Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

29 | P a g e TENSe : PAST ASPECT: PERFECT PROGRESSIVE اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ أو اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع )اﻟﻤﺮﻓﻮع أو اﻟﻤﺠﺰوم( اﻟ ﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﺮ 1. S – PRI pst – PRI/PART pst – PART pre – ADV The student had been studying for three hours. ADV – V pre ind – S – PRI pst - PTL اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ ﺛَﻼثَ ﺳﺎﻋﺎتٍ . ﻗَﺪْ ﻛﺎنَ 2. S – PRI pst – NEG – PRI/PART pst – PART pre The student had not been studying. V pre ind – S – PRI pst – PTL – NEG اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ .*( اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ . )ﻗَﺪْ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎنَ ﻣﺎ ﻗَﺪْ ﻛﺎنَ 3. PRI pst – S – PRI/PART pst – PART pre Had the student been studying? V pre ind – S – PRI pst – PTL – INT اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ ؟ أَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻛﺎنَ 4. PRI pst + NEG – S – PRI/PART pst – PART pre Hadn’t the student been studying? V pre ind – S – PRI jus – NEG - INT أَﻟَ ﻢْ ﯾَ ﻜُﻦِ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ ؟ TIMe : past اﻟ ﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 4