Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Tenses in Arabic Language

Mohammed Abdulwasea Al Asbahy, Syed Aleemuddin

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<p><p><p><p><p><p> </p> <p> </p></p></p></p></p></p>Arabic to some extent has a different grammatical structure. Tenses structure is the most controversial issue in most languages. Languages of the same family might have some similarities. Yet, there are some areas to be investigated to come to some common features among languages of the world. The present paper is investigating the structure of Tenses in Arabic. The researcher sheds light on four types of tenses in Arabic which are past or perfect, present or imperfect, imperative and future. Arabic past tense refers to a completed action and thus equates in most respects with English past tense and past perfect. Present tense expresses an action still unfinished at the time to which reference is being made. It is most frequently translated into English by the present or future. The imperative or command tense in Arabic is based upon the imperfect or present tense verb in the jussive mood. Some words or affixes are used to express future tense in Arabic. This paper is significant since it exposes the real structure of tenses in Arabic for non-Arab readers with examples and diagrams.

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Mohammed Abdulwasea Al-Asbahy, Syed Aleemuddin Tenses in Arabic Language Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol.5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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