Affirmative

For verbs that do not start with a vowel ( ie. أ , و , ي )

Example 1

كتب ( He wrote ) this tense and subject is the root of the verb “Write”.

Steps:

1. you make it in the present ( بكتب ).
2. Remove the present tense prefix, in this case ( ب)
3. If the first letter of the remaining word has Sukkon on top of it then you add an Alef. اكتب
4. If the first letter lacks Sukkon, you don’t add an Alef.

take a look at these examples below:

Verb

Root

Present tense

Imperative

To study	درس	بدرس	أدرس
To listen	سمع	بسمع	إسمع
To play	لعب	بلعب	إلعب
To eat	أكل	باكل	كل
To walk	مشي	بمشي	إمشي
To ride	ركب	بركب	إركب
To pour	َصب	بصب	صب
To drink	شرب	بشرب	إشرب

Negative Commands

While this is less used in Colloquial Arabic, it is simple to form.

1. Conjugate to the present tense.
2. Add لا

Examples:

• لا تشرب
• لا تركب
• لا تلعب

You should know:

The Imperative is used for the 2nd person only. In Arabic, There are 3 types: Masculine you, feminine you, and plural you.

All the verbs listed above are presented in their masculine singular form. To conjugate them for the feminine singular, simply add “ي” (y) to the end. For the plural form, add “و” (w) to the end.”