In this lesson you will be learning the forms of Arabic past tense and how to use them in sentences.

1. ‫احملادثة‬ ‫بية‬‫ر‬‫ع‬ ‫إىل‬ ‫يق‬‫ر‬‫الط‬
THE ROAD TO SPOKEN ARABIC
Arabic Tenses
Basic forms of past tense
Lesson#2
Prepared By
Mohammad Shamsul Hoque Siddique
www.oiubd.com

3. Lesson Objectives
In this part of the lesson you will be learning the 14 forms
of past tense and how to make them from a single word.

4. َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬
Third person
singular (male)
He did

5. َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬
Fa of the word
Ayn of the
word
Lam of the
word

6. َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬
Third person
dual (male)
They did

7. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ا‬‫و‬
Third person
plural (3 and
more) (male)
They did

8. َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ت‬
Third person
singular
(Female)
She did

9. َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬
Third person
dual (Female)
They did

10. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ن‬
Third person
plural (Female)
They did

11. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ت‬
Second person
singular (male)
You did

12. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬ََ‫ت‬‫ا‬
Second person
dual
(Male/Female)
You did

13. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬ْ‫ت‬
Second person
plural (Male)
You did

14. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ت‬
Second person
singular
(Female)
You did

15. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬ََ‫ت‬‫ا‬
Second person
dual (Female)
You did

16. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ن‬‫ت‬
Second person
plural (Female)
You did

17. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ت‬
First person
singular
(Male/Female)
I did

18. ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬
First person
dual/plural
(Male/Female)
We did

19. َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ل‬
ََ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬ََ‫ل‬
َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫و‬
He did
They did ( Dual)
They did ( Plural)
Thirdperson
(male)

20. َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ل‬‫ت‬
َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ت‬‫ا‬
َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬َ‫ن‬
She did
They did ( Dual)
They did ( Plural)
Third
Person(Female)

21. َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬َ‫ت‬
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ت‬‫ا‬ََ
َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬ْ‫ت‬
You did
You did ( Dual)
You did ( Plural)
SecondPerson
(Male)

22. َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬‫ت‬
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ت‬‫ا‬ََ
َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬‫ن‬‫ت‬
You did
You did ( Dual)
You did ( Plural)
ThirdPerson
(Female)

23. َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ل‬‫ت‬
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫ن‬
I did
We did ( dual/Plural)
FirstPerson
(Male/Female)

