Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

25 | P a g e TENSe : PAST Aspect : perfect اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ وأ اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع اﻟﻤﺠﺰوم اﻟﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ 50 1. S – PRI pst – PART pst – DO DO – V pst – PTL – S – PRI pst The student had studied the lesson. اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﻗَﺪْ دَرَسَ اﻟﺪﱠرْسَ . ﻛﺎنَ S – MOD pst – PRI inf – PART pst V sub – PTL – PART act - PREP – S – PRI pst The student could have studied. اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﻤُﻤْﻜِﻦِ أَنْ ﯾَﺪْ رُ سَ . ﻛﺎنَ 2. S – PRI pst – NEG – PART pst V pst – PTL – S – PRI pst – NEG The student had not studied. اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﻗَﺪْ دَرَسَ . ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎنَ PREP – S – V jus - NEG ﻟَﻢْ ﯾَﺪْرُسِ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﻣِﻦْ ﻗَﺒْﻞِ . 3. PRI pst – S – PART pst V pst – PTL – S – PRI pst - INT Had the student studied? اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﻗَﺪْ دَرَسَ ؟ ھَﻞْ ﻛﺎنَ 4. PRI pst + NEG – S – PART pst PREP – S – V jus – NEG - INT Hadn’t the student studied? أَﻟَ ﻢْ ﯾَﺪْرُسِ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﻣِﻦْ ﻗَﺒْﻞِ ؟ TIMe : past اﻟ ﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 2