Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

37 | P a g e TENSe : PRESENT ASPECT: PROGRESSIVE اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع اﻟﻤﺮﻓﻮع أو إﺳﻢ اﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ اﻟ ﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ : اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﺮ 1. S – PRI pre – PART pre S – V pre ind The student is studying. ﯾَﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ. PART act – S The student is returning. اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ راﺟِﻊٌ . 2. S – PRI pre – NEG – PART pre S – V pre ind – NEG The student is not studying. ﻻ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ . PART act – S – NEG The student is not returning. ﻟَﯿْﺲَ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ راﺟِﻌﺎً . 3. PRI pre – S – PART pre S – V pre ind – INT Is the student studying? ھَﻞْ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ؟ 4. PRI pre + NEG – S – PART pre S – V pre ind – NEG - INT Isn’t the student studying? أَﻻَ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ؟ TIMe : pRESENt اﻟ ﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟ ﺤﺎﺿﺮ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 8