24. Activities

25. Let us look up for the past tenses in the
following Ayats of the Holy Quran.

26. ‫البقرة‬ ‫سورة‬
ِ‫يم‬ ِ‫ح‬ ‫ه‬‫الر‬ ِ‫ن‬ َ‫م‬ ْ‫ح‬ ‫ه‬‫الر‬ ِ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬ ِ‫ب‬
‫الم‬(1)َ‫ك‬ ِ‫ل‬ َ‫ذ‬‫اب‬ َ‫ت‬ ِ‫ك‬ ْ‫ال‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ب‬ ْ‫ي‬ َ‫ر‬ِ‫يه‬ ِ‫ف‬‫ى‬ ً‫د‬‫ه‬َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ق‬ ‫ه‬‫ت‬‫م‬ ْ‫ل‬ ِ‫ل‬(2)َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬َ‫ون‬‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫ؤ‬‫ي‬ْ‫ي‬ َ‫غ‬ ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫ب‬ِ‫ب‬
َ‫ون‬‫يم‬ ِ‫ق‬‫ي‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ة‬ َ‫َل‬ ‫ه‬‫الص‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬‫م‬ ِ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ْ‫م‬‫اه‬ َ‫ن‬ ْ‫ق‬ َ‫ز‬ َ‫ر‬َ‫ون‬‫ق‬ ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫ن‬‫ي‬(3)َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ون‬‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫ؤ‬‫ي‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ ِ‫ب‬َ‫ل‬ ِ‫ز‬ ْ‫ن‬‫أ‬
َ‫ك‬ ْ‫ي‬ َ‫ل‬ ِ‫إ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ل‬ ِ‫ز‬ ْ‫ن‬‫أ‬ْ‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬َ‫ك‬ ِ‫ل‬ ْ‫ب‬ َ‫ق‬ِ‫ة‬ َ‫ر‬ ِ‫خ‬ َْ‫اْل‬ ِ‫ب‬ َ‫و‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬َ‫ون‬‫ن‬ ِ‫وق‬‫ي‬(4)َ‫ك‬ ِ‫ئ‬ َ‫ول‬‫أ‬‫ى‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬‫ى‬ ً‫د‬‫ه‬ْ‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬
ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ِّه‬‫ب‬ َ‫ر‬َ‫ك‬ ِ‫ئ‬ َ‫ول‬‫أ‬ َ‫و‬‫م‬‫ه‬َ‫ون‬‫ح‬ ِ‫ل‬ ْ‫ف‬‫م‬ ْ‫ال‬(5)‫ه‬‫ن‬ ِ‫إ‬َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬‫وا‬‫ر‬ َ‫ف‬ َ‫ك‬‫اء‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫س‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ْ‫ي‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬ْ‫ن‬ َ‫أ‬ َ‫أ‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫ر‬ َ‫ذ‬
ْ‫م‬ َ‫أ‬ْ‫م‬ َ‫ل‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ ْ‫ر‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ْ‫ن‬‫ت‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ون‬‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫ؤ‬‫ي‬(6)َ‫م‬ َ‫ت‬ َ‫خ‬‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬‫ى‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫وب‬‫ل‬‫ق‬‫ى‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬ َ‫و‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫ع‬ ْ‫م‬ َ‫س‬‫ى‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫ع‬ َ‫و‬
ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫ار‬ َ‫ص‬ ْ‫ب‬ َ‫أ‬‫ة‬ َ‫او‬ َ‫ش‬ ِ‫غ‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬‫اب‬ َ‫ذ‬ َ‫ع‬‫يم‬ ِ‫ظ‬ َ‫ع‬(7)َ‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ِ‫اس‬ ‫ه‬‫الن‬ْ‫ن‬ َ‫م‬‫ول‬‫ق‬ َ‫ي‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫آ‬ِ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ ِ‫ب‬
ِ‫م‬ ْ‫و‬ َ‫ي‬ ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫ب‬ َ‫و‬ِ‫ر‬ ِ‫خ‬ َْ‫اْل‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫ؤ‬‫م‬ ِ‫ب‬(8)َ‫ون‬‫ع‬ ِ‫اد‬ َ‫خ‬‫ي‬َ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬ َ‫و‬‫وا‬‫ن‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫آ‬َ‫و‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬
َ‫ون‬‫ع‬ َ‫د‬ ْ‫خ‬ َ‫ي‬‫ه‬‫ل‬ ِ‫إ‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ َ‫س‬‫ف‬ ْ‫ن‬ َ‫أ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ون‬‫ر‬‫ع‬ ْ‫ش‬ َ‫ي‬(9)‫ي‬ ِ‫ف‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫وب‬‫ل‬‫ق‬‫ض‬ َ‫ر‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ف‬َ‫اد‬ َ‫ز‬‫م‬‫ه‬‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬ ً‫ض‬ َ‫ر‬
ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬‫اب‬ َ‫ذ‬ َ‫ع‬‫يم‬ ِ‫ل‬ َ‫أ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ ِ‫ب‬‫وا‬‫ان‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ون‬‫ب‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ْ‫ك‬ َ‫ي‬(10)‫ا‬ َ‫ذ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ‫و‬َ‫يل‬ ِ‫ق‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ َ‫ل‬َ‫ل‬‫وا‬‫د‬ ِ‫س‬ ْ‫ف‬‫ت‬‫ي‬ ِ‫ف‬
ِ‫ض‬ ْ‫ر‬ َْ‫اْل‬‫وا‬‫ال‬ َ‫ق‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ ِ‫إ‬‫ن‬ ْ‫ح‬ َ‫ن‬َ‫ون‬‫ح‬ ِ‫ل‬ ْ‫ص‬‫م‬(11)َ‫ل‬ َ‫أ‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ ِ‫إ‬‫م‬‫ه‬َ‫ون‬‫د‬ ِ‫س‬ ْ‫ف‬‫م‬ ْ‫ال‬ْ‫ن‬ ِ‫ك‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ل‬
َ‫ون‬‫ر‬‫ع‬ ْ‫ش‬ َ‫ي‬(12)‫ا‬ َ‫ذ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ‫و‬َ‫يل‬ ِ‫ق‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ َ‫ل‬‫وا‬‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ َ‫آ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ن‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫آ‬‫اس‬ ‫ه‬‫الن‬‫وا‬‫ال‬ َ‫ق‬ْ‫ؤ‬‫ن‬ َ‫أ‬‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ن‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫آ‬
‫اء‬ َ‫ه‬ َ‫ف‬ ُّ‫الس‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫أ‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ ِ‫إ‬‫م‬‫ه‬‫اء‬ َ‫ه‬ َ‫ف‬ ُّ‫الس‬ْ‫ن‬ ِ‫ك‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ون‬‫م‬ َ‫ل‬ ْ‫ع‬ َ‫ي‬(13)‫ا‬ َ‫ذ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ‫و‬‫وا‬‫ق‬ َ‫ل‬َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬
َ‫آ‬‫وا‬‫ن‬ َ‫م‬‫وا‬‫ال‬ َ‫ق‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫آ‬‫ا‬ َ‫ذ‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ‫و‬‫ا‬ ْ‫و‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫خ‬‫ى‬ َ‫ل‬ ِ‫إ‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫ين‬ ِ‫اط‬ َ‫ي‬ َ‫ش‬َ‫ق‬‫وا‬‫ال‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ ِ‫إ‬َ‫م‬ْ‫م‬‫ك‬ َ‫ع‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ ِ‫إ‬‫ن‬ ْ‫ح‬ َ‫ن‬
َ‫ون‬‫ئ‬ ِ‫ز‬ ْ‫ه‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫س‬‫م‬(14)‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬‫ئ‬ ِ‫ز‬ ْ‫ه‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫س‬ َ‫ي‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫ب‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬ ُّ‫د‬‫م‬ َ‫ي‬ َ‫و‬‫ي‬ ِ‫ف‬ْ‫م‬ ِ‫ه‬ ِ‫ان‬ َ‫ي‬ ْ‫غ‬‫ط‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫ع‬ َ‫ي‬َ‫ون‬‫ه‬(15)َ‫ك‬ ِ‫ئ‬ َ‫ول‬‫أ‬
َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬‫ا‬‫و‬ َ‫ر‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫اش‬َ‫ة‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫َل‬ ‫ه‬‫الض‬‫ى‬ َ‫د‬‫ه‬ ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫ب‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫ف‬ْ‫ت‬ َ‫ح‬ ِ‫ب‬ َ‫ر‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬‫ت‬ َ‫ار‬ َ‫ج‬ ِ‫ت‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬‫وا‬‫ان‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ين‬ ِ‫د‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫ه‬‫م‬
(16)ْ‫م‬‫ه‬‫ل‬ َ‫ث‬ َ‫م‬ِ‫ل‬ َ‫ث‬ َ‫م‬ َ‫ك‬‫ي‬ ِ‫ذ‬ ‫ه‬‫ال‬َ‫د‬ َ‫ق‬ ْ‫و‬ َ‫ت‬ ْ‫اس‬‫ا‬ ً‫ار‬ َ‫ن‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬‫م‬ َ‫ل‬ َ‫ف‬ْ‫ت‬ َ‫اء‬ َ‫ض‬ َ‫أ‬‫ا‬ َ‫م‬ْ‫و‬ َ‫ح‬‫ه‬ َ‫ل‬

