Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

39 | P a g e TENSe : PresenT ASPECT: PERFECT PROGRESSIVE اﻟﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع اﻟﻤﺮﻓﻮع اﻟ ﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ : اﻟﻤ ﺎﺿﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﺮ 1. S – PRI pre – PRI/PART pst – PART pre – ADV The student has been studying for two years. ADV – V pre ind – S – PRI pre - PTL اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ ﻟِﺴَﻨَﺘَﯿْﻦِ . ﻗَﺪْ ﯾَﻜﻮنُ 2. S – PRI pre – NEG – PRI/PART pst – PART pre The student has not been studying. V pre ind – S – PRI pre – NEG – PTL اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ . ﻗَﺪْ ﻻ ﯾَﻜﻮنُ 3. PRI pre – S – PRI/PART pst – PART pre Has the student been studying? V pre ind – S – PRI pre – PTL – INT اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ ؟ أَ ﻗَﺪْ ﯾَﻜﻮنُ 4. PRI pre + NEG – S – PRI/PART pst – PART pre Hasn’t the student been studying? V pre ind – S – PRI pre – NEG – PTL – INT اﻟﻄّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﯾَﺪْرُسُ ؟ أَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻻ ﯾَﻜﻮنُ TIMe : pRESENt اﻟ ﺰﻣﻦ : اﻟ ﺤﺎﺿﺮ English اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 9