Introduction
The imperfect tense denotes both present and future tense in which an action is unfinished. The conjugation of the imperfect tense is made by adding prefixes and suffixes to the past tense.
Example:
يَفْعَلُ
He does or he will do
1. The consonant verbs at the imperfect tense
The imperfect tense conjugation of فَعَلَ: يَفْعَلُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَفْعَلُ
He does/ will do
Dual
يَفْعَلانِ
They both do/will do
Plural
يَفْعَلُوْنَ
They all do/will do
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَفْعَلُ
She does/ will do
Dual
تَفْعَلانِ
They both do/will do
Plural
يَفْعَلْنَ
They all do/will do
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَفْعَلُ
You do/ will do
Dual
تَفْعَلانِ
You both do/will do
Plural
تَفْعَلُوْنَ
You all do/will do
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَفْعَلِيْنَ
You do/ will do
Dual
تَفْعَلانِ
You both do/will do
Plural
تَفْعَلْنَ
You all do/will do
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَفْعَلُ
I do/ will do
Dual
–
Plural
نَفْعَلُ
We do/will do
The prefixes are ن – أ – ت – ى. these are also called the signs of present tense – اَلْمُضارِعُ
The suffixes are انِ -َ for duals, وْنَ -ُ for masculine plurals, نَ for feminine plurals and يْنِ -َ for the second-person feminine singular. There are no suffixes for the first person.
The first radical of past tense i.e ف will bear sukoon -ْ on it.
The second radical ع in the imperfect tense may bear fatha -َ, kasrah -ِ or dammah -ُ.
If the verb is on the pattern of فَعَلَ, i.e. second radical ع bears a fatha -َ. then the second radical of the present tense can bear:
Fatha -َ
فَتَحَ
He opened
يَفْتَحُ
He opens / will open
جَعَلَ
He made
يَجْعَلُ
He makes / will make
مَسَحَ
He wiped
يَمْسَحُ
He wipes / will wipe
Kasrah -ِ
ضَرَبَ
He hit
يَضْرِبُ
He hits / will hit
كَسَبَ
He earned
يَكْسِبُ
He earns / will earn
عَرَفَ
He recognized
يَعْرِفُ
He recognizes / will recognize
Dammah -ُ
نَصَرَ
He helped
يَنْصُرُ
He helps / will help
تَرَكَ
He left
يَتْرُكُ
He leaves / will leave
عَرَجَ
He ascended
يَعْرُجُ
He ascends / will ascend
The imperfect tense conjugation of فَعِلَ
If the verb is on the pattern of فَعِلَ i.e. if the second radical ع bears kasrah -ِ the second radical of the imperfect tense – الْمُضارِعُ can bear fatha -َ, kasrah -ِ.
Fatha -َ
سَمِعَ
He listened
يَسمَعُ
He listens / will listen
شَرِبَ
He drank
يَشْرَبُ
He drinks/ will drink
عَلِمَ
He knew
يَعْلَمُ
He knows / will know
Kasrah -ِ
حَسِبَ
He thought
يَحْسِبُ
He thinks / will think
Verbs of the pattern of فَعِلَ will never bear dammah -ُ on the second radical ع in the imperfect tense.
If the verb is on the pattern of فَعَلَ i.e. if the second radical bears dammah then the second radical of the imperfect tense will always bear dammah.
For example:
بَعُدَ
He kept away
يَبْعُدُ
He keeps away/ will keep away
حَسُنَ
He became good
يَحْسُنُ
He becomes good / will become good
قَرُبَ
He approached
يَقْرُبُ
He approaches/ will approach
Examples of consonant verbs at the imperfect tense used in the Noble Quran
وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّـهُ مَا يَشَاءُ
And Allah does what He wills. (14:27)
الَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّـهِ وَلَا يَنقُضُونَ الْمِيثَاقَ
Those who fulfill the covenant of Allah and do not break the contract, (13:20)
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّـهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الْأَنبِيَاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ
That is because they disbelieved in the verses of Allah and killed the prophets without right. (3:112)
The future tense
When the imperfect tense is preceded by س or سَوْفَ (very soon/shortly), they give the meaning of future tense to the imperfect tense. س or سَوْفَ are called the particles of the future.
Example:
سَيَقُولُ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ
The foolish among the people will say (2:142)
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know. (102:3)
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2. Hamzated verbs at the imperfect tense
Introduction
The Hamzated verb is when the letter hamza أ is used as the first radical as in أَكَلَ: يأْكُلُ there will be no change in the conjugation and it will follow the pattern of فَعَلَ: يَفْعَلُ.