27. ََ‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬
To go
Activity-2
Let us practice all the forms of past tense
with:

28. Mohammad went to the Mosque
َ‫َإ‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬ٌَ‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬َ‫م‬َْ‫م‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬َ‫د‬‫ِج‬

29. Mohammad and Khalid went to the Mosque
ٌَ‫د‬‫َاَل‬‫خ‬َ َ‫َو‬ٌ‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬ََ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ََ‫م‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫إ‬َ‫د‬‫ِج‬‫م‬ْ

30. Mohammad and Khalid and Bilal went to the
Mosque
ََ‫ل‬‫ب‬ َ‫َو‬ٌ‫د‬‫َاَل‬‫خ‬َ َ‫َو‬ٌ‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬ٌَ‫ل‬‫ول‬ُ‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫إ‬َ‫د‬‫ِج‬‫م‬َْ‫م‬

31. Fatima went the university
َُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫اط‬َ‫ف‬َ‫م‬‫ت‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫إ‬َ‫ة‬َ‫ع‬‫ام‬َ‫ِج‬

32. Fatima and Khadiza went to the university.
َُ‫ة‬َ‫ِج‬‫م‬‫ي‬‫َد‬‫خ‬ َ‫َو‬ُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫اط‬َ‫ف‬ََ‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬‫ا‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ام‬َ‫ِج‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫إ‬َ‫ة‬َ‫ع‬

33. Fatima and Khadiza and Ayesha went to the
university.
َ‫ائ‬َ‫ع‬ َ‫َو‬ُ‫ة‬َ‫ِج‬‫م‬‫ي‬‫َد‬‫خ‬ َ‫َو‬ُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫اط‬َ‫ف‬َُ‫ة‬َ‫ش‬ََ‫من‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫إ‬َ‫ة‬َ‫ع‬‫ام‬َ‫ِج‬

34. O’ Mohammad ! Did you go to the house?
َُ‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬!ََ‫َل‬‫َإ‬َ‫مت‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ه‬‫مت‬َْ‫ب‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬

35. O’ Mohammad and Khalid ! Did you go to the
house?
َُ‫د‬‫َاَل‬‫خ‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َُو‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬!َ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ه‬َ‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫اَإ‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ت‬‫م‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬‫مت‬َْ‫ب‬

36. O’ Mohammad and O’ Khalid and O’ Bilal! Did you
go to the house?
ََ‫ل‬‫اَب‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َُو‬‫د‬‫َاَل‬‫خ‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َُو‬‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ٌَ‫ل‬!َ‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫َإ‬‫م‬‫م‬ُ‫ت‬‫م‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ه‬‫مت‬َْ‫ب‬

37. O’ Fatima! Did you go to the school?
َُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫اط‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬!َ‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫َإ‬‫مت‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ه‬‫ة‬َ‫س‬َ‫ر‬‫م‬‫د‬َ‫م‬

38. O’ Fatima and O’ Ayesha! Did you go to the
school?
َُ‫ة‬َ‫ش‬‫ائ‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َو‬ُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫اط‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬!ََ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ه‬ََ‫ر‬‫م‬‫د‬َ‫م‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫اَإ‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ت‬‫م‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬‫ة‬َ‫س‬

39. O’ Fatima and O’ Ayesha and O’ Ayesha! Did you
go to the school?
َ‫م‬‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َو‬ُ‫ة‬َ‫ش‬‫ائ‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َو‬ُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫اط‬َ‫ف‬َ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬َُ‫م‬َ‫ي‬!َ‫َإ‬َّ‫ن‬ُ‫ت‬‫م‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ه‬َ َ‫َل‬
‫ة‬َ‫س‬َ‫ر‬‫م‬‫د‬َ‫م‬‫م‬‫لَل‬

40. I went to the city
‫َة‬‫ن‬‫م‬‫ي‬‫د‬َ‫م‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫ََإ‬ُ‫مت‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫َا‬‫ن‬‫أ‬

41. We went to the city
‫َة‬‫ن‬‫م‬‫ي‬‫د‬َ‫م‬‫م‬‫َلَل‬ َ‫َل‬‫َاََإ‬‫ن‬‫م‬‫ب‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ذ‬َُ‫ن‬‫م‬‫َح‬‫ن‬

42. The End