Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

33 | P a g e 5.3 TIME REFERENCE : PRESENT TENSe : PRESENT اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع اﻟﻤﺮﻓﻮع 1. S – V pre ind – ADV ADV – S – V pre ind The student studies diligently. ﺗَ ﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ ﺑِﺎﺟْﺘِﮭﺎدٍ. 2. S – PRI pre – NEG – V inf S – V pre ind – NEG The student does not study. ﻻ ﺗَ ﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ. 3. PRI pre – S – V inf S – V pre ind – INT Does the student study? ھَﻞْ ﺗَ ﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ ؟ 4. PRI pre + NEG – S – V inf S – V pre ind – NEG – INT Doesn’t the student study? أَﻻ ﺗَﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ؟ TIMe : pRESENt اﻟ ﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟ ﺤﺎﺿﺮ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 6