See negation in action for
past tense verbs!
Fill in the blanks after negating
the given past tense
verbs.
Note on MSA: The
past tense verb is negated with the
particle
"لم"
and the verb is in the
jussive mood.
Rule recall:
There are three moods for the
imperfect tense of a verb: the
[1] indicative,
the [2] subjunctive, and the [3] jussive.
[1] The imperfect
(fancy way for saying the present tense) in the indicative denotes
an incomplete action:
هِيَ
تَكْتُبُ الْجَوابَ
[2] The subjunctive is used in
a subordinate clause (or dependant clause) after the
following common conjunctions:
أنْ
that ،أنْ لا
that not
لـِ ، كَيْ ،
لِكَيْ ،لِأنْ so
that
كَيْ لا ، لِكَيْ لا ، لَئل
so that not
حتَّى until.
The subjunctive preceded by
لن
"will not" is used to express
negation in the future.
[3] The
jussive mood is
used to express a wish or a command ... such as:
May I write
or write!
The particle
لم
"did not"
is used with the imperfect in the jussive
mood to negate a past action.
Answers below for drill 1
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(هُوَ
___ الكَّتابَ. (طَلَبَ
هُوَّ _____ الكِّتابْ. (طَلَبْ)
Huwwa ____ ____
il kitaab. (ṭalab) |
He did not request the
book. |
|
(هُمْ
____ اَلْعَرَبَةَ. (دَخَلَ
هُمَّ _____ اِلْعَرَبِيَّةْ. (دَخَلْ)
Humma _________
il çarabiyya. (daxal) |
They did not get into the
car. |
|
(هِيَ
____ اَلْماءَ. (شَرِبَ
هِيَّ ____ اِلْمَيَّهْ. (شَرَبْ)
Hiyya _________
il mayya. (ŝarab) |
She did not drink the
water. |
|
(أنا
____ اَلْبابَ. (فَتَحَ
أنا _____ اِلْبابْ. (فَتَحْ )
Ana _________
il baab. (fataḥ) |
I did not open the door. |
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(نَحْنُ ____ اَلْعَصيرَ.
(شَرِبَ
إحْنا ____ اِلْعَصيرْ. (شَرَبْ)
Iḥna
_________
il çasiir. (ŝarab)
(هُنَّ
____ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ. (خَرَجَ
(هُما
____ اَلتُّفاحَ. (أكَلَ
|
We did not drink the
juice.
They went out from the house. (plurals/fem.)
They ate the apples.
(masc., fem./dual) |
Answers for drill 1
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هُوَ لَمْ يَطْلُبْ الكِّتابَ
هُوَّ ما طَلَبْشْ الكِّتابْ
4
Huwwa
maṭalabŝ
il k
itaab. |
He did not request the
book. |
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