Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

31 | P a g e TENSe : Present اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﻀ ﺎرع اﻟﻤﺮﻓﻮع 1. ADV – S – V pre ind – ADV – CON – ADV – V pre ind - DO So, this student studies for three hours and barely passes the exam. PREP – V pre ind – V pre ind – PTL – CON – ADV – S – V pre ind – PTL ﻓَ ﯿَﺪْرُسُ ھﺬا اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﺛَﻼثَ ﺳﺎﻋﺎتٍ ﺢُ ﺠَ ﻨْ ﯾَ ﻜﺎدُ ﯾَ ﻻ و ﻓﻲ اﻹِ ﺤﺎنِ ﺘِ ﻣْ . This is the “historical” or “dramatic” present, the context determining its past time reference. TIMe : past اﻟ ﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 5