Arabic Past Tense Verb 3
Table 3.1
Past Tense Verb Forms in Active Voice ( ا ل فِ ع ل اُل ماضِى اُ ل م ع ر و فُ )
Now, to change these verbs into passive voice, follow the following procedure. Put a dammah on the first letter (ف) of فَ عَلَُ , and a kasrah on its second letter (ع). It will become فُعِلَُ . Its meaning will change to “he (S/M) was done upon.” This is passive voice ( فِعْلٌُ مََُْهُوْلٌُ ). Similarly, فَ عَلََُ will become فُعِلََُ , فَ عَُلُوْا will become فُعِلُوْا , فَ عَلَتُُْ will become فُعِلَتُُْ , and so on. We are listing below the verb forms (also called conjugations) of the past tense verb in passive voice. These should be memorized with their meanings.
Person
Gender
Plurality
English
Arabic
Third Person (غَائِبٌُ )
Masculine
(مُذَكَّرٌُ )
Singular
He did.
فَ عَلَُ
Dual
They did.
فَ عَلََُ
Plural
They did.
فَ عَلُوْا
Feminine (مُؤَنَّثٌُ )
Singular
She did.
فَ عَلَتُْ
Dual
They did.
فَ عَلَتَا
Plural
They did.
فَ عَلْنَُ
Second Person
(حَاضِرٌُ )
Masculine
(مُذَكَّرٌُ )
Singular
You did.
فَ عَلْتَُ
Dual
You did.
فَ عَلْتُمَا
Plural
You did.
فَ عَلْتُمُْ
Feminine (مُؤَنَّثٌُ )
Singular
You did.
فَ عَلْتُِ
Dual
You did.
فَ عَلْتُمَا
Plural
You did.
فَ عَلْتَُُّ
First Person
(مُتَكَلِّمٌُ )
Masculine/
Feminine
Singular
I did.
فَ عَلْتُُ
Masculine/
Feminine
Dual/
Plural
We did.
فَ عَلْنَا
اَلْفِعْلُ اُلْمَاضِى
Table 3.2
Past Tense Verb Forms in Passive Voice ( ا ل فِ ع ل اُل ماضِى اُ ل م ج ه و لُ )
Person
Gender
Plurality
English
Arabic
Third Person (غَائِبٌُ )
Masculine
(مُذَكَّرٌُ )
Singular
He was done.
فُعِلَُ
Dual
They were done.
فُعِلََُ
Plural
They were done.
فُعِلُوْا
Feminine (مُؤَنَّثٌُ )
Singular
She was done.
فُعِلَتُْ
Dual
They were done.
فُعِلَتَا
Plural
They were done.
فُعِلْنَُ
Second Person
(حَاضِرٌُ )
Masculine
(مُذَكَّرٌُ )
Singular
You were done.
فُعِلْتَُ
Dual
You were done.
فُعِلْتُمَا
Plural
You were done.
فُعِلْتُمُْ
Feminine (مُؤَنَّثٌُ )
Singular
You were done.
فُعِلْتُِ
Dual
You were done.
فُعِلْتُمَا
Plural
You were done.
فُعِلْتَُُّ
First Person
(مُتَكَلِّمٌُ )
Masculine/Feminine
Singular
I was done.
فُعِلْتُُ
Masculine/Faminine
Dual/ Plural
We were done.
فُُعِلْنَا