﻄﻊ ّ َﻋ َﻠﻴ ِﻪ ﺻﱪا‬ ِ
ْ ْ
‫ﻳﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻟَﻢ َﺴﺘ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﺑﺘﺄ ِو‬
َ ُ ‫ﻚ ﺳﺄ ُ َﻧ ِّﺒﺌ‬ ۚ َ ِ‫ﺑ ْﻴﻨِﻲ وﺑ ْﻴﻨ‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ
Word Tense Normal, Light, Lightest?
ْ
1. ‫أَﻗُﻞ‬
Present Tense Lightest

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

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