The imperfect tense conjugation of the Hamzated verbs أَكَلَ: يَأْكُلُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَأْكُلُ
He eats/ will eat
Dual
يأْكُلانِ
They both eat/will eat
Plural
يَأْكُلُوْنَ
They all eat/will eat
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَأْكُلُ
She eats/ will eat
Dual
تَأْكُلانِ
They both eat/will eat
Plural
يَأْكُلْنَ
They all eat/will eat
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَأْكُلُ
You eat/ will eat
Dual
تَأْكُلانِ
You both eat/will eat
Plural
تَأْكُلُوْنَ
You all eat/will eat
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَأْكُلِيْنَ
You eat/ will eat
Dual
تَأْكُلانِ
You both eat/will eat
Plural
تَأْكُلْنَ
You all eat/will eat
(masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَئْكُلُ
I eat/ will eat
Dual
–
Plural
نَأْكُلُ
We eat/will eat
Examples of Hamzated verbs at the imperfect tense used in the Noble Quran:
وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيِّينَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الَّذِينَ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ مِنَ النَّاسِ
and kill the prophets without right and kill those who order justice from among the people (3:21)
وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ
And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. (3:49)
The imperfect tense conjugation of the Hamzated verbs سَئِلَ: يَسْأَلُ is as follows:
When hamza أ is used as the second radical as in سَئِلَ: يَسْأَلُ there will be no change in the conjugation and it will follow the pattern فَعَلَ: يَفْعَلُ.
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَسْأَلُ
He asks/ will ask
Dual
يَسْأَلانِ
They both ask/will ask
Plural
يَسْأَلُوْنَ
They all ask/will ask
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَسْأَلُ
She asks/ will ask
Dual
تَسْأَلانِ
They both ask/will ask
Plural
يَسْأَلْنَ
They all ask/will ask
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَسْأَلُ
You ask / will ask
Dual
تَسْأَلانِ
You both ask/will ask
Plural
تَسْأَلُوْنَ
You all ask/will ask
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَسْأَلِيْنَ
You ask / will ask
Dual
تَسْأَلانِ
You both ask/will ask
Plural
تَسْأَلْنَ
You all ask/will ask
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَسْأَلُ
I ask / will ask
Dual
–
Plural
نَسْأَلُ
We ask/will ask
Examples of Hamzated verbs at the imperfect tense used in the Noble Quran:
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ
And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul.(17:85)
وَهُمْ لَا يَسْأَمُونَ
And they ask you about the Spirit (Ruh) (41:38)
The imperfect tense conjugation of the Hamzated verbs قَرَأَ: يَقْرَأُ is as follows:
When hamza أ is used as the third radical as in قَرَأَ: يَقْرَأُ there will be no change in the conjugation and it will also follow the pattern of فَعَلَ: يَفْعَلُ.
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَقْرَأُ
He reads/ will read
Dual
يَقْرَئَانِ
They both read/will read
Plural
يَقْرَءُوْنَ
They all read/will read
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَقْرَأُ
She reads/ will read
Dual
تَقْرَئانِ
They both read/will read
Plural
يَقْرَئْنَ
They all read/will read
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَقْرَأُ
You read/ will read
Dual
تَقْرَئانِ
You both read/will read
Plural
تَقْرَءُوْنَ
You all read/will read
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَقْرَئِيْنَ
You read/will read
Dual
تَقْرَئانِ
You both read/will read
Plural
تَقْرَئْنَ
You all read/will read
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَقْرَأُ
I read/will read
Dual
–
Plural
نَقْرَأُ
We read/will read
Examples of Hamzated verbs at the imperfect tense used in the Noble Quran:
فَاسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ يَقْرَءُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكَ
Then ask those who read the book (which was revealed) before you (10:94)
اللَّـهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ
Allah begins the creation (30:11)
3. Assimilated verbs at the imperfect tense
Introduction of the assimilated verbs
Assimilated verbs – الْمِثالُ is one of the three types of weak verbs based on the positions taken by the weak letters ا – و – ى in the root word فَعَلَ.
In this kind of verb, the initial radical is weak, i.e., و or ى. They come in the place of ف. The patterns will be according to the pattern فَعَلَ, and there will be no change.
الْمِثالُ الْواوى – Assimilated verbs where و comes in place of ف – the first radical
وَعَدَ – يَعِدُ
to promise
وَقَفَ – يَقِفُ
to stand
وَصَلَ – يَصِلُ
to reach/arrive
وَصَفَ – يَصِفُ
to describe/assert
The weak letter و is dropped in the formation of the imperfect tense – الْمُضارِعُ.
The assimilated verb at the imperfect tense conjugation of وَعَدَ – يَعِدُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine of the assimilated verb وَعَدَ
Singular
يَعِدُ
He promises/will promise
Dual
يَعِدَانِ
They both promise/will promise
Plural
يَعِدُوْنَ
They all promise/will promise
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَعِدُ
She promises/will promise
Dual
تَعِدَانِ
They both promise/will promise
Plural
يَعِدْنَ
They all promise/will promise
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَعِدُ
You promise/will promise
Dual
تَعِدَانِ
You both promise/will promise
Plural
تَعِدُوْنَ
You all promise/will promise
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَعِدِيْنَ
You promise/will promise
Dual
تَعِدَانِ
You both promise/will promise
Plural
تَعِدْنَ
You all promise/will promise
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَعِدُ
I promise/will promise
Dual
–
Plural
نَعِدُ
We promise/will promise
Note 1: We usually observe that the second radical sign in the imperfect tense is Kasrah. However, in some words, the second radical may bear a Fatha.
وَهَبَ – يَهَبُ
To grant/confer
وَضَعَ – يَضَعُ
To place/deliver
The assimilated verb at the imperfect tense conjugation وَهَبَ – يَهَبُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَهَبُ
He gives/will give
Dual
يَهَبَانِ
They both give/will give
Plural
يَهَبُوْنَ
They all give/will give
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَهَبُ
She gives/will give
Dual
تَهَبَانِ
They both give/will give
Plural
يَهَبْنَ
They all give/will give
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَهَبُ
you give/will give
Dual
تَهَبَانِ
You both give/will give
Plural
تَهَبُوْنَ
You all give/will give
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَهَبِيْنَ
you give/will give
Dual
تَهَبَانِ
You both give/will give
Plural
تَهَبْنَ
You all give/will give
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَهَبُ
I give/will give
Dual
–
Plural
نَهَبُ
We give/will give
Note 2:
The verb وَجِلَ is an exception to the pattern of وَعَدَ. Here the و is not dropped in the formation of the imperfect tense, and the conjugation follows the consonant pattern يَفْعَلُ and will thus be يَوْجَلُ:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَوْجَلُ
He fears/will fear
Dual
يَوْجَلانِ
They both fear/will fear
Plural
يَوْجَلُوْنَ
They all fear/will fear
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَوْجَلُ
She fears/will fear
Dual
تَوْجَلانِ
They both fear/will fear
Plural
يَوْجَلْنَ
They all fear/will fear
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَوْجَلُ
You fear/will fear
Dual
تَوْجَلُ
You both fear/will fear
Plural
تَوْجَلُوْنَ
You all fear/will fear
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَوْجَلِيْنَ
You fear/will fear
Dual
تَوْجَلُ
You both fear/will fear
Plural
تَوجَلْنَ
You all fear/will fear
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَوْجَلُ
I fear/will fear
Dual
–
Plural
نَوْجَلُ
You all fear/will fear
الْمِثالُ الْيائِى – Assimilated verbs where ى comes in place of the first radical ف
يَسِرَ – يَيْسَرُ
To become easy
يَئِسَ – يَيْئَسُ
To despair/lose hope
يَبِسَ – يَيْبَسُ
To dry up
The assimilated verb at the imperfect tense conjugation of يَسِرَ – يَيْسَرُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَيْئَسُ
He loses hope/will lose hope
Dual
يَيْئَسَانِ
They both lose hope/will lose hope
Plural
يَيْئَسُوْنَ
They all lose hope/will lose hope
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَيْئَسُ
She loses hope/will lose hope
Dual
تَيْئَسَانِ
They both lose hope/will lose hope
Plural
يَيْئَسْنَ
They all lose hope/will lose hope
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَيْئَسُ
You lose hope/will lose hope
Dual
تَيْئَسَانِ
You both lose hope/will lose hope
Plural
تَيْئَسُوْنَ
You all lose hope/will lose hope
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَيْئَسِيْنَ
You lose hope/will lose hope
Dual
تَيْئَسَانِ
You both lose hope/will lose hope
Plural
تَيْئَسْنَ
You all lose hope/will lose hope
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَيْئَسُ
I lose hope/will lose hope
Dual
–
Plural
نَيْئَسُ
We lose hope/will lose hope
4. Hollow verbs at the imperfect tense
Introduction
Hollow verbs are verbs with a weak middle radical, i.e., و or ى. They come in place of ع the middle radical. The middle letters و or ى are replaced with alif ا for easy pronunciation.
Hollow verbs are of two types.
Hollow verbs with the letter wa الْأَجْوَفُ الْواوى
Here و comes in place of ع the middle radical, as قَوَلَ and is changed to a log alif and becomes قَالَ. Here the و comes back in the formation of the imperfect tense. The imperfect tense conjugation of قَالَ: يَقُولُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَقُولُ
He says/ will say
Dual
يَقُولانِ
They both say / will say
Plural
يَقُولُونَ
They all say / will say
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَقُولُ
She says/ will say
Dual
تَقُولانِ
They both say / will say
Plural
يَقُلْنَ
They all say / will say
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَقُولُ
You say/ will say
Dual
تَقُولانِ
You both say / will say
Plural
تَقُلُونَ
You all say / will say
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَقُولِيْنَ
You say/ will say
Dual
تَقُولانِ
You both say / will say
Plural
تَقُلْنَ
You all say / will say
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَقُولُ
I say/ will say
Dual
–
Plural
نَقُولُ
We say / will say
In the third person and second person feminine plural, the و is dropped, and they will come يَقُلْنَ and تقُلْنَ respectively.
Exception:
As mentioned earlier, خَافَ is an exception to the rule. Hence it will not follow the pattern قَالَ: يَقُولُ.
The imperfect tense conjugation of خَافَ: يَخَافُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَخَافُ
He fears/ will fear
Dual
يَخَافَانِ
They both fear/ will fear.
Plural
يَخَافُونَ
They all fear/ will fear.
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَخَافُ
She fears/ will fear
Dual
تَخَافَانِ
They both fear/ will fear.
Plural
يَخَفْنَ
They all fear/ will fear.
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَخَافُ
You fear/ will fear
Dual
تَخَافَانِ
You both fear/ will fear.
Plural
تَخَافُونَ
You all fear/ will fear.
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَخَافِيْنَ
You fear/ will fear
Dual
تَخَافَانِ
You both fear/ will fear.
Plural
تَخَفْنَ
You all fear/ will fear.
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَخَافُ
I fear/ will fear
Dual
–
Plural
نَخَافُ
We fear/ will fear.
Here we see that in the second person and third person, feminine plural, alif, is dropped, and خ will bear fatha on it as in يَخَفْنَ and تَخَفْنَ.
Hollow verbs with the letter ya الْأَجْوَفُ الْيائِى
In this case, ى comes in place of ع, the middle radical, as بَيَعَ and is changed to a long alif, ا as بَاعَ. In the past perfect tense, the ى is dropped.
In the imperfect tense, ى comes back except for third person and second person feminine plurals. The imperfect tense conjugation of باعَ: يَبِيعُ is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَبِيْعُ
He sells/ will sell
Dual
يَبِيْعَانِ
They both sell/ will sell
Plural
يَبِيْعُونَ
They all sell/ will sell
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَبِيْعُ
She sells/ will sell
Dual
تَبِيعَانِ
They both sell/ will sell
Plural
يَبِعْنَ
They all sell/ will sell
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَبِيْعُ
You sell/ will sell
Dual
تَبِيعَانِ
You both sell/ will sell
Plural
تَبِيْعُوْنَ
You all sell/ will sell
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَبِيْعِيْنَ
You sell/ will sell
Dual
تَبِيعَانِ
You both sell/ will sell
Plural
تَبِعْنَ
You all sell/ will sell
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَبِيْعُ
I sell/ will sell
Dual
–
Plural
نَبِيْعُ
We sell/ will sell
Note: شاءَ will have the imperfect tenses as يَشاءُ
5. Defective verbs at the imperfect tense
Introduction
Defective verbs are verbs with و in place of the final radical ل, in the root فَعَلَ.
الناقَصُ الواوِي – Defective verb: When و comes in place of the last radical ل
The و present in the spelling of دَعَا – دَعَوَ returns during the formation of the imperfect tense. The imperfect tense conjugation of دَعَا – يَدْعُو is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَدْعُوْ
He calls/ will call
Dual
يَدْعُوانِ
They both call/ will call
Plural
يَدْعُوْنَ
They all call/ will call
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَدْعُوْ
She calls/ will call
Dual
تَدْعُوانِ
They both call/ will call
Plural
يَدْعُوْنَ
They all call/ will call
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَدْعُوْ
You call/ will call
Dual
تَدْعُوانِ
You both call/ will call
Plural
تَدْعُوْنَ
You all call/ will call
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَدْعِْيْنَ
You call/ will call
Dual
تَدْعُوانِ
You both call/ will call
Plural
تَدْعُوْنَ
You all call/ will call
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَدْعُوْ
I call/ will call
Dual
–
Plural
نَدْعُوْ
We call/ will call
Note: We see the و remains in the conjugation, in the second and third-person feminine plurals. In the third person, masculine and feminine plurals are the same, i.e., يَدْعُوْنَ, and in the second person, masculine and feminine plurals are the same, i.e., تَدْعُوْنَ.
الناقِصُ اليَائِي -Defective verb: when ى comes in the place of the last radical ل
The imperfect tense conjugation of رَمَى – يَرْمَي is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَرْمِي
He throws/ will throw
Dual
يَرْمِيَانِ
They both throw/ will throw
Plural
يَرْمُوْنَ
They all throw/ will throw
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَرْمِي
She throws/ will throw
Dual
تَرْمِيَانِ
They both throw/ will throw
Plural
يَرْمِيْنَ
They all throw/ will throw
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَرْمِي
You throw/ will throw
Dual
تَرْمِيَانِ
You both throw/ will throw
Plural
تَرْمُوْنَ
You all throw/ will throw
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَرْمِيْنَ
You throw/ will throw
Dual
تَرْمِيَانِ
You both throw/ will throw
Plural
تَرْمِيْنَ
You all throw/ will throw
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَرْمِي
I throw/ will throw
Dual
–
Plural
نَرْمِي
We throw/ will throw
Note: the second-person feminine singular and plural are the same تَرْمِيْنَ. the imperfect tense conjugation لَقِىَ – يَلْقِي is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَلْقَى
He meets/ will meet
Dual
يَلْقِيانِ
They both meet/ will meet
Plural
يَلْقَوْنَ
They all meet/ will meet
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَلْقَى
She meets/ will meet
Dual
تَلْقِيانِ
They both meet/ will meet
Plural
تَلْقَيْنَ
They all meet/ will meet
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَلْقَى
You meet/ will meet
Dual
تَلْقِيانِ
You both meet/ will meet
Plural
تَلْقَوْنَ
You all meet/ will meet
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَلْقَيْنَ
You meet/ will meet
Dual
تَلْقِيانِ
You both meet/ will meet
Plural
تَلْقَيْنَ
You all meet/ will meet
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَلْقَى
I meet/ will meet
Dual
–
Plural
نَلْقَى
We meet/ will meet
The second radical bears kasrah here, and therefore we observe a change in the pattern as compared to the base pattern رَمَى in which the second radical bears fatha.
Here we note that the second-person feminine singular and plural are the same, i.e., تَلْقَيْنَ.
Note:
سَعَى – أَبَى and نَهَى fall into the pattern of رَمَى in the past tense conjugation. However, the imperfect tense conjugation is on the pattern of لَقِيَ – يَلْقَى.
Examples:
سَعَى – يَسْعَى
To run/service
أَبَى – يَأْبَى
To refuse
نَهَى – يَنْهَى
To forbid
The imperfect tense conjugation of سَعَى – يَسْعَى is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَسْعَى
He strives/ will strive
Dual
يَسْعَيَانِ
They both strive/ will strive
Plural
يَسْعَوْنَ
They all strive/ will strive
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَسْعَى
She strives/ will strive
Dual
تَسْعَيَانِ
They both strive/ will strive
Plural
يَسْعِينَ
They all strive/ will strive
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَسْعَى
You strive/ will strive
Dual
تَسْعَيَانِ
You both strive/ will strive
Plural
تَسْعَوْنَ
You all strive/ will strive
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَسْعَيْنَ
You strive/ will strive
Dual
تَسْعَيَانِ
You both strive/ will strive
Plural
تَسْعَيْنَ
You all strive/ will strive
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَسْعَى
I strive/ will strive
Dual
–
Plural
نَسْعَى
You all strive/ will strive
The imperfect tense conjugation of رَأَى – يَرَى is as follows:
3rd person masculine
Singular
يَرَى
He sees/ will see
Dual
يَرَيَانِ
They both see/ will see
Plural
يَرَوْنَ
They all see/ will see
3rd person feminine
Singular
تَرَى
She sees/ will see
Dual
تَرَيَانِ
They both see/ will see
Plural
يَرَيْنَ
They all see/ will see
2nd person masculine
Singular
تَرَى
You see/ will see
Dual
تَرَيَانِ
You both see/ will see
Plural
تَرَوْنَ
You all see/ will see
2nd person feminine
Singular
تَرَيْنَ
You see/ will see
Dual
تَرَيَانِ
You both see/ will see
Plural
تَرَيْنَ
You all see/ will see
First-person (masculine/feminine)
Singular
أَرَى
I see/ will see
Dual
–
Plural
تَرَيْنَ
We see/ will see
There is an irregularity in the pattern of رَأَى – يَرَى
This Arabic lesson is now finished. The next one will be insha’Allah about the past continous in Arabic.
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