Verb States T1
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Imperative: Write your name here.
Present: I write in my journal every day.
Past: She wrote a letter yesterday.”
If the word usually starts without a prefix and often ends with a fatḥa (-a), it’s in the past form.
Example: كَتَبَ (kataba) → “he wrote.”
If the word starts with one of four prefixes — ي (ya), ت (ta), أ (ʾa), or ن (na) — it’s in the present form.
Example: يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu) → “he writes.”
If the word gives a command and usually has no prefix or starts with a hamza (ا), it’s an imperative.
Example: اُكْتُبْ (uktub) → “write!”