Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

35 | P a g e TENSe : PRESENT Aspect : perfect اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ أو اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع اﻟﻤﺠﺰوم اﻟ ﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ : اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ 1. S – PRI pre – PART pst S – V pst – PTL The student has studied. اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ . ﻗَﺪْ دَرَﺳَﺖِ 2. S – PRI pre – NEG – PART pst S – V jus – NEG The student has not studied. ﻟَﻢْ ﺗَﺪْرُسِ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ . 3. PRI pre – S – PART pst S – V pst – PTL – INT Has the student studied? اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ ؟ ھَﻞْ ﻗَﺪْ دَرَﺳَﺖِ 4. PRI pre + NEG – S – PART pst S – V jus – NEG - INT Hasn’t the student studied? أَﻟَ ﻢْ ﺗَﺪْرُسِ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔُ ؟ TIMe : pRESENt اﻟ اﻟ : ﺰﻣﻦ ﺤﺎﺿﺮ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